[Coco] retrobright

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Makes sense.


> On Jan 9, 2015, at 1:32 PM, Gabriel Holland via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
> 
> All the stuff I have read says that it is usually plastic that was brominated to help reduce flammability and the bromine is displaced by oxygen over time but it is accelerated by UV.  Hence, a clear coat over top to prevent oxygen from contacting the plastic surface.
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> On Fri, 1/9/15, Frank Swygert <farna at amc-mag.com> wrote:
> 
> Subject: Re: [Coco] retrobright
> To: coco at maltedmedia.com
> Date: Friday, January 9, 2015, 2:18 PM
> 
> I'm pretty sure it's the chemical
> makeup of the plastic that causes the 
> yellowing -- yellows as it ages. Different batches yellow at
> different 
> rates. The best long term protective option might be a good
> paint. That 
> will protect the plastic from UV rays as well as exposure to
> other 
> chemicals, should make it last longer before it becomes
> brittle. Not 
> original, but what's the point of having it original if you
> can't handle 
> it for fear or breaking?
> 
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