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Hey guys

I read about many ways to reverse the yellowing of old consoles (steel wool, oxy + H2O2). Which way is most effective?

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>> No.776867

I've heard good stuff about Retrobright.

http://retr0bright.wikispaces.com/

>> No.776870

I used OxyClean on a monitor I bought and was shocked at how much yellow it removed. I don't know if it will be as effective on sun yellowing as it probably is on smoke yellowing though. I imagine the steel wool part of what you heard is to remove any waterproof surface gunk to let the OxyClean soak in as deep into the plastic as possible.

>> No.778795

Steel wool is an abrasive. Do not use it unless you absolutely need to remove something crusted or caked on that won't come off with soap or isopropyl alcohol.

Abrasives are also ineffective against chemical yellowing, like from the oxidation of bromine from flame-retardant additives in plastic.

Retr0brite is magical stuff. It makes the bromine yellowing and your flesh; handle carefully disappear.

The hardest part is obtaining H2O2 of sufficient concentration. The 3% antiseptic wash you can get at the drug store simply isn't strong enough.

>> No.778810

>not varnishing your consoles at purchase

shiggyd diggy doo wop

>> No.778832

Every time I see a yellowed SNES, I get urges to go brush my teeth.

>> No.779064

>>778795

>Abrasives are also ineffective against chemical yellowing

Seems to work fine here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lktRWPMPK0Q

Keep in mind OP, much like RetroBrite, steel wool will rip your hands apart. I work for a construction company and it made my hands bleed. Proceed with caution

>> No.779092

Am I the only one who doesn't mind the yellowing? I just consider it aged or even battle scarred. Plus it doesn't affect the internal components does it?

Feel free to de-yellow it if you want, I just find it funny.

>> No.779119

>>779092

Eh, I don't know. I just like my things to look uniform, and yellowing happens in different places on my consoles. I'd rather have it completely yellow or completely gray, you know what I mean?

>> No.779149
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779149

My SNES, which has been in my possession since December 1991. I've thought about cleaning it before, but it still works great and i don't want to fuck with it unless there is no chance that i will further damage the plastic.

I don't know why the corners are chipped. I've never dropped this thing even once.

>> No.779164

>>779092
It's such a shade of yellow that just seems dirty to me, even though it's not from dirt. If it were bright yellow I wouldn't mind, but the specific shade makes me uneasy.

>> No.779189

>>779149

>See, now imagine that...in GRAY

>> No.779194

>>779064
>grinding for hours, ruining the console's lettering and the plastic's texture to eventually rip the browned layer off

Like I said, ineffective. Also highly destructive.

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>>779119
>>779164

I have no qualms about you guys not liking it. I'm biased in that only half of my console has turned and I actually think it looks somewhat neat to be honest.

Also this is an old photo. My setup is way better now.

>> No.779202

>>779092

Bromine browning is a pretty nasty look. It's not a distinguished aging like the patina on an old coin or tool.

On top of that it's rarely uniform over the whole console because different parts usually come from different batches of plastic.

>> No.779203

Just go to Best Buy and get a new one.

>> No.779251

>>779092
I dont mind dude. If it works fine just let it be. It's like the greying of hair. You can dye it to look young but everyone knows you are old and trying to hard.

>> No.779254

>>776858

Just paint the fucker black.

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>>779254
Here's what my buddy was able to do with my dirty yellow SNES.

Denzel Washington edition.

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>>779260

>> No.779278

>>779260
>>779261
> that awkward square around the "Super Nintendo" logo

>> No.779286

>>779278

It looks brighter in the pics. Tucked away with all my other systems it looks fine & is barley noticeable. All my other systems are black anyways.

>> No.779294
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779294

>Mfw I actually like the yellowed SNES

>> No.779295

>>779294
>not liking the Gold Edition SNES

>> No.779337

>>779260
Hey, if you're going to use paint, why not paint it gray?

>> No.779343
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779343

Just paint your SNES the appropriate color.


Pic related. What wonders a can of spray paint can do.

>> No.779350

>>779343
Holy shit, thats nice.

What's the name of the paint?
I would guess its something like "Matte Eggshell."

>> No.779365

>>779337

My buddy offered to dye it black for me and I said Okay & plus it blends in with all my other consoles since they are black.

>> No.779383

>>779350
The guy doesn't say the exact color, but he used Krylon Fusion For Plastic, satin finish

>> No.780282

>>779194

Worked fine for me.

OP can do whatever he wants.

>> No.780858

>>779149

Not all of that is normal yellowing. You've got some actual grime on there.

Take it apart and clean it. You may as well retrobrite it while you're at it.

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780904

I can restore it to its original look, it's gonna be about $5000