Tempest Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Ok maybe I missed something, but how did the person with the SNES do it? Looks like he used a gel in a plastic bag for his approach. Is this the same gel as everyone else has been making? I still haven't tried this because I'm nervous of making everything look blotchy. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olds-kool gamer Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Same here; that would close off RedWolf's blog absolutely perfectly. Edit: Stop Press!! I've found Eastofeastside's results - here's the pictures, be impressed!!! I hope I'm not stealing his thunder. It took him ten days using 3% peroxide, but what a result!! Looks very nice but 10 days!!! :!: I know you said slower is better but I think I'll stick with my my 12% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 (edited) 10 days to reverse over 10 years of discolouration? How fast do you want it, would you like it done while the adverts are on the TV? Sheesh, the Playstation generation have no patience or span of attention these days.... Edited February 28, 2009 by Merlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olds-kool gamer Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 10 days to reverse over 10 years of discolouration? How fast do you want it, would you like it done while the adverts are on the TV? Sheesh, the Playstation generation have no patience or span of attention these days.... I was born in the 60's there wasn't many PlayStations around when I was growing up. I was a Atari / C64 man back in the day.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 (edited) ^^^^ Sense of humour by-pass ^^^^ Ok maybe I missed something, but how did the person with the SNES do it? Looks like he used a gel in a plastic bag for his approach. Is this the same gel as everyone else has been making? I still haven't tried this because I'm nervous of making everything look blotchy. Tempest As far as I know, it was in a plastic bowl, with the edges to the plastic "lid" filled in with aluminium foil. If you look closely you can just make this out from the picture. Edited February 28, 2009 by Merlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frotz Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 The cat is out of the bag. The trick has been slashdotted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olds-kool gamer Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Well I finally plucked up the courage to do my Atari 800. I forgot to take a pic of the before but as you can see I've haven't got round to doing the Rom/Ram cover so you can at least see what the whole unit looked like before. Well I must say I'm absolutely "over the moon with the results" Once I do the Rom/Ram cover, it will look like a new freshly opened Atari 800, as it was nearly 30 years ago amazing… Mix used (see previous posts) The Atari was left for approx 4 hours of direct sunlight and the paste was re-applied 4 or 5 timesThe temp here in London, UK was a round 11-13 Centigrade, approx 53 Fahrenheit, which I think was ideal. p. s. Also did:- Amiga 1200 Top case & Keyboard result: Perfect. Apple][e (Europlus) Monitor III result: Excellent. SNES top Cabinet result: Still work in progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 That 800 looks like an excellent result. Currently I am doing a 520STE that was very badly yellowed on the left hand side. It has had 8 hours under UV, and made a little progress. Having another go overnight. Anyone else done an ST? this one seems to be a real stubborn b@$7@rd. I did a badly yellowed 1050 case at the same time, and that has come out great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Hi all, I've upped some more pictures to the Gallery section of the Wiki; some of you may recognise them..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olds-kool gamer Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 That 800 looks like an excellent result.Currently I am doing a 520STE that was very badly yellowed on the left hand side. It has had 8 hours under UV, and made a little progress. Having another go overnight. Anyone else done an ST? this one seems to be a real stubborn b@$7@rd. I did a badly yellowed 1050 case at the same time, and that has come out great Hi mimo, Thanks for your comments... re: your ST have you tried the process under direct sunlight? I know that's asking at lot at the moment, as here in the UK we've had very little but the results speak for themselves. My Atari 800 was done in just one go in just 4 hours (although it wasn't too bad to begin with) After this last batch, I think I'll hold off getting a UV light and use that big Yellow ball in the sky. Spring is just around the corner so we should be getting some better periods of sunshine (I say should) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 not seen any sunshine for a while, infact I think I am growing webbed feet If we get a sunny day I will give it a go, but I have used the UV lamp on several occasions with great results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broonale Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 This worked great on my Jaguar! I will have to give this a go with my SNES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuppicide Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 This thread is amazing! The thread on the other site is amazing too. Great job! Makes me want to go get some junk at the fleamarket just to do this on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tremoloman2006 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I've read all these posts and I've got some TI-99/4A carts I want to try this on! For those who have had great results: Would you please tell me where you purchased these products to make this stuff? Are all these products available from one retailer on the web? I want to start small before I move on to larger items to clean. Thanks in advance, Trem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 (edited) Hydrogen Peroxide- Sally Hair Supplys Oxy cleaner- supermarket Xanthan gum- health food store or some supermarkets if you cant get xanthan gum, use corn flour or Arrowroot- again from a supermarket Blackout bulb- Electronics store or if you live near in a sunny place sunshine will be a good substitute, but you need to re-apply the gel frequently to keep the surfaces wet All the stuff is readily available which makes this so cool (it is highly addictive though, stuff you thought looked minty begins to look crap when you treat something else and compare the two) Edited March 4, 2009 by mimo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 more success today, we had a rare visit from the sun god and I managed to get the STe and all the keys into the sun for about 4 hours. Difference is amazing, keys look perfect, but I think another go for the case is in order. Fingers crossed for the orange orb to make another appearance tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball22 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Ok, I just saw this for the first time -- I don't usually look at the 8-bit forum, so I hadn't noticed until it got linked from the 2600 one. This is really awesome, and the chemical explanation is very interesting. I wish I had some horribly-yellowed plastic to try it on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 You guys are famous, the Wiki has had over 75,000 hits!! The counter was only at 800 on Monday night and now it's broken!! Well done to all, you deserve to share in this..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorgle Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 You guys are famous, the Wiki has had over 75,000 hits!! The counter was only at 800 on Monday night and now it's broken!! Well done to all, you deserve to share in this..... I noticed yesterday that this process was even highlighted on hackaday.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olds-kool gamer Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 more success today, we had a rare visit from the sun god and I managed to get the STe and all the keys into the sun for about 4 hours.Difference is amazing, keys look perfect, but I think another go for the case is in order. Fingers crossed for the orange orb to make another appearance tomorrow That's good to hear... There's no real substitute for the Sun. After all, nothing on Earth is going to give you that much UV magic! The only snag is if it decides to come out or not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 It even got a mention on the Guardian online; it's a pity they got my surname wrong, but at least I'm spared millions of e-mails... http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/.../mar/04/gadgets We is teh l33t!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 (edited) It even got a mention on the Guardian online; it's a pity they got my surname wrong, but at least I'm spared millions of e-mails... http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/.../mar/04/gadgets We is teh l33t!!! I've just read that: excellent! Looks like my new 520ST is going to need the treatment. On its own, it doesn't look too bad, but next to the 65XE... makes me realize how nipping clean the 8 bit case actually is. Do we have many (pictorial) examples of this process working on ST cases? I remember someone saying they were quite difficult. Edited March 5, 2009 by flashjazzcat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 It even got a mention on the Guardian online; it's a pity they got my surname wrong, but at least I'm spared millions of e-mails... http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/.../mar/04/gadgets We is teh l33t!!! I've just read that: excellent! Looks like my new 520ST is going to need the treatment. On its own, it doesn't look too bad, but next to the 65XE... makes me realize how nipping clean the 8 bit case actually is. Do we have many (pictorial) examples of this process working on ST cases? I remember someone saying they were quite difficult. Hopefully tomorrow I will be posting my results on my 1040STe, pretty impressive, just a couple of bits that are being stubborn. Getting better results with sun light than Blacklight bulb. Unfortunately today's sunshine quickly turned to hail/snow/rain this afternoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akator Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 It even got a mention on the Guardian online; it's a pity they got my surname wrong, but at least I'm spared millions of e-mails... http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/.../mar/04/gadgets We is teh l33t!!! Congrats on the write-up, Merlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Thanks guys. If any of the contributors on here want to help with the Wiki, sign up there and Ill add you to the access allowed list as editors. You guys deserve to share in this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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