New MacBook buyers/users - Info so far on Discoloration Issue

Question

White MacBooks are known to show a yellow/pink/grey/green stain after approximately 2 weeks of use. A thread below on this forum points out that using Shieldzone does NOT prevent discoloration from happening. More info can be found at http://stainedbook.info.
I'm worried about this since I am planning to get a MacBook in July. Actually I did get one in mid-June, but returned it for a refund due to frequent kernel panics (unplugging headphones) while also getting a free 100-dollar credit for my troubles. Nice customer support I agree, but so far a significant number of users seem to be suffering from this irremovable stain.
The most concerning thing is that although some threads show several users having a problem-free MacBook, those users have serial numbers of week 23 or higher, meaning they would have reached the 2 ~ 2.5 week mark just about now. Remember that the discoloration became visible usu. after 16 days; therefore their claims are meaningless unless users with more than a month-old MacBooks (and a majority of them) confirm a stain-free status on their laptops.
Some of you may point out that the silent majority does not come to these forums and complain. Right. But this discoloration issue is not such an 'ignorable' thing either - just type 'discoloration MacBook' on google and you'll get a number of results created by disgruntled users. Now given the state of affairs I have no guarantee that I won't receive a faulty MacBook that will show irremovable stains, and note that Apple has not said a single word about replacing or refunding affected machines.
Now I've used the MacBook for a couple of days - the heat is no greater than other Dual Core machines out there, and personally I only detected a small whine that would go away with Photobooth. I'm fine with issues that can be corrected with a firmware update but hey - a MacBook that looks as if I spilled some Indian curry or similar **** on it after a month of use is definitely not appealing.
So my advice is either wait for word from Jobs, or get a black MacBook.
Additional word to Macmanias here - Don't keep saying that only a few users are experiencing discoloration. Not everyone speaks English, and since Apple has stores all over the world, there could be foreigners going through this problem whose voices can not be heard on this forum. Also if you can find info about this simply by typing 'discoloration' on Google (and not just on Apple discussion forums) it is significant, esp. for a major computer manufacturing company. And if you really love Apple so much, then you should make sure that those affected do get a refund or a replacement instead of attempting to silence ppl who spent over 1 K on a laptop.
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Answer 1

For myself, today I tried scrubbing with a white
eraser, then I tried aftershave (someone somewhere
said this worked with an iBook)
I wish there was one thing that could be tried, but it would ultimately damage the plastic. I want to know just how deep this stain is. Automotive rubbing compound, white. I would like to see what would happen if some "aggressive" rubbing compound could be tried in a dime-sized area. I don't think aggressive compound can be had in white, though, probably the color we don't want---it is brown! I would love to see if the rubbing of the compound in the dime-sized area would remove the stain.
Another comment... if this were my computer, and Apple has no solution (and I've mentioned this before), I would remove the plastic upper shell bezel, sand it down very smooth, spray some paint adhesion, then spray paint it with a glossy color designed for plastic. I would then spray it again with clear coat. Buff it, polish it. This could all be done for under $10.00. The paint I would love to put on is that special white pearl that changes its color a bit at different angles in the light. I know some kids who have done that with their game consoles.
And finally, stain or no stain..., the way this case is designed, where the palms rest, that area is going to become shiny, no matter what. And, if hands are dirty, that area is going to become darker in a shiny way, when compared against the grey-white of the non-shiny plastic.
Although our white MacBooks are such a nice styled design with its simplistic nature, it doesn't take into account the constant rubbing of the palm's heel. That area is going to shine up.
The only way to keep this from happening is to repaint.
My office Dell D600 notebook computer is three years old, and where my palm rubs, you can't see anything. The main reason is that the entire top bezel is a shiny, metal-flake, dark grey color. It is slick. I don't see any difference in the area where my hand rubs, and the surrounding area.
So, anyway, even if we don't get the orange_ish Cheetos stain, we are going to get a shiny wear area. I'll bet this is even true with the black MacBooks.