While some people love their netbooks and other devices to be shiny and glossy, others simply hate the glossiness, or rather how much of a fingerprint magnet glossy surfaces can be. From phones to iPods, netbooks are no different. A glossy lid is a haven for fingerprints. Fortunately, there is a way around this without having to buy a new netbook. If you're brave enough to attempt this anyway.
Over at LifeHacker, Jason has taken a scour pad to his Asus Eee PC netbook. Yes you did read that right, a scour pad. He says ultra-fine 000# grade steel wool works just as well as the green 3M Scotch Brite pads but, the scour pads proved to be easier to press flat to the netbooks surface. Jason took the scour pad and worked in wide circles over the glossy lid, creating a swirling brushed steel effect which will eventually makes it look like it's been dusted over with white powder. He advises that after a minute of light buffing to use a slightly damp paper towel to wipe away the dust. This will make the lid look glossy again but, after a few moments of drying it will reveal a matte finish. Jason repeated this process three times and used different circle sizes each time, to create a "uniform look". Do you hate the glossy lid of you netbook that much to do this?
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