Author Topic: yellow stained DUO-R (Read 1568 times)

rolins · « **on:** June 09, 2005, 05:37:00 AM »

I won a pc-engine duo-r off ebay for $152. I think it was a good deal. Everything works fine except that the console and controller is very yellow. I know the duo-r is prone to get these yellow stains, but does anyone know how to remove them?

Liquid Snake · « **Reply #1 on:** June 09, 2005, 06:38:31 AM »

SNES console has the same problem. I don't think you can do anything about it. Avoid place your console under direct sun light.........

twor2005 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 09, 2005, 11:29:48 AM »

I always thought it was just sunlight that did that to plastic, but my launch SNES has the same problem. Its weird because I don't smoke (some blame that) and it was never in direct sunlight. I wonder- are all white Duo Rs like this or just some?

I picked up another SNES recently and it has no yellowing at all. Could it be moisture (or lack thereof)? Could it be impurities in the plastic in certain models/ some kind of chemical reaction with the air? The mind boggles.

GUTS · « **Reply #3 on:** June 09, 2005, 12:57:05 PM »

I always wondered that too, everyone assumes it's smoking or sunlight that does it since those are the usual discoloring culprets, but I've seen SNES systems that were in closets for years have the same problem in non-smoking households. I wish there was a chemist or something out there that loves SNES and could put the subject matter to rest, hah.

rolins · « **Reply #4 on:** June 09, 2005, 01:12:54 PM »

Well I spoke to couple of my friends at work and they said to use bleach. Take a bucket and put some mild bleach. Remove the casing of the Duo-R, then let the discolored casing soak for a few minutes.

I'm try this later tonight and see what happens. I've never done this before so I'm just a little worried that it's logo will get bleached. I can't call it a pc-engine duo-r without a logo.

I was thinking about getting the casing painted so I won't have to worry by discoloration again. A Duo-R might look cool either black, navy blue, or dark violet. What color do think is best?

dj898 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 09, 2005, 01:41:51 PM »

I've seen brand new PC Engine Duo black replacement case offered on Yahoo Japan few times - lost last time it was on

other than that dipping would be the cheap option...
though never tried so can't tell you how it will come out...

for painting how about applying carbon fibre look film...?
I've seen very thin and real looking HQ film for automobile application some where...

rolins · « **Reply #6 on:** June 09, 2005, 01:56:04 PM »

I think I know what you're talking about. I was watching MTV's "Pimp My Ride" and saw a mechanic use some kind of plastic film to cover the car instead of painting it. I bet it's expensive, probably cost more than my duo-r.

I'll take your advice and check out Yahoo Japan and see if I can find a casing replacement. But i'm still going to bleach my duo-r tonight. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Keranu · « **Reply #7 on:** June 09, 2005, 03:05:21 PM »

I am going to find a fix for this one day. Perhaps a perfect mixture of Oxyclean and hamburger grease...

lord_cack · « **Reply #8 on:** June 09, 2005, 05:11:45 PM »

Quote from: "rolins"

I'll take your advice and check out Yahoo Japan and see if I can find a casing replacement. But i'm still going to bleach my duo-r tonight. I'll let you know how it turns out.

"Well it turns out that bleach, while making the Duo-R very white, also ate through the casing and began to burn through the board. I can still play chip games but the lazer for the CD player is fried."

OK, I had to do that....just seemed funny to me...if the games work, I would just stick with the yellow...it aint pretty but (unless your collecting for the collection, not the joy of having a working machine) it gets the job done....cause the plasticoating the thing just seems like alot of work just to play games....

rolins · « **Reply #9 on:** June 09, 2005, 06:56:58 PM »

Well i soaked the duo-r in some mild bleach for three hours. It did not remove the discoloration, but now it's a lighter shade of yellow. It looks better than before. I'll do a second attempt tommorrow and I hope the discoloration will be gone. By the way, the logo is still purple and unaffected by the bleach. Thank god.

I know it may seem a lot of work to make it pretty, but I can't help it. The discoloration is like a scab on my skin, and I feel compelled to scratch the scab off until it bleeds.

dj898 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 09, 2005, 07:03:10 PM »

Quote from: "lord_cack"

Quote from: "rolins"

I'll take your advice and check out Yahoo Japan and see if I can find a casing replacement. But i'm still going to bleach my duo-r tonight. I'll let you know how it turns out.

"Well it turns out that bleach, while making the Duo-R very white, also ate through the casing and began to burn through the board. I can still play chip games but the lazer for the CD player is fried."

doesn't one suppose to remove the shell and only dip the plastic shell, not the whole bl**dy thing? o_O

ElSeven · « **Reply #11 on:** June 09, 2005, 07:03:22 PM »

there was a thread a long time ago on BT's Turbo List about yellowing pc-engine systems. Luckily all the posts have been archieved for the past ten years, i just wish i knew a good keyword to search for it.

someone came up with a great "recipe" which apparently worked great and didnt damnage the plastic.

btw: that archive is a goldmine of turbo information. Whenever i have a question about a specific game I just look there and find some great stuff.

rolins · « **Reply #12 on:** June 09, 2005, 07:46:01 PM »

ElSeven I found the thread your looking for. Heres the link:

http://joyce.eng.yale.edu/~bt/turbo/digest/TURBO.1997/97.TURBO.0384

Its near the very bottom. Type in the keyword "bleach" in your web browser. Seems pretty easy if not time consuming.

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Take the electronics out of the soon to be white case. take the 2 halves of the case and submerse them in a a bucket of common clothes washing soap like TIDE with color safe bleach. this should very diluted. soak for and hour and remove and scrub the surface with a tooth brush.. preferabley not yours.
Then next use a product called Clorox Gel. Its a mild bleach in a non abrasive form. intended for counter tops and such. put it on the tooth brush and scrub every where but do not sped time on the LOGO. Go around it for the msot part. It wont hurt the logo but its better to be safe than sorry. I was able to remove every bit of the yellow. I could not see any sign of age.

I think i'll try this method over the weekend.

pixeljunkie · « **Reply #13 on:** June 10, 2005, 05:04:11 AM »

I had good luck scrubbing it down with a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. Mine was pretty yellow and it brightened it by at least 40%.

Pcenginefx · « **Reply #14 on:** June 10, 2005, 08:34:59 AM »

Hey guys, thanks for posting about this - I have a DUO-RX and a PCE and both could need some cleaning. Will probably try this when I get some time.

Author Topic: yellow stained DUO-R (Read 1568 times)

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