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Originally Posted by Merlin
No worries at all :D Thanks for looking. I will just fit the black ones for now and grab a set from somewhere at a later date. Would you mind if I posted the 3 keys to you for some action when I get around to getting some.
Can you PM me what I owe please sir :D
Thanks again for doing all this for me :thumbsup:
It's not all bad news though - check these out, Jimbo!!
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No charge, dude. It's been a labour of love to do this for you.
WOW
I know I keep saying thanks but..... THANKS :thumbsup:
She looks amazing, can't wait to see her in the flesh ;)
I took your pic and used one of mine for a before and after. It was actually more yellow then I first thought.
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/6237/uploadg.jpg
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/6851/imag0105t.jpg
In actual fact it was mega yellow. Shocked how she looks now :bowdown:
Thanks to you as well for the feedback.
I like the way that chemistry sometimes becomes indistinguishable from magic.....:thumbsup:
That's a pretty cool quote :)Quote:
I like the way that chemistry sometimes becomes indistinguishable from magic
It is magic really, I think my web browser will stay on this page for the rest of the night. Just so I can look and drool at it :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Merlin
Well, I think I'm done retr0brighting my A500, but I also think it may be a little overcooked :(
Take a look at these pictures (sorry I don't have a good "before" pic -- they were taken indoors and don't really show the true colouring). From a couple of feet away, it looks great. If you look at it with a certain angle, you can see some strange patterns. Not sure if this is the blooming that others have experienced, but I don't think it's supposed to look like this!
Oh, I use volume 40 peroxide, diluted to 10%, along with Xantham, Glycerine and Oxyclean. First it sat outside in the sun for about 3 hours with cling wrap. Still had some yellowing, so I gave it about 5 hours indoors under some blacklights. I figured it could probably use one more round, so I put it outside today for another 3 hours. These strange patterns appeared after round 2 & don't seem to have gotten any worse after round 3.
Anyhow, is this the dreaded bloom or is something else going on here?
Thanks!!
Blooming because:
1-too much peroxide;
2-way too long exposure to the formula;
3-liquid peroxide contains terpanes or other ingredient that attacks the plastic.
Ah well, c'est la vie! It was a learning experience -- I'll just have to find a replacement case at some point as the innards all work perfectly. Even with the blooming, I think it's an improvement. At least it looks "clean" now!
Just curious, but do you mean I applied too much peroxide or the concentration was still too high?
Concentration, of course. Or a too long exposure.