That's what happens when you have oily residues on the surface of the plastic.
That's why the vanish products work so well, the detergent in them cleans the surface for you.
Interesting, I don't plastic wrap mine, vanish is so cheap ($16 for 2ltr) that you don't need to be conservative with it, just brush more on every half hour.
I used the Salon Care 40 creme that many have suggested and even though it worked on the keyboard fairly well last month this is what it did to the case and mouse today after only two hours.
Anyone else ever see this?
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I used the Salon Care 40 creme that many have suggested and even though it worked on the keyboard fairly well last month this is what it did to the case and mouse today after only two hours.
Anyone else ever see this?
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Have you resolved the issue or it is ireversible? I was also using 12% creme peroxide with fairly good results on my Amiga 500 case and keyboard. Few hardly noticeable whiter spots remained however but it is really hard to see it.
Is there any to fix this or is my case now permanently damaged?
I used Salon Care 40 creme on this A500 case (which was only mildly yellowed to begin with), never letting it dry out, no saran wrap or anything, under blacklights for a few hours, it looks terrible: http://i.imgur.com/bE3Y3ER.jpg
Is there any to fix this or is my case now permanently damaged?
Edit: I should note that it was not apparent it was turning out like this when I was periodically checking on it. It looked perfectly fine even when I washed it off while it was wet. Once I dried it the damage became apparent. So I guess a warning, don't trust how it looks from just wiping off some creme, wash it completely and dry it.
My theory is that it's caused by oils or nicotine etc on the surface of the plastic, it's one reason I use the Vanish products as they have detergents which will dissolve any substances you missed during the cleaning process (i use the dishwasher on low heat and eco mode).
My theory is that it's caused by oils or nicotine etc on the surface of the plastic, it's one reason I use the Vanish products as they have detergents which will dissolve any substances you missed during the cleaning process (i use the dishwasher on low heat and eco mode).
I suspect you are correct. Even after cleaning a monitor case and retrobriting it, i decided to soak it in vinegar and low and behold, i got more yellowy gunk off of it. some of the yellow was clearly additional nicotine or some other dirt layered on the plastic.