Yellowing - Page 3

ElectroBlaster · 23 September 2002, 18:36

Its a real bummer when a good case goes yellow

even worse when its one side! its look bloody awfull!

I have an a2000 keyboard in the shed I sanded up and then used Brasso to polish it! I looks all shiny now.... but at the end of the day its not the same as it once was

Mick_AKA · 25 September 2002, 18:22

Im thinking of spraying my A1200, 1084S and My external CDROM and floppy White and Bondai Blue!

As well as covering the yellowing it will look quite cool next to my iMac

That red amiga looked ok but did not look painted very well, if ya gonna spray it spray one coat then sand down level with very fine sand/carbon paper then respray, If you do this about 3 times you will get a fantastic factory looking finnish

BTW, Just found a 1meg ram board for amiga if anyones interested: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=2056700350

child of Thor · 26 September 2002, 14:02

I seem to remember a craze of spray-painting shortly after the Atari ST and Amiga came out, they were a few competitions in some of the magazines to produce a cool design. I might get around to doing mine, although i seem to have avoided yellowing.
Still first things first - get my harddrive well again

Mick_AKA · 26 September 2002, 17:58

Im not running my hard drive at the moment, too many problems

the cable is probarbly a bit too long, may go for a buffered IDE interface from eyetech as they are only £14 including postage

Anyone know if they are any good?

ElectroBlaster · 26 September 2002, 19:01

Ive got a couple of them! they are spot on for adding extra hard drives and cd-rom/writers

Mick_AKA · 26 September 2002, 21:55

Can you run 2 on one system?
I have a 300w PC power supply I built into a standard amiga power supply case (including the fan!) so descent amounts of power isnt a problem.

Antiriad · 26 September 2002, 23:17

I wish there was a way to bleach or somehow stain plastic a certain colour - in this case white of course

Mick_AKA · 27 September 2002, 00:08

You can get plastic stain for car dash boards etc. try getting some of that.

Antiriad · 27 September 2002, 01:39

That my friend, is a most worthy suggestion. Worth a shot on my broken A1011 drive

Amiga1992 · 27 September 2002, 05:10

Yep that is a good suggestion, never thought of it! you just need to find the right hue......

Mick_AKA · 27 September 2002, 19:06

I cant remember who makes it, I think it may be the guys that make turtle wax!
If you cant get any and you fancy a black A1200 you can use "back to black" the stuff you use to recolour black plastic bumpers on your car.

22 November 2002, 13:14

I was thinking about this last night as my amiga is starting to yellow a little. But how about the keys I couldnt stand a nice paint job ruined by the unpainted keys.

How easy is it to colour the keys ? and where in the UK can i buy transfers for KB keys that are non black.

Also any sugestions for colouring the AMIGA logo on a A600. I facied a Black A600, charcoal keys with white key markings and a Deep red or GameCube purple Amiga logo?

ElectroBlaster · 22 November 2002, 14:37

Mick_AKA

M8 i was reading what you said about the 300watt psu! did you put the guts of it inside a standard a500 power brick case?
or did you adapt one of the old goliath supplys?

Mick_AKA · 22 November 2002, 17:31

I built it all into a standard a500 supply case, the fan keeps it nice and cool.

Its not perfect by a long shot, my soldering iron packed in so all the wires are held with big plastic connecting blocks, but it works great

ElectroBlaster · 22 November 2002, 18:01

M8 I would love to see it! Ive always adapted old AT supplys by soldering the amiga's power lead onto on the circuit board! if its inside an AT case it looks good

Mick_AKA · 22 November 2002, 18:40

Will try and post some pics soon for yaz m8

Antiriad · 03 January 2003, 20:08

BAck to the subject, found this on Ians luverly Emu-Uk

25 September 2002, 18:22	#42
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	Im thinking of spraying my A1200, 1084S and My external CDROM and floppy White and Bondai Blue! As well as covering the yellowing it will look quite cool next to my iMac That red amiga looked ok but did not look painted very well, if ya gonna spray it spray one coat then sand down level with very fine sand/carbon paper then respray, If you do this about 3 times you will get a fantastic factory looking finnish BTW, Just found a 1meg ram board for amiga if anyones interested: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=2056700350 Last edited by Mick_AKA; 25 September 2002 at 18:32.

22 November 2002, 13:14	#52
Dr.Doom Posts: n/a	I was thinking about this last night as my amiga is starting to yellow a little. But how about the keys I couldnt stand a nice paint job ruined by the unpainted keys. How easy is it to colour the keys ? and where in the UK can i buy transfers for KB keys that are non black. Also any sugestions for colouring the AMIGA logo on a A600. I facied a Black A600, charcoal keys with white key markings and a Deep red or GameCube purple Amiga logo? Last edited by Dr.Doom; 22 November 2002 at 13:30.

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23 September 2002, 18:36	#41
ElectroBlaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Age: 49 Posts: 1,711	Its a real bummer when a good case goes yellow even worse when its one side! its look bloody awfull! I have an a2000 keyboard in the shed I sanded up and then used Brasso to polish it! I looks all shiny now.... but at the end of the day its not the same as it once was

26 September 2002, 14:02	#43
child of Thor Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Posts: 24	I seem to remember a craze of spray-painting shortly after the Atari ST and Amiga came out, they were a few competitions in some of the magazines to produce a cool design. I might get around to doing mine, although i seem to have avoided yellowing. Still first things first - get my harddrive well again

26 September 2002, 17:58	#44
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	Im not running my hard drive at the moment, too many problems the cable is probarbly a bit too long, may go for a buffered IDE interface from eyetech as they are only £14 including postage Anyone know if they are any good?

26 September 2002, 19:01	#45
ElectroBlaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Age: 49 Posts: 1,711	Ive got a couple of them! they are spot on for adding extra hard drives and cd-rom/writers

26 September 2002, 21:55	#46
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	Can you run 2 on one system? I have a 300w PC power supply I built into a standard amiga power supply case (including the fan!) so descent amounts of power isnt a problem.

26 September 2002, 23:17	#47
Antiriad The Sacred Armour Of Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sussex, UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,141	I wish there was a way to bleach or somehow stain plastic a certain colour - in this case white of course

27 September 2002, 00:08	#48
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	You can get plastic stain for car dash boards etc. try getting some of that.

27 September 2002, 01:39	#49
Antiriad The Sacred Armour Of Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sussex, UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,141	That my friend, is a most worthy suggestion. Worth a shot on my broken A1011 drive

27 September 2002, 05:10	#50
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	Yep that is a good suggestion, never thought of it! you just need to find the right hue......

27 September 2002, 19:06	#51
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	I cant remember who makes it, I think it may be the guys that make turtle wax! If you cant get any and you fancy a black A1200 you can use "back to black" the stuff you use to recolour black plastic bumpers on your car.

22 November 2002, 14:37	#53
ElectroBlaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Age: 49 Posts: 1,711	Mick_AKA M8 i was reading what you said about the 300watt psu! did you put the guts of it inside a standard a500 power brick case? or did you adapt one of the old goliath supplys?

22 November 2002, 17:31	#54
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	I built it all into a standard a500 supply case, the fan keeps it nice and cool. Its not perfect by a long shot, my soldering iron packed in so all the wires are held with big plastic connecting blocks, but it works great

22 November 2002, 18:01	#55
ElectroBlaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Age: 49 Posts: 1,711	M8 I would love to see it! Ive always adapted old AT supplys by soldering the amiga's power lead onto on the circuit board! if its inside an AT case it looks good

22 November 2002, 18:40	#56
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	Will try and post some pics soon for yaz m8

03 January 2003, 20:08	#57
Antiriad The Sacred Armour Of Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sussex, UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,141	BAck to the subject, found this on Ians luverly Emu-Uk

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