Making OLD computers look like new

lemonadesoda · Mar 3, 2009

Wanted to share this with you: retr0bright.wikispaces.com

A method of making your old equipment (that turns yellow due to anti-flame-retartants in the plastic) look like the day you bought it.

Really impressive.

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AFTER

red268 · Mar 3, 2009

That's awesome!
Makes me wish we hadn't thrown out our oolldd PCs!

PVTCaboose1337 · Mar 3, 2009

Too bad my mac computers were all destroyed.

But very cool way to do it! Makes it look much better!

Triprift · Mar 3, 2009

Looks way better pity my Commodore 64 is long gone. hmmmmmm. :ohwell:

lemonadesoda · Mar 3, 2009

Brings back memories, eh?

It is incredible... FIRST that the plastic degrades so badly over 10-20 years... but SECOND that these guys have developed a home-brew make-it-yourself formula to fix it! http://retr0bright.wikispaces.com/Retr0Bright+Gel

Triprift · Mar 3, 2009

Dont think its that incredible in terms of degradtion all things do over time but kudos on the ninja regeneration method remarkable. :twitch:

lemonadesoda · Mar 3, 2009

Triprift said:
Dont think its that incredible in terms of degradtion all things do over time but kudos on the ninja regeneration method remarkable.

I disagree. The plastic is degrading (discolouring) due to the flame retartants. I dont think anyone at the time realised how significant an effect it would have.

Go into your old toy box. Look at your old legos. Plastic bricks EVEN OLDER than these early computers. And look, other than a few scratches, the plastic is in good shape. (Assuming you didnt leave it by a window for UV damage). Goodness knows what kind of carcinogenic effects these plastic additives had also. Maybe we are all addicted to the vapours released by these things which is why we are PC junkies.

Mussels · Mar 3, 2009

i tend to take an air compressor to the inside, swap the case + PSU and then most people think the PC is new anyway...

1Kurgan1 · Mar 3, 2009

Different circumstance when your talking about swapping an ATX board into a case thats meant for it. Can't quiet take that old Mac SE and drop it in an ATX case. You could rig it up in there, but it just wouldn't be the same.

Mussels · Mar 4, 2009

1Kurgan1 said:
Different circumstance when your talking about swapping an ATX board into a case thats meant for it. Can't quiet take that old Mac SE and drop it in an ATX case. You could rig it up in there, but it just wouldn't be the same.

true that, and i admit this is pretty cool stuff.

r9 · Mar 4, 2009

lemonadesoda said:
Wanted to share this with you: retr0bright.wikispaces.com

A method of making your old equipment (that turns yellow due to anti-flame-retartants in the plastic) look like the day you bought it.

Really impressive.

BEFORE

AFTER

Is that your gaming PC ?

BrooksyX · Mar 4, 2009

r9 said:
Is that your gaming PC ?

Ha ha that was so funny. Last time I laughed that hard I fell of my dinosaur! :laugh:

EiSFX · Mar 4, 2009

lemonadesoda said:
Wanted to share this with you: retr0bright.wikispaces.com

A method of making your old equipment (that turns yellow due to anti-flame-retartants in the plastic) look like the day you bought it.

Really impressive.

BEFORE

AFTER

No i actually think that's u2konline Gaming Rig

MilkyWay · Mar 4, 2009

lol that pc has an a: drive and b: drive nice techniques tho makes it look better, the yellowing is horrible

i take it this can be applies to old video game consoles too

BrooksyX · Mar 4, 2009

EiSFX said:
No i actually think that's u2konline Gaming Rig

lol now that really was funny. :toast:

I bet u2konline could squeeze 60fps on crysis with all high settings on that rig. :laugh:

Polarman · Mar 4, 2009

Not bad for a mixture of Oxy clean & Peroxide.

hat · Mar 4, 2009

Polarman said:
Not bad for a mixture of Oxy clean & Peroxide.

HI BILLY MAYES HERE TALLING YOU ABOUT THE AWEOME POWER OF OXYCLEAN!!

Error 404 · Mar 4, 2009

Wow, thats very impressive, makes me want to go find an old PC and refurbish it to new condition!

I saw this a day or so ago on www.hackaday.com , its a nice up-to-date website with stuff like this on it.

Triprift · Mar 4, 2009

MilkyWay said:
lol that pc has an a: drive and b: drive nice techniques tho makes it look better, the yellowing is horrible

i take it this can be applies to old video game consoles too

Yeah id say so the only way you could preserve your consoles and keep them from degrading would be to give them a good clean and store them in refrigerator bags. Then store the bags in storage containers not too many ppl would do that.

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