White PC Engine should be white

[ApolloBoy]

Just tried this today on a whim with my somewhat yellowed PCE. I didn't get it quite as whitened as I would've liked (I put it outside in a glass pan for a couple of hours and didn't have quite enough developer to totally submerge everything), but I'm real pleased with the results! I'm gonna have to pick up an old fish tank and do a marathon whitening Arkhan-style.

EDIT: Here's the aftermath:

[roflmao]

Looks great, Apollo!  I'm tempted to do this myself.

[wolfman]

I am re-opening this thread and asking everyone who tried the bleaching methods on their experience.

Does the bleaching effect last?
Did the plastic get brittle in any way or start to peel off/break away?
Or did yellow again?

Since I am thinking of trying this on my CDROM², I am interested in long-term experience of others.

Thanks!

[Black Tiger]

I am re-opening this thread and asking everyone who tried the bleaching methods on their experience.

Does the bleaching effect last?
Did the plastic get brittle in any way or start to peel off/break away?
Or did yellow again?

Since I am thinking of trying this on my CDROM², I am interested in long-term experience of others.

Thanks!

Using sttictly bleach and not anything like retrobrite:

Yes
No
No

[wolfman]

Using sttictly bleach and not anything like retrobrite:

Yes
No
No

Would that do it?

http://www.amazon.de/Blonde-Aufheller-Extrem-Stufe-St%C3%BCck/dp/B00175NXTW/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1392055442&sr=8-16&keywords=bleichmittel+haare

It is a hair bleacher for medium dark hair.

I live in Europe, so I´d be happy about recommendations from E.U. members since we usually don´t have U.S. brands available...

[Black Tiger]

Using sttictly bleach and not anything like retrobrite:

Yes
No
No

Would that do it?

http://www.amazon.de/Blonde-Aufheller-Extrem-Stufe-St%C3%BCck/dp/B00175NXTW/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1392055442&sr=8-16&keywords=bleichmittel+haare

It is a hair bleacher for medium dark hair.

I live in Europe, so I´d be happy about recommendations from E.U. members since we usually don´t have U.S. brands available...

I just use regular bleach sold for washing floors. Even just a few seconds submerged melts off all the dirt and such on everything. The last time I did it, I didn't really expose it to the sun and didn't leave it in that long and it transformed from noticeably discolored to looking brand new.

This is a guide from the first time I did it:

http://superpcenginegrafx.net/cleaning_a_pcengine.html


The pics don't show just how white that system really looked in the end, but it was physically worn. The last one I bleached was in nice condition, so that may help it take less time, since it doesn't have to soak into scratches or anything.

[Keith Courage]

Bleach works just fine for a PCE. However it does nothing for a yellow PCE CD drive. I think they are made out of a different type of plastic.

I've used regular bleach with great results. I just let it soak over night and rinse off the next day. 

[EvilEvoIX]

That looks amazing, I'm going to try that with my SNES.

[wolfman]

I just use regular bleach sold for washing floors.

Are you talking about chlorine?

[wolfman]

Bleach works just fine for a PCE. However it does nothing for a yellow PCE CD drive. I think they are made out of a different type of plastic.

I've used regular bleach with great results. I just let it soak over night and rinse off the next day.

So what should I use, if I would want to clean IFU and CDROM2?

[Necromancer]

Use hydrogen peroxide as mentioned in the FIRST POST.

[Arkhan]

If you want to whiten a yellowed console, just use the developer that you mix with bleach packets to do hair.

You want 40 vol for maximum results.   you can get away with 30 if it's not super yellow.

Just submerge the plastic in it and sit it in sunlight or under a UVB bulb.

Don't mix all the retarded crap to make that paste.  It's wasted effort.

I think I mentioned all this in this same thread somewhere.

I used to do marathon bleaching sessions in my driveway with a fishtank + 40vol. hair developer

http://www.amazon.com/Paul-Mitchell-Volume-Clear-Developer/dp/B004WP46PY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1392160490&sr=8-2&keywords=40vol+hair+clear+developer

Like this. Except don't buy Paul Mitchell.   Go to your local beauty shop and buy their off-brand crap for 5$.  It's all the same.


Wear gloves.

[xelement5x]

Wear gloves.

You know, that's really just good advice in general. 

[wolfman]

Wear gloves.

You know, that's really just good advice in general. 

Thx for the hint, but you were too late. Unfortunately I don´t have hands anymore to put them on...

ps: writing those lines wiht my nose right now.

[esteban]

Just mix bleach and chlorine in a well-ventilated room.