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I know using peroxide to remove yellowing is old news at this point, but I thought this is pretty telling of what actually could be done with it. This console was the worst I've ever seen and I was amazed at just how well it turned out. I used clear liquid developer, completely submerged the casing in the sun for a day.

Before and after:

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I did end up getting some minor burning on the dark gray area, I guess from leaving it in too long and decided to paint it since there was no text that would be covered.

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What a great before and after!! And I agree with Señor Dug, too bad our American SNES looked so purple and dumb.

Why so much animosity for the boxy north american design? Also it plays Super Famicom games if you break the tabs with a pair of pliers.

 

It may have been boxy and weird, but on the bottom around all sides it was ribbed for your pleasure.

Purple is my favorite color btw. Also hooray for carts that display end labels when stacked on a shelf. Now if only the N64 carts were designed like that. :P

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Why so much animosity for the boxy north american design? Also it plays Super Famicom games if you break the tabs with a pair of pliers.

 

Purple is my favorite color btw. Also hooray for carts that display end labels when stacked on a shelf. Now if only the N64 carts were designed like that. :P

 

Because it looks like ... how do you say? Ass.

 

I have the "slim" redesign which I like a lot more. I never liked the ribby purple box though it's kinda cute in Mini size.

 

As with other things, what's inside is more important, and I do like the games on the thing, despite the fugly case.

 

And now I want to dig up that old video game magazine article, "everything you wanted to know about snes but were afraid to ask"

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Did you use that red label white bottle stuff you find for developer at Sally Beauty Supply as that stuff works perfectly and without the mess and trouble of making it yourself and finding the stuff to do it, less messy too as it has good consistency.

The clear liquid version of that stuff is what i used. I've found that if you submerge it in the liquid developer as opposed to brushing the thicker stuff on, you don't get any discoloration/uneveness from the cling wrap touching the plastic.
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I don't have a problem with the color scheme of the NA SNES as much as I do the shape. We all saw the Super Fami in EGM (or at least I did) back in the day and it looked SO COOL!

 

And then when it came out it was like, hey that's not what we were promised. There's a fair amount of nostalgia I have for the ribbed NA box, but I've always loved the look of the Super Fami or EU SNES better. Wonder if I can get a Euro SNES Classic mini enclosure and put my NA one in there. Or if I can just get a European one without too much markup. Hmm....

 

Back on topic of this thread: whoa, holy crap that's a huge difference. Great job.

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The clear liquid version of that stuff is what i used. I've found that if you submerge it in the liquid developer as opposed to brushing the thicker stuff on, you don't get any discoloration/uneveness from the cling wrap touching the plastic.

Oooh nice thought. I hadn't seen that, just the creme that some dude did a before/after video with that I found very helpful. I've been meaning to get a UV light as I have some SNES/GB games that could use the help due to those cheap tainted (randomly) plastics they used in those years that turn foul.

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I know using peroxide to remove yellowing is old news at this point, but I thought this is pretty telling of what actually could be done with it. This console was the worst I've ever seen and I was amazed at just how well it turned out. I used clear liquid developer, completely submerged the casing in the sun for a day.

Before and after:

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I did end up getting some minor burning on the dark gray area, I guess from leaving it in too long and decided to paint it since there was no text that would be covered.

 

Hi, I run a small retro channel at http://youtube.com/perifracticand would love to feature some of the media from this URL and credit you with a thank you link in the description. It seems to be marked on Google Images as public domain.
Whilst I have no doubt you'd be agreeable, I always like to check in with people in advance. But of course if you'd rather I didn't, please do not hesitate to say so too :)
Thanks so much for your contribution to the retrocomputing community.
Your friend in retro,
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