@@fatedestiny1397truthfully I think it could been better. It DID have a result but the yellowing was far too heavy. I had to go back to the bath method and leave it in the solution for 3 days.
The 8 Bit Geek did a test and the best was heating up the peroxide, as its more about the heat than the uv light. I mean it was a drastic difference between uv light and the heating method
I used Retro-brite on a vintage Traxxas Villain, nice thick coat and put it in the Florida sun for 1hr and it was bright white again with minimal blotching.
@@freebobafett Thanks. Since it'll be cloudy here in Dallas tomorrow I have some blacklights on it now with peroxide. I'll try lemon juice and salt next.
@@remgu2000 uv pierces the clouds, but blacklight may work faster...I thought the bleaching agent was more important since uv light caused the discoloring in the first place.
Any potential light source comparable to UV lighting that emits similar energy should do the trick since it'll serve as the catalyst. The catalyst is required for a faster reaction time for the free radicals to bind with the hydrogen peroxide, ultimately bleaching the discolouration caused by photo-oxidation. 😃👍
Yes but I prefer to give it some heat around 40-50 celcius.(The more heat the better, but not too hot) Just leave it in sunlight for a day and with the UV light for a night that should work.
If you “know” that I “don’t know what I’m doing,” why wouldn’t you tell me what I’m doing wrong so I can improve or to help others reading the comments? Or did you just want to say something just mean with nothing to back it up?
You did pretty good with this. I would have removed the screen though,and always make sure the shell is super clean.
Thanks! Shell was cleaned and the screen lens is super scratched so I left it on to see what would happen
Nothing wrong with the screen not being removed.
I did this today using the hydrogen peroxide cream in the sunlight. Worked like a charm on my wavebird controller.
I saw a new way on Twitter that uses fumes from the Hydrogen Peroxide. It's supposed to safer for the plastic!
Interesting!
I'm doing the fume method right now on a white sega saturn....it's been in a bin for almost 12 hours, I'm scared to look.
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@@Hikuro2pnt0 what was the result?
@@fatedestiny1397truthfully I think it could been better. It DID have a result but the yellowing was far too heavy. I had to go back to the bath method and leave it in the solution for 3 days.
What % solution did you use?
Better than full restoration videos
wow amazing i love your content btw! you should do a psp video!
PSPs are really annoying to work on but maybe I’ll give it another go soon! I do have a couple bad PS2s tho
ps2! plz that be dope to
If you don't have UV lights, place it under direct sunlight. It is not as effective but it is bettern than nothing.
The 8 Bit Geek did a test and the best was heating up the peroxide, as its more about the heat than the uv light. I mean it was a drastic difference between uv light and the heating method
I used Retro-brite on a vintage Traxxas Villain, nice thick coat and put it in the Florida sun for 1hr and it was bright white again with minimal blotching.
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Lemon juice and salt works as good or better.
Would you still need UV light?
@@remgu2000 the sun provides enough uv light for it to work better.
@@remgu2000 I've done it with a super Nintendo and it went from yellow to gray inside a couple hours.
@@freebobafett Thanks. Since it'll be cloudy here in Dallas tomorrow I have some blacklights on it now with peroxide. I'll try lemon juice and salt next.
@@remgu2000 uv pierces the clouds, but blacklight may work faster...I thought the bleaching agent was more important since uv light caused the discoloring in the first place.
I have a question does this work for rubbers like na botton inside of it?
yes, the odd tinkering way
Wow
What concentration of Hydrogen perioxide that being used
Can you use a empty fish tank and do the same setup?
I don't see why not, just make sure you have a reflective surface, OddTinkering has some really good content involving setting one of these up
I have indoor grow lights with high UV and lux. Would that be sufficient enough?
😂
@@yorkshirelad3133 so just an emoji face? Thank you for nothing
@@noctisthecat7247 I thought you were being sarcastic about the grow lights? Well done for just attacking me though 👍 what a lovely person you are
What if you didn’t have UV lights, would it work about the same?
if you would put it in the sun for long enough yeah
I’m honestly not sure what the peroxide does but you definitely need UV whether it’s the lights or the sun
Any potential light source comparable to UV lighting that emits similar energy should do the trick since it'll serve as the catalyst. The catalyst is required for a faster reaction time for the free radicals to bind with the hydrogen peroxide, ultimately bleaching the discolouration caused by photo-oxidation. 😃👍
Was this just standard off the shelf peroxide?
yup!
@@JakeSimmons awesome
What's the purpose of the Aluminium foil and UV light?
The ultraviolet light speeds up the process (I believe) whereas the foil prevents any of the light from escaping
Are these just cheap uv black lights?
Yes
How long until its yellow again?
Probably 15 years.
I have my gameboy since the 90's and it's not yellow. I always keep it in the box when I don't use it.
May be 1-1,5 year and it yellow again.
Is it harm the dot matrix plexi glass?
Yeah I would remove the lens if you were to try it yourself
If you repeat this, or leave it in longer, will it yield better results?
Yes but I prefer to give it some heat around 40-50 celcius.(The more heat the better, but not too hot) Just leave it in sunlight for a day and with the UV light for a night that should work.
@@tanathornsattakul154 thank you!!
so,after doing it, what would happen to the hydrogen peroxide used? is it still reusable?
I wouldn’t use it for anything else
@@JakeSimmons interesting, thanks again.
Better than buying a new fake shell
So you put your fingers in Hydrogen Peroxide ??? What is the percentage ? Can't see it on the video.
3%. Higher percentage will just do it faster
Thanks. It makes more sense 😀
This guy doesn’t know what he’s doing.
If you “know” that I “don’t know what I’m doing,” why wouldn’t you tell me what I’m doing wrong so I can improve or to help others reading the comments? Or did you just want to say something just mean with nothing to back it up?
How did that work
I do this with the sun .you don't need UV lights. The sun is the biggest and most powerful UV light.
Yeah the sun works great! But this is a little more concentrated so it goes a bit faster
@@JakeSimmons you are the master
For the live of god please use gloves!
Looks the same lol use salon care 40 and leave it in the sun for two hours