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Long story short, I accidentally dropped my MacBook Pro. It hit the ground and bent the corner of the aluminum of the lid. My computer works fine and the screen is fine, so this is merely a cosmetic question. How can I bend it back? Since it is aluminum I am guessing that I should be able to bend this back and solve my issue. For a $2000 computer designed with aesthetics as part of the appeal, I would like to fix this without getting ripped off $600 by apple. I am sure this happens everyday, so this is not a knew question, but I am still curious if there is a DIY fix.

You’ll have to dismantle it extensively… but you can use popsicle sticks and/or a small ball-peen hammer (for shaping the curve), soft mallets & pine blocks to work the metal. You may have to use c-clamps to hold it steady, and to hold down make a backing block of pine or other soft wood. Be careful not to overwork or stretch the aluminum, you can make wrinkles or cause brittle tears if you do. Good Luck, N.

Buy a used panel in good condition on ebay. It’s precision casting aluminum I don’t think you can repair it particularly if aesthetic is important for you.

Used a guitar capo with soft rubber ends to bend it back I did this on my new 13” MacBook Pro and made the mistake of bending the corner back with a pair of needle nose pliers which scratched the aluminum before I could get it back into shape. Then I dropped it AGAIN on the other corner and bent both sides back without dismantling with a Kyser KG12B guitar capo (runs maybe $12) which is designed to not scratch guitars. It’s not perfect like it was but I’m over it and now closes without scraping the bottom case. I also purchased a black speck snap-on case and it looks great. Disclaimer: If you go this route be very gentle when shaping the top case as not to put any stress on your screen or you’ll turn a little problem into a big problem.

I have the same problem with the corner of my 13" MacBook Pro. Dropped it twice like an idiot. After a few days I finally noticed and I’m worried now, any easy cheap ways to fix?

I am scared the I will ruin it even more

It works well. old engineering got my baby with 22 diseases back to being able to latch properly while yes the screen is still bent and the plastic no longer lines up still but hey I bought this “beauty” used for $5 au so anything is an improvement

I have that problem with a Housing of an iMac late 2013 it is a little bent I don’t know if it can be repaired I don’t know if when I put the screen it’s right at all helppppppppp