Commodore 128 Cosmetic Restore

[tin]

le soleil

dunno why but it made me chuckle

 

[Brettster]

Very Nice
did you just brush that on, wrap in cling film and then leave it in the sun?

Yep that's it.

awesome going to give this a go myself
how long did you leave it out in the sun?

thats the hard part!!

 

[silverfox0786]

i left mine over a month under UV lamps

SUN i would say longer

here is a video explaining the process

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[Bods]

12% 1L 40vol £8.99 on ebay, that's not bad is it

Peroxide

 

[silverfox0786]

12% 1L 40vol £8.99 on ebay, that's not bad is it

Peroxide

thats about right

the 40% stuff is triple

 

[abaxas]

Wasn't there some hoohar about the peroxide damaging the plastic? Ie people are destroying their kit so it looks more shiny.

 

[silverfox0786]

Wasn't there some hoohar about the peroxide damaging the plastic? Ie people are destroying their kit so it looks more shiny.

all it does is bleaches nothing more

tried and tested by many no damage done

when people start mixing the formula with other stuff is when damage occurs or then they find some inks are unstable and text gets rubbed off

other wise on plastic it doesn't harm it at all

 

[Milky]

I thought I read somewhere that (certainly Retrobrite) did weaken the plastic at a molecular level. Makes it more brittle? Don't know for definite, - I'll have to google itMilky2016-05-09 14:47:41

 

[silverfox0786]

I thought I read somewhere that (certainly Retrobrite) did weaken the plastic at a molecular level. Makes it more brittle? Don't know for definite, - I'll have to google it

retrobrite indeed has had issues because of my previous post of it being mixed with other chemicals stuff

i wouldnt use that on any of mystuff

 

[Milky]

the only other ingredients were the oxy-stuff and some Xanthar(?) gum paste or something. Was it the oxy that did the damage?

 

[silverfox0786]

i'm not sure which ingredient it was or even if it was an outside source that did the damage

retrobyte was known to have once said that lemon or vinegar enhances and speeds up the process and those are very acidic liquids

a common cause for anything to brittle

so could be user error by taking on silly advice and doing that

 

[abaxas]

I suppose we'll all find out in 10 years time when a urine coloured amiga is £1000 but a new looking one is 50 quid

It's a bit like pinball tables. Too much clear coat for my liking.