How do you clean/refresh your old machines/controllers etc?

[Anonymous No.6808549]

Anyone here retrobrighting?

[Anonymous No.6808565]

>>6808549
Sometimes when I want to “refresh” the “old machine” who‘s been spamming this board, I remind him that gen 6 is legal now and that he’ll NEVER EVER get it changed back.

[Anonymous No.6808578]

>>6808565
Actual schizo

[Anonymous No.6808735]

>>6808549
What is that thing a dehumidifier?

[Anonymous No.6808743]

>>6808549
just slap a fresh coat of paint on that badboy

[Anonymous No.6808775]

>>6808549
Retrobrighting isn’t permanent, and your pc case will eventually turn yellow again. Most of the time just as bad as it was before. But you should have at least a good BUT broad 1-4 years of a clean white machine before it turns yellow again. I’ve retrobrighted more then a handful of dream casts, amigas, and snes consoles And they ALL eventually turn yellow again, some of them aren’t so bad, others REALLY bad. It’s just luck of the draw.

[Anonymous No.6808829]

>>6808775
>and your pc case will eventually turn yellow again
sorry if this is a stupid question but do the plastics naturally yellow over time or only when exposed to sunlight?

[Anonymous No.6808830]

>>6808578
Gen 6 is already here. Nothing schizophrenic or speculative about reminding a certain very autistic anon about this unadornable fact.

[Anonymous No.6808858]

I just clean the dirt, bugs and stains out of them.
Yellowing is not a big problem around here surprisingly. My understanding is that it has to do with UV from the sun, and there ain't a whole lot of sun here.

[Anonymous No.6808865]

>>6808858
t. Molenigger

[Anonymous No.6808876]

>>6808830
Nothing in this thread warranted defending the 6th gen on /vr/ on you fuck.

[Anonymous No.6808884]

>>6808865

[Anonymous No.6808963]

>>6808549
just leave it out in the sun instead

direct UV rays from the sun bleach things white and are different from diffused UV rays coming in through the window

more info;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P1OVj0IcqY

[Anonymous No.6808972]

>>6808963
oh shit, what happened to that anon from one of these threads from a few days ago who started experimenting with this method by leaving a yellowed piece of plastic out in the sun?

[Anonymous No.6809008]

>>6808829
Apparently it's a combination of UV-(?) light that gets through your windows and is also coming from lighting inside your home and warmth that gets the bromine color out and visible.
That's why cases that were kept in dark and cold basements tend to look fresh.

There are also reports that DIRECT sunlight can bleach those cases too without any chemicals applied but by far not as quickly and takes several days of sunlight to get anywhere.

[Anonymous No.6809023]

>>6808972
I'm actually waiting for his update. He said he'd keep us posted and reports back on Monday which is today

[Anonymous No.6809034]

Hey you know what's really good for your skin? Go to a resort that's known for being the hottest you can get to right now and stay out in the sun all day, especially the key hours 10am - 3pm. Don't wear any sunscreen, that'll only spoil the effect. Do it every day for as long as you can. Your skin will come back in pristine condition, it'll be a new you.

[Anonymous No.6809037]

>>6808972
still waiting for an update too man
>>6774871

[Anonymous No.6809039]

>>6808549
I don't. I let them remind me of how my lungs probably look like

[Anonymous No.6809237]

>>6808830
There's literally nothing autistic about OP's post nor does it say anything about his views on the 6th gen. You're seeing things that aren't there, hence schizophrenia.

[Anonymous No.6809492]

>>6808549
>clean/refresh
Did you just chug a growler of douche, douche?

[Anonymous No.6809658]

>>6808972
>>6809037
cloudy days happened
here the 4° day, not much changed.
i'll do one more day (and remove the sticker) and another using hydrogen peroxide.

[Anonymous No.6809665]

>>6809658
ops, i mean 3°day

[Anonymous No.6809679]

>>6809658
Thanks for the update. Really looked forward to tit.
Also, if you're just using that item to experiment, maybe just keep using the sun method and see how far you'll get this way?
The hp method is proven to work really quickly so there wouldn't be a lot to learn from it I think. Of course do it that way if you intend to get that thing working and ready as soon as possible again.

[Anonymous No.6809726]

Sixth gen doesn't yellow because it's black, too new, and too based

[Anonymous No.6809862]

>>6809679
>maybe just keep using the sun method and see how far you'll get this way?
i didn't see much difference between 2º and 3º day, so i think 4 days is enough for the experiment.

[Anonymous No.6809871]

>>6809726
the world lost its soul when computer hardware went from white to black

[Anonymous No.6809906]

>>6808549
nah I like it yellow and beige

[Anonymous No.6809914]

>>6808830
And /vr/ is already slowly going back to normal as 6th gen threads filter out and only a few are made a day. Like it was always going to be.

[Anonymous No.6810262]

>>6809906
Mmmh, MUSTARD PISS

[Anonymous No.6810282]

>>6809862
>i didn't see much difference between 2º and 3º day
Ah, alright! That's actually a good information. Seems like the sun only method just tops out early/slows a lot down so reaching full bleaching may even take months without the help of the chemicals.
Thanks again.

[Anonymous No.6810719]

>>6809871
true

[Anonymous No.6810745]

>>6810282
>so reaching full bleaching may even take months
the problem is that UV cause yellowing too. >>6808963
i think sun only remove the yellow caused by the air+pollution.

[Anonymous No.6812151]

bump

[Anonymous No.6812240]

>>6808735
Get out of here, zoomer.

[Anonymous No.6813534]

is there no alternative to bromine?
do they really have to hide the piss material in there?

[Anonymous No.6814440]

here the 4th day with sticker removed.

[Anonymous No.6815151]

>>6814440
nice! will try it with an old cherry keyboard of mine.

[Anonymous No.6815167]

>>6808775
That's because you smoke at them, you disgusting addict!

[Anonymous No.6815179]

>>6808829
its nicotine, its caused by disgusting subhuman smokers!

[Anonymous No.6815298]

>>6814440
Put a sticker somewhere and leave some long time like a month if you are not going to use it, just for science.

[Anonymous No.6815541]

here the final result.

[Anonymous No.6815601]

>>6815541
The first two look like playschool paint editing and the finally three looks like it got darker in them.

[Anonymous No.6815771]

>>6815601
strange, in my smartphone's screen the images are more bright and vivid.

[Anonymous No.6815785]

>>6808549
>Anyone here retrobrighting?
I don't, apparently it can make the plastic brittle

[Anonymous No.6815827]

>>6815771
You probably have zoomer filters on.

[Anonymous No.6815932]

>>6815827
everything on default
the color is right but not that dark, it's more like day one but whiter

[Anonymous No.6816058]

>>6815785
Most old plastic is getting brittle anyways.
Take a C64 for example. One that isn't even yellowed and if you give it a squeeze on the top bezel it will shatter to pieces.

[Anonymous No.6816130]

Friendly reminder
If you have retro technology go replace or remove any batteries from it

[Anonymous No.6816610]

>>6816130
Important reminder.
I have some old machines that I kinda forgot about for almost 2 decades and hope it's not too late still but don't have time to take care of that just now. Hope I will have time soon to at least remove the batteries and do a quick cleanup when needed.

[Anonymous No.6817168]

>>6815785
>I don't, I'm too retarded to try it so just parrot what youtube tells me