Duo R for sale

[FiftyQuid]

Sorry to derail this tpivette!  I was just curious! 

Duo R 4 Sale everyone!!!!!!!

[tpivette]

No problem... I'm actually gonna put this sale on hold for a few days while I try to whiten both the controller and the console. While the console isn't yellow at all, it also isn't blindingly white... which is what everyone seems to want out of these Duo Rs.

Hoping for good results, stay tuned

[Keith Courage]

The controller will whiten with bleach. The system will not. You would have to use an alternate method.

[FiftyQuid]

Has anyone tried that tooth whitening shit?  Rembrant or something like that?  It whitens enamel so it has to be able to white a Duo.

[tpivette]

The controller will whiten with bleach. The system will not. You would have to use an alternate method.

Not going to use bleach on either. HercTNT just posted a method in the repair/mod section that he came up with that I'm going to test in the next few days

[Trenton_net]

Hrm... Perhaps you could just send me the images. I'm not concerned about the controller, and just care about the system. If the unit is white enough, you won't even need to do anything. Though, I'm not sure how white these systems start off even to begin with.

[SignOfZeta]

You're never going to get a Duo R to be as white as, say, an OG PC Engine. They never were that white in the first place.

[tpivette]

Glad you mentioned that, as I was thinking the Duo R isn't as white as a original PC Engine and got worried. Still, I think I want to brighten everything up a bit just in case as I don't want anyone to be disappointed when it arrives

[Trenton_net]

Again, would you mind just sending the images of the console to me? :-)  I'd rather you not whiten anything if I'm going to make a purchase. However, if your still dead set on whitening everything, that's fine. I wish you the best in your sale!

PS: In case anyone is wondering, whitening plastic using Retro-Bright or other chemicals makes the plastic more brittle and weakens it's structure. In addition, it doesn't prevent the plastic from yellowing again. I'd strongly recommend against it unless absolutely necessary.  The controller could use some touch ups, but the console looks just fine (Unless the low-res images from one angle was overstated due to the flash.

[tpivette]

I don't have a high resolution camera at my disposal. I can only take photos from my Samsung Galaxy S cellphone. Also, the lighting isn't the greatest in my house for taking definitive, quality photos. So, even if I had time to take some additional pictures (which I do not... my sister is getting married today and I'm actually posting this from my phone at her recepion), I don't believe there going to be of the caliber you're seeking. I thought I would've had tme yesterday, but the wedding preperations and rehersal dinner took up most of the day.

So if you can wait a day or two, and don't mind cellphone pictures in subpar lighting, I can send them to you. I'll hold off on the whitening until I receive a response from you.

BTW, I wasn't going to use retrobright... just a mild solution of peroxide and dishsoap. Don't know if that makes a difference or not

[Trenton_net]

Hey,

Gee wiz, You should have said there was a wedding! Ok, send me a PM once all the craziness settles down and we can work it out. I'm sure everything will be fine. :-)

Cheers,

[tpivette]

bump for new photos

[broken]

PM incoming!

[tpivette]

Duo R is sold.