15 June 2018, 14:17 | #1061 |
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Seem to be a lot now saying you can use just submerge in oxiclean equivalent and not have to try and get peroxide which would be a lot easier! (and a lot cheaper)
Unfortunately we're now stuck with a thick layer of cloud for the foreseeable future according to the weather forecast. Typical England. Is there any point in trying if it's heavily overcast? |
15 June 2018, 14:20 | #1062 |
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You still get a tan if it's overcast, and there is still heat in the sunlight. UV, and radiant heat, is the two theories i've heard, that supposedly explains why retrobright works, or doesn't.
Might take longer to get the expected results, but it should still work. |
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There wasn't much heat today, 12C... so I decided to turn my attention to some car detailing that needed cool conditions instead... naturally the sun came out after that
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15 June 2018, 23:46 | #1064 |
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Supamax is onto something there, perhaps a uv protection coating like Armor All might
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16 June 2018, 02:39 | #1065 |
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Armor All, for plastic, leaves a slightly shiny film on plastic, well, as far as i have had any luck with anyway. Not something i suppose people want on their cases. At least it washes of, if you need to retro bright it again.
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16 June 2018, 02:47 | #1066 |
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But it also gives you a new car smell! haha
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04 July 2018, 00:59 | #1067 |
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Should I cover the commodore badge on the top half of my A600. I thought the peroxide might ruin it.
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04 July 2018, 06:37 | #1068 |
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Badges are generally safe with the process, but I still tend to remove the metallic ones. They are only held on by some double sided tape (some gentle heat from a hair dryer can help to loosen it up). Gently, though, don't want to bend it sharply or it won't sit flat again.
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05 July 2018, 05:54 | #1070 |
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Most amiga badges are metallic, the escom ones are paper
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05 July 2018, 06:30 | #1071 |
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Very nice results Is it only the lighting or are some of the darker grey keys just a little bit cloudy? If so, probably don't want to go at least any stronger with the peroxide in the future.
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05 July 2018, 08:28 | #1072 |
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Yeah, thats cloudy from the looks of it. Not the best result from the looks of it =(
Edit: Actually, who am I to rain on your parade. If you think its great, its great =) |
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All in all not an "as new" result, but a lot more presentable, and "as i remember it" then the before picture. Well worth the effort.
But... Where did the £ key go? |
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I noticed the clouding when I was reassembling the keyboard. I thought maybe it was from how the sunlight was hitting them. It doesn't bother me at all though.
As for the damn £ key I have no clue where it went! It must have bounced somewhere during the whole process. |
19 July 2018, 16:56 | #1075 |
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Which peroxide solution is better? cream or liquid
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Both have peroxide (active component) but I would suggest liquid is better as its going to stay in contact consistently whereas cream can dry out, giving uneven coverage
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A friend of mine talked to someone who works at LEGO about yellowing of plastics and the guy said that it could be reversed simply by exposing the plastic to full sunlight (behind glass probably won't work since it filters some of the UV). This sounded too good to be true, but obviously I had to test it.
My first test was with a very yellowed VIC 20 case. It was so bad that it was almost brown at spots. I first washed it in the sink to remove any dirt and then I left it on a table on my balcony which is covered so it is protected from rain. Out there it would be exposed directly to sunlight from around 2pm to 8pm. After a week, I could see a slight improvement so I just left it out there. After about 4 weeks, I am happy to say that it is now >90% deyellowed and looks very close to perfect. Now I don't have any before pics, so I can't show the difference but I can promise that this really works. I have now put a very yellowed C128D keyboard out there and after just one week I can also spot a noticeable improvement. Now it might not work with all kinds of plastics, but I see this method as being a lot safer than using H2O2, so one might as well try it out first. The process is a lot slower, but then I also hope that it means that reyellowing will happen slower as well. |
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