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How to fix yellowed plastics on old computers!
Yellowed case plastic on old computers is the problem the 8-Bit Guy takes on, after reading about retr0bright results elsewhere and deciding to try the method and report back.
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retrobrite
18 videos.
Retrobriting is a way to whiten plastic that has turned yellow with age. It uses hydrogen peroxide and light, and results can vary with the plastic, so it suits a case you are ready to risk. Opening the machine and removing boards, labels and rubber parts comes first.
The 8-Bit Guy tried it in 2013 in an early test, and returned to it in newer techniques. Hey Birt puts the claims side by side in a myth-testing video. Noel's Retro Lab compares sunlight and liquid peroxide on an Amiga 500, and that maker is sponsored.
Strong peroxide burns skin and eyes, so gloves and eye protection matter. Ultraviolet lamps harm eyes as well. Keep both away from children and pets, and work in a ventilated space.
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Restoring a TRASHED Game Boy DMG (Play It Loud) | Complete Restoration & Repair
Restoring a Play It Loud Game Boy DMG takes in repairs to the LCD, headphone jack and power switch, then a retrobrite, an LCD reflow and recaps, from Retro ER.
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Super Nintendo/Super Famicom Controller Refurb
Jan Beta refurbishes two Super Famicom controllers, fits replacement silicone pads and compares the regional variants. A separate video on retrobrighting is linked.
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Tutorial: Retr0Brite VAPOR | New BEST Way To Restore Yellowed Plastic In 2022!?!
A vapour form of retrobrite is put forward as a new way to restore yellowed console plastic, credited to Simon Lock, and the maker goes over how it compares with the older ways.
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Restoring Arcade Joystick for My Original PlayStation - Retro Console Restoration
A 1990s Asciiware arcade joystick for the original PlayStation sticks at times and has gone yellow. It also carries extra switches that simulate repeated button presses.
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I Restored This Yellowed Joystick and Play New Games with it - Retro Gaming Restoration
Why does a yellowed QuickShot Python 5 joystick drift to the right? The maker opens it, desolders the wires to part the pieces and sets about restoring it.
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Can the Sun Help This Amiga 500?
Can sunlight or liquid hydrogen peroxide bring back a yellowed Amiga 500 case? The video tries both, then swaps the internal floppy drive for a Gotek with an external OLED screen.
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The truth about Retr0brite – busting myths with science…
Hey Birt sets the many Retr0Brite claims against research and science, aiming to separate myth from fact for anyone facing a yellowed plastic computer case.
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Atari 65XE restoration - summary of previous repairs and my retrobright method
An Atari 65XE finishes a run of repairs with a clean-up and a retrobright, and the video recaps the earlier parts along the way.
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Disgusting Commodore 64 Restoration. Will It Work? (Part 1)
Will a badly weathered Commodore 64 work again? Part 1 opens it up, inspects and washes it, then moves on to the keyboard, retrobright treatment, springs and chip testing.
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Restoration of Extremely Yellow Broken Sega Saturn
A yellowed Sega Saturn that no longer reads discs is restored and repaired, with a link to the maker's own retrobriting tutorial for the plastic.
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Atari 800XL Restoration - Trash to Treasure Part 2
Part two of an Atari 800XL restoration moves to the outside of the machine, a full cosmetic job that brings out gloves and peroxide.
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I Restored This $5 Ebay Junk Gameboy Advance. It Used to be Blue – Retro Console Repair
A Game Boy Advance sold as junk does not work and has turned deep yellow from its original see-through Glacier blue. Odd Tinkering sets out to restore it.
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Amiga 500 Restoration and Retrobrighting
Noel restores a Commodore Amiga 500, cleaning the case and keys, retrobrighting with hydrogen peroxide, and removing rust from the RF shields before painting them with zinc spray.
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Part 2: Apple Monitor IIc - Retrobrite and Tune Up
Restoring an Apple IIc monitor reaches its second part. The case is retrobrited, then the monochrome monitor gets a full tune up and alignment.
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Apple IIc Repair, Cleaning and Retrobright
An Apple IIc is cleaned, whitened with Retrobright and given a keyboard repair, using a 12% hydrogen peroxide solution and replacement rubber feet.
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New Retrobrite Technique for Indoors | Sous Vide and other methods to reverse yellow plastic
RMC tries ways of retrobriting yellowed plastic indoors, without sunshine, including a sous vide heater and a 1000 watt full-spectrum grow light, among other methods.
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Adventures in Retrobrite - New techniques for restoring yellowed plastic!
Several newer ways of whitening old, yellowed plastic are tried by The 8-Bit Guy, each aimed at bringing back the original colour.
