Laptop paint coming off around touchpad

Hi, I have an HP 1a30us and the warranty ran out about 2 months ago. Right before the warranty ended, I had the laptop sent in to be fixed because the paint around the touchpad area kept chipping off. When I got it back, the parts where the paint had came off were gone and it looked like they replaced those parts.
Within the first couple weeks that I got it back repaired, the paint started chipping of again, and in the same area. I'm not using the touchpad area it with long, sharp fingernails or anything, just normal use, so I can't understand how the paint keeps chipping off. It would be great if HP could repair it again even though its out of warranty, because its the same problem I had before, and it hasn't stayed fix.
Thanks.

Is it on the right button, too? It is happening right where you touch it the most, but should be able to withstand normal wear. But replacing those parts is expensive and likely not worth it unless there is a functional issue.

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Wear and tear, you could get a replacement top cover.
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It looks like you are facing difficulties with the Touchpad of your Notebook
We will surely assist you with this
Steps to drain the Static charge and loading default BIOS settings to resolve the issue
Step 01. Turn OFF the Notebook
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dear friend
why is that my 1 year old nokia e90's body paint peeling off???
sensing the same i asked the service center to get me a new replacement of the shell around 3 weeks back... but no news yet..
wonder where is nokia going?
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14-Jul-2008 01:47 PM
friedbrains wrote:
14-Jul-2008 02:08 PM
gemini632003 wrote:
If paint can peel off in a short period as a few months then it's poor craftsmanship, I was expecting it to last at least a couple of years.
Frankly I don't think Nokia can replace the metal housing, unlike those of plastic.
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Message Edited by friedbrains on 14-Jul-2008 04:48 PM
14-Jul-2008 01:47 PM
friedbrains wrote:
14-Jul-2008 02:08 PM
gemini632003 wrote:
If paint can peel off in a short period as a few months then it's poor craftsmanship, I was expecting it to last at least a couple of years.
Frankly I don't think Nokia can replace the metal housing, unlike those of plastic.
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there are place in the web where you can see a fully disassembled E90...
Message Edited by friedbrains on 14-Jul-2008 04:48 PM
14-Jul-2008 01:47 PM
friedbrains wrote:
14-Jul-2008 02:08 PM
gemini632003 wrote:
If paint can peel off in a short period as a few months then it's poor craftsmanship, I was expecting it to last at least a couple of years.
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Message Edited by friedbrains on 14-Jul-2008 04:48 PM
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