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Man up and deal with it!!!!!

Ok, maybe not.

If it's the Holster that's the actual problem....

I have the g-code holsters which have "tactical fuzz" on them. But I've heard people have had good results with self adhesive stick on patches. Not sure it was this, but something like this.

If it's the gun....areas not covered by the holster...

Undershirt, shave, or just deal with it.

The current Nova 3 case has a super slippery plastic back. I tried to find alternate cases but none fit well enough for my liking. So, decided to fix it by adding a suede-like material to the back to provide enough friction so the Nova doesn't slide off any surface. I used this suede that has adhesive backing: Suede sheet

I applied it to the plastic and then cut it to size. Not perfect but so much better. The only other thing I could think of that could work would be plasti-dip, but wanted to try this easier fix first.

 

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sticky suede

Consider buying something like this (suede with strong sticky back): https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CBJLNW2/

I know its not cheaper but I used this stuff for my 3d printed handles.

https://www.amazon.com/super-strong-self-adhesive-backing-self-stick-SUEDE-DIY-black/dp/B00CBJLNW2/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=dance+shoe+suede+self+adhesive&qid=1597732108&sr=8-5

When I got home and looked at your link more closely, I realized that it is a T430-focused guide that I had already found with Google. It's a good guide, but it is lacking the T430s specific answers I was looking for. Thank you for quoting that post from the user who swapped palm-rests + keyboards between T430s and T420s, good to get confirmation on that route working well.

I found a guide auf Deutsch covering the FHD screen mod on T430s specifically. It is excellent, and readable enough through Google translate, but we should have a guide in English as well. I took a ton of pictures as I did the FHD upgrade and T420 keyboard fitment, so I will be posting up a detailed guide / comparison for both.

 

When I had my laptop apart again yesterday while installing the FHD screen (I'm over the moon about that upgrade), I decided to try again with just jamming the unmodified T420 keyboard into the T430s palm rest. While the T420 keyboard doesn't quite fit right with its much thicker tabs, I was barely able to secure it in place after fighting to get one of the misaligned screw holes to bite, and somehow without cross-threading it!

I think a lot of folks would be unhappy with this solution however, as the bottom right-hand corner of the T420 keyboard ends up pretty bouncy due to its tab(s) not being secured into the palm rest. But for me, so far this issue isn't bothering me enough to do anything about it. I'd rather not risk metal shavings going into the T420 keyboard from taking a Dremel to its tabs. Actually, as I'm typing this, the noise from the loosely mounted keyboard bouncing from using the cursor keys is starting to bother me a bit. I may end up getting out the Dremel in the end.

 

Side note: from my comparison the T420 keyboard actually appears far superior to the T430 keyboard as far as chassis water resistance. The water drain holes line up perfectly, and the T420 keyboard forms a shallow tub with "walls" around its periphery. The T430 keyboard is just completely flat, and makes no effort to channel water directly into the drain holes, and has holes in it to boot, where the T420 keyboard has a contiguous sticker covering its entire bottom. Folks with T430/s: get the T420 keyboard, it is worth it in every way!

 

There's so much more that I want to say about the T420 keyboard upgrade, and about the upgraded T430s being such a great option for a "new" laptop even in 2018. I will make a separate post about my T430s upgrades. But so far I am unsurprisingly in love with the T420 keyboard, and its superior TrackPoint nipple and buttons.

I also put some patches of peel-and-stick real, black suede onto the palm rest, which feels beyond amazing. When typing at maximum speed, I'm not resting my palms at all. But when typing casually, which is most of the time for me, I definitely am enjoying the suede immensely!

 

Thanks again for your help!

I'm going to try making a custom skin from this peel-and-stick real suede (black).

I'll report back on how it goes!