I have one of the blue PocketPRO devices with the flaky finish. Since I did not intend to put it back through customs to get a replacement, I decided to completely remove the defective finish. I just rubbed some denatured alcohol over the finish, and let it set for a few minutes. The finish just started lifting off at the edges of the flaking areas. After several repetitions of that procedure the rubbery finish was completely removed from the front of the device. IMHO, it looks like the original finish was not properly prepped prior to spraying the new finish since it was very shiny under the new finish. As anyone who has done any kind of auto paint work would probably know, you need to remove the gloss from a completely cured finish before applying new paint, and that does not appear to have been done with this hurry up job. If anyone else wants to try this, there is one caveat from my experience. Do not be too aggressive rubbing the paint off on the buttons, because the button labels are only painted on and not embossed in. I have a few ugly buttons now.
Otherwise the orginal blue finish looks quite nice.