Restoring plastics

[Will Grant]

Was searching for a method to get colour back into the plastic hydro sleeves.....

Found this

http://retr0bright.wikispaces.com/Retr0Bright+Gel

Results

http://retr0bright.wikispaces.com/The+Gallery

Has anyone tried this? I am going to do a trial this week on a cracked sleeve....will post results.

[mk1]

Most of the staining you are dealing with in hydro tubes is Rust (Iron Oxide) you will not remove an oxide deposit using an oxidising agent. You need a reducing agent (acid) to clean stains like these. The example shown is a C64 case, this looks like it was stained with fag smoke of similar which will indeed come off a treat using Hydrogen peroxide.

As a side note I used to use 35% hydrogen peroxide in my days making printed circuits. I A splash of that stuff would turn your skin as white as michael jackson in about 1/4 of a second. It is not the sort of stuff to be messed with lightly. Great on organics, not so hot on inorganics.

I would give good old brick cleaner a try in this case. I don't honestly expect you to get 100% success though.

[KA2S4]

There are forums for people into vintage computers?

Cute

[Pandora]

Completely Off topic.

Oh shit, I'm old.

I remember wooden computer games consoles! was it the first Atari?

Still, I might get some of this stuff to clean up my JVC Videosphere TV. The ariel snapped years ago, but apparently by connecting it to a Digital box it'll work just fine, and be remote control too - space age or what!!!!

[mk1]

I believe you mean this one



I can take your video sphere & trump it.

I have one of these a BUSH TV22



Waiting in the loft for a digital conversion that I'll get round to doing one day.

[Pandora]

eugh! mark showed me his Bush!



I don't recall the atari havign 'burr' walnut - the kids on our estate only had teak.