Pitting on Palmrest

[Valence]

Hey,
I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with pitting on the palmrest as seen in the attached photos. None of the marks are deep, but enough that you can feel some of the larger pits with your finger, and a fingernail will catch them if scraping across the surface.

I assume it’s just an expected part of using a computer every day, but it is slightly annoying from a cosmetic viewpoint. The points line up exactly with where my hands tend to rest. I’ll note that I wash my hands frequently, and don’t currently wear a watch. I’ve put it down to normal wear and tear, but figured I’d get outside opinions.

Slightly tangentially, I noticed with another Framework 13 that there was a slightly rougher feeling to the palmrest. I can’t recall if this texture was present on my laptop when I first received it. Perhaps I’ve worn it smooth. Did anyone else notice a texture to the input cover that has diminished with use?

Cheers.

[Valence]

It’s definitely pitting as it is visibly concave up close. I got it at the start of December 2022, so I’ve had it a while. I’d suggest the pitting has happened in the last year though.

I can’t see it being acid hands as I don’t drink lemon juice while using my computer and, like I say, do wash my hands pretty frequently.

Yeah, might follow up with a report to support (try saying that 10 times quick) just to let them know.

[James_Jarrett]

Extremely anecdotal, but that looks just like the pitting in an aluminum pan where I cook pasta in salt water. Salty palms would have been my guess too.

[Danny_Colin]

That’s exactly what it is → Salt corroding the aluminum. You can see that the left side is more impacted because you, on average, let your left hand sits on the palmrest more than your right hand. Plus, on the right, the border of the case is more affected because that’s where your hand palm rests when you use the touchpad.