[Coco] Case whitening [was MY CoCo3]

[Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus)]

if you put in the sun it will take 2 hours to remove all the yellow.
But put inside a transparent bag.

On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 10:20 AM, Glen VanDenBiggelaar
<glenvdb at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Nick and others,
> I am not sure I have mentioned this here, but after restoring so many Amiga's I will let you all in on a easy Case whitening method I have used again and again. You all may have heard of Retr0brite, but here in Canada, I have not be able to track down HP more than .03% without a licence and such, but believe it or not, you can use hair dye!
> I didn't think it was true, so I ordered a "sample" of of ebay for less then $8 usd.
> The product I used was called Schwarzkopf Igora Royal Developer -the ideal is 40 volume 13% but I used 30 volume 9% it just takes longer.
> You mix that in with Schwarzkopf Igora Vario Blond Extra Power White Toner (mix is 2 to 1)(kit is 1 to 1).
> eBay item number:390357104787 (is the sample kit)
> you will get a foamy paste. Cover the yellowed area with the paste and leave it 24 hours and wash off the dried crust. That's it. No UV light needed- although some say it works better if you put it in a plastic bag to avoid fast evaporation, and some say it works faster with UV light.
> because I have only used the sample kits, I have tried to cheap out and put it on thinly. 1 kit will not do a full Amiga 1200 top shell, or a whole Amiga 3000 keyboard. You need to make sure every inch is covered in the foam. it doesn't even require gloves, but I guess they should be warn.
>
> depending on the severity, you may need to do it a few times. I have seen first hand, that after 2 years, the yellowing has not returned, although some say it does, and should be sealed in a UV resistant coating.
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