RetroBright

[miggy]

Is this a good thing?

 

[ajk]

How do you mean? It is an effective fix for yellowed plastics, under the right circumstances. Done wrong or applied on incompatible materials, it can also ruin the finish. And it is not very permanent.

 

[miggy]

Sure, I mean in terms of keeping things original.

 

[RED IMPACT]

Yeah.

I would say just make sure you take it slow and try on something which isn't your pride and joy/expensive hardware first in case it goes wrong...

 

[Spear]

I personnally don't like retrobright, and won't buy any retrobrighted stuff, but I don't have anything against those who do it because they enjoy it
I like the idea those computers have gone old, yellowed over time.
I'm becoming bald but I won't wear a wig But some would feel better with, good for them

 

[roy_bates]

prefer it over anything thats gone dark yellow to orange
but if it has been done it might be a good idea to mention it in a sale


some machines dont like it at all and can have adverse affects

 

[8 Bit Dreams]

prefer it over anything thats gone dark yellow to orange
but if it has been done it might be a good idea to mention it in a sale


some machines dont like it at all and can have adverse affects

Roy ist talking about plastic Atari used back in the days

 

[roy_bates]

prefer it over anything thats gone dark yellow to orange
but if it has been done it might be a good idea to mention it in a sale


some machines dont like it at all and can have adverse affects

Roy ist talking about plastic Atari used back in the days

hahahah

 

[rjmacarthur]

I have tried RetroBright and it worked for a short while but the yellowing came back faster. Maybe slightly different techniques will yield longer lasting results.

 

[wocko1]

I am yet to try Retrobright. I know a few friends who have an old yellowed SNES which looks absolutely ugly.

 

[Retro-Protect]

surely bleaching plastic weakens it? I would strip it and spray it myself.

 

[ajk]

I have seen no indication of the plastic weakening, discoloration is possible is the solution is allowed to dry (and also with certain dyed plastics).

Bleaching is perhaps a slightly misleading term here, there is no chlorine involved like with household cleaning products. Hydrogen peroxide does not attack ABS plastic and in any case the effect is only skin deep, since the plastic is not porous.

 

[Retro-Protect]

'Bleaching' as in the process of whitening, would weaken ABS because you need UV exposure.

 

[ajk]

Maybe, but with this process you need mainly heat and/or time. Sunlight is a convenient way to heat up the solution (well, at least in some parts of the world ) but is not necessary for the process to work.

 

[edd_jedi]

Here's my findings if anybody is interested:

https://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?62882-A-Retrobrite-and-Plastikote-Experiment-(Amiga-4000)

As above it's not permanent so not really worth the effort. I did a few different things including my Amiga, keyboard, joypad etc and they all went yellow again, even with a plastic coating applied.