White MacBook (Early 2008 Model) The Case is Peeling Away!

Good morning all. I've had this issue for a few months where my MacBook's casing is peeling away at the edges, and it all seems to be near the magnets. I have one on the upper right hand corner of the screen (again, on the edge, which is slowly making its way left) and now one is developing on the lower left hand corner of the MacBook, where my hand rests for when I type. I s there any way I can get this repaired? The notebook is 17 months old, and under AppleCare

Mine's an older one (late 2007, I think), and it's doing the same thing - peeling around the front edge. Black one's doing the same thing, only to a lesser degree.
The white one has also developed a tic when I rest my palm to the right of the trackpad - I get spurious mouse moves.
Out of warranty, now, so I'm not sure it's worth fixing - cost as much to fix as just get a new one, I suspect.

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