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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: MaDDuck on February 22, 2004, 06:59:01 AM

Title: Yellow Amiga case.... What can be done???
Post by: MaDDuck on February 22, 2004, 06:59:01 AM

As if I'm the only one with a yellowing case!

Is there a way to brighten it up any?

Has anybody had luck with a bleach solution or any cleaners at all?

Although I don't plan on leaving my A4000 in it's case for much longer (a couple of months TOPS or when http://revanchellc.com gets his Amiga 4000 cases ready.

But I still want it to look nice!

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Yellow Amiga case.... What can be done???
Post by: Argo on February 22, 2004, 07:30:06 AM

Well a quick search of the forums turned up these little gems.

Yellow Amiga Power Tower (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=5601)
Yellowing Cases (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=4078)
A cure for yellowing ? (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=4057)
How to clean A500 miscolour? (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2993)
Yellow cases.. can they be made white again? (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=381)

Title: Re: Yellow Amiga case.... What can be done???
Post by: Linchpin on February 22, 2004, 07:53:48 AM

AFAIK there aint no real way of getting it off, it's some sort of chemical reaction... but im not 100% sure. Paint it some MaD colour!!!

Title: Re: Yellow Amiga case.... What can be done???
Post by: MaDDuck on February 22, 2004, 02:33:19 PM

Tempting......
I don't know!

It's just the front panel the floppy drive bezel, and the blanking cover below that have started to yellow. Ironicly the cover that I had to remove when I added a CDrom, is perfect white as new!?

Title: Re: Yellow Amiga case.... What can be done???
Post by: Linchpin on February 22, 2004, 02:47:27 PM

Its caused by UV light, aka the sun afaik. Smoking dosent help, but that yellow can be removed, the sun one cannot. Sad, and it looks crap too.