Anyone Here Tried Retr0Bright...

[smerf]

Hi,

@Franko,

Why you all doing it the hard way, I am using a dremel tool with 320 grit sand paper on my keyboard, works great. Bought a little bit of black paint to put the letters back on .

Don't believe the piss routine, works on teeth only. Just rinse your mouth with it for 60 seconds each day. Works better than the dentist.

smerf

[AmigaEd]

Franko, Very Impressive Results! Those keys look brand new after the second 10 hours.
 
I think you've sold me on this idea. As soon as the snow melts away from my front door, I'm going to go seek out necessary goods.
 
Regards,
AmigaEd

[Franko]

Well I think I've got the mixture that works for me...

Here's a quick pic of the old VIC20 case after its second 10 hour coating of Retr0Bright...



No patches or swirling or marks of any kind, looks just like it did when it was new...

The results that worked best for me were...

Mix the OXI powder with boiling hot water from a kettle adding the water a tiny bit at a time using one of those ink cartridge refill syringes just enough at a time to dissolve the OXI powder but leaving it as a thick paste and not runny at all.

Wait for the OXI mix to cool down a good bit then add the Creme Peroxide and mix thoroughly (at least twice the amount of Creme Peroxide compared to the amount of OXI mix). leave for about 5 minutes and mix thoroughly once again before applying the past with a paintbrush.

Lay out all the pasted components on a flat even surface and switch on the UV/BlackLight, leave to stand for 8 to 10 hours. It helps to either rotate the pieces or the lamp a few times during the process in order to make sure the UV light reaches all sides/faces of whatever you're trying to de-yellow.

The more yellowed the components are then you may need to repeat the process again until a satisfactory result is achieved. What I did notice though during all of this was that, the mix seem to become ineffective after somewhere between 8 & 10 hours and leaving the coated pieces for any longer does not give any better results.

This is I think due to the chemical reaction having worn off or gone from the mix after this time and so a new coat needs to be applied again (if necessary).

Got to be honest, after my first attempt at just immersing stuff in the Peroxide and showing no results, I did think this whole thing may have been just a wee bit over hyped but now after using the right mix and most importantly (I found) having a source of UV light. I'm now a true believer in Retr0Bright...

Got  loads of stuff that need treated now, old Amigas, VIC20s, C64s, SNES consoles and quite a few other bit's n bobs that are about to be given that "new look" once again...

Thanks to every one who helped out here with advice and tips and a special thank you to the guys at the Retr0Bright homepage who discovered this wee miracle in the first place...


The Stuff I Used...



11Watt Low Energy Blacklight

Creme Peroxide 12% 40vol

Vanish Oxy-Action

Cheers... :pint:

Franko

[klx300r]

@ Franko

impressive results ..thanks for posting:)

[Franko]

Been scouring the net looking for the strongest Peroxide cream I could find, everywhere I looked the max strength was 12% 40Vol stuff, then on eBay if found this stuff 18% 60Vol...

Pro Cream Proxide 18% 60Vol 1Ltr

Ordered a couple of bottles as I now prefer to use the cream/paste method (especially for cases) as opposed to immersing items in the liquid stuff. With a bit of luck this stronger stuff will prevent the need for two coatings (hopefully) although it may still require two goes for very badly yellowed items...

Only time will tell but anything that can help cut down the amount of time taken can only be a good thing...

[hektic]

Franko! Awesome, i''m gonna try it on my A1000

I'm just wondering how much you are actually mixing, water / oxi etc?

Cheers

[Franko]

Franko! Awesome, i''m gonna try it on my A1000

I'm just wondering how much you are actually mixing, water / oxi etc?

Cheers

The only water added is just enough to turn the OXI powder into a paste, hence the reason for using the syringe...

Don't add any other water to the mix at all or you'll end up with something that wont stick and stay in place like a paste and will most likely just make the solution much less effective...

[motrucker]

I'm telling ya! Urine will set you straight!

That does it! You sir, get shot on sight.
Your urine fixation has done you in :quickdraw:

[Franko]

That does it! You sir, get shot on sight.
Your urine fixation has done you in :quickdraw:

:lol:

I've been thinking lately that perhaps XDelusions avatar is a real photo of when he or she was younger...

[nicholas]

I'm going to try wrapping a fish tank in kitchen foil (Shiny side facing inwards), fitting two UV strip lights at the top, lining the lid with foil and using it as a chamber to leave cases inside whilst being treated with Franko's paste formula.

I think I'll give the cases a good scrub in the bath with hot water and biological washing powder first (works wonders on the removable bits of your oven too btw), followed by half an hour in the dish washer for good measure.

Will post photos before and after each stage.

[Franko]

I'm going to try wrapping a fish tank in kitchen foil (Shiny side facing inwards), fitting two UV strip lights at the top, lining the lid with foil and using it as a chamber to leave cases inside whilst being treated with Franko's paste formula.

I think I'll give the cases a good scrub in the bath with hot water and biological washing powder first (works wonders on the removable bits of your oven too btw), followed by half an hour in the dish washer for good measure.

Will post photos before and after each stage.

Be waiting to see the results...

Yup good old soap powder is excellent for cleaning plastic cases, even monitor screens and DVD/Video recorder fascias and the like...

But this stuff from ScrewFix is the best thing ever to keep all the above and much much more looking like new and in tip top condition, (it gives it that squeaky clean feel and the smells like you've just opened something brand new for the first time from an airtight sealed package)...

ScrewFix UPVC Cleaner...

[Franko]

Thought I'd post a before and after shot of one of the A1200s that I gave the Retr0Bright treatment. The case wasn't too badly yellowed but the keyboard was, I'm very impressed and happy with the results...

Before...


After...

[RMK305]

Good job Franko. My A1200 looks like new after giving it a treatment.

[Franko]

Good job Franko. My A1200 looks like new after giving it a treatment.

Nice to hear that, pretty amazing stuff eh...

Did you have to use a UV light or did you just use day/sunlight

[RMK305]

Used neither. I did it in the laundry room which has no windows and it still worked a charm.

[Franko]

I never got any results using indoor lights or even daylight the magic only happened when I used the UV light, dunno why but I'm just happy it works...