Author Topic: yellow stained DUO-R (Read 1566 times)

Michael Helgeson · « **Reply #15 on:** June 10, 2005, 08:41:07 AM »

Use plain bleach,very little water,and 5-6 hours to soak completely.It will not harm the logo.I did this to my white pc-engine to restore it to whit eagain,and now its completely white.Just to save the idiots ou tthere,too,just soak the plastic shell,take the system apart,and take everything out,soak the shell,when done dry it out completely,and use a air can to get droplets out of it,and out of the systems cd drive lids top spinner mag clamp,otherwise youll have bleach water droplets flying around your cd-drive,and posibbly ruining it.Good luck!!!

twor2005 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 10, 2005, 06:46:41 PM »

Quote from: "Michael Helgeson"

Use plain bleach,very little water,and 5-6 hours to soak completely.It will not harm the logo.I did this to my white pc-engine to restore it to whit eagain,and now its completely white.Just to save the idiots ou tthere,too,just soak the plastic shell,take the system apart,and take everything out,soak the shell,when done dry it out completely,and use a air can to get droplets out of it,and out of the systems cd drive lids top spinner mag clamp,otherwise youll have bleach water droplets flying around your cd-drive,and posibbly ruining it.Good luck!!!

Have you ever tried this with a Super Nintendo? I'm assuming it woudn't work since its not really white to begin with, but just wondering.

esteban · « **Reply #17 on:** June 10, 2005, 10:15:26 PM »

Quote from: "rolins"

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.

To ensure that the bleach doesn't affect the logo, simply smear a bit of petroleum jelly (i.e. vasoline) on the logo. this should provide 100% protection to the DUO-R logo. Even after soaking, you'll be able to do the next step (scrubbing bleach gel w/ toothbrush) without having to re-apply the vasoline.

Michael Helgeson · « **Reply #18 on:** June 11, 2005, 01:47:13 PM »

Ive never tried to bleach a Snes deck,because Ive never had a problem getting one that has not faded yet.

rolins · « **Reply #19 on:** June 13, 2005, 06:36:13 PM »

Well, my Duo-R is clean. Thank God. The method using Tide with bleach and Clorox gel actually got the job done. It took a few hours, mainly scrubing with a tooth brush. The discoloration on my Duo-R reminded me of scrubing off dry egg yoke off a plate. My hands ache right now but it was worth it. The discoloration is gone and I can finally go back to playing Kaze Kiri. Thanks everyone for helping.

ElSeven · « **Reply #20 on:** June 13, 2005, 07:01:22 PM »

Quote

Well, my Duo-R is clean. Thank God. The method using Tide with bleach and Clorox gel actually got the job done. It took a few hours, mainly scrubing with a tooth brush. The discoloration on my Duo-R reminded me of scrubing off dry egg yoke off a plate. My hands ache right now but it was worth it. The discoloration is gone and I can finally go back to playing Kaze Kiri. Thanks everyone for helping.

glad it worked out!

Black Tiger · « **Reply #21 on:** June 14, 2005, 03:07:37 PM »

Anyone ever actually paint a Turbo or PC Engine system?

If so, how'd it turn out?

I wonder if you could get one chrome plated?

I once talked to a guy at a collectible store I worked at who was selling gold and silver plated Pez dispensers on eBay. He just took them to someone local, I assume it was where you'd go to get things bronzed and he said it barely cost anything.

If the chrome plating would take to it, I'd definitely shell out the cash after getting a full set of mods done.

Quote from: dj898

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...

esteban · « **Reply #22 on:** June 15, 2005, 07:13:28 AM »

damn, a chrome-plated ANYTHING would be crazy. There is probably a special process to prepare the plastic so it can be chromed.... HOWEVER, I don't know how the tiny grooves on PCE would come out (where the ventilation slots are).

Still, if someone was able to do it with a PEZ dispenser, I'm sure it can be done.

GUTS · « **Reply #23 on:** June 15, 2005, 09:16:54 AM »

I used to work at a store a long time ago that had a chromed Nintendo 64. There was a company in Europe I think that would chrome video game systems for you for around $150-$200, so they just shipped one over and had it done so they could give it away in a contest. It definitely looked cool as hell, but the funniest thing was that a few months after the contest had ended the guy who won it was hard up for cash so he came back in and sold it back to the store for the price of a regular N64.

dj898 · « **Reply #24 on:** June 15, 2005, 12:53:51 PM »

probably gold plating would be the ultimate pimp duo. :p
there are lots of places that does gold plating to vehicle badges so I'd say it wouldn't be hard - might cost a bit since many of them are using pure 24k gold from what I heard...

mmm... gold....

Black Tiger · « **Reply #25 on:** June 16, 2005, 04:03:50 PM »

Quote from: "GUTS"

I used to work at a store a long time ago that had a chromed Nintendo 64. There was a company in Europe I think that would chrome video game systems for you for around $150-$200, so they just shipped one over and had it done so they could give it away in a contest. It definitely looked cool as hell, but the funniest thing was that a few months after the contest had ended the guy who won it was hard up for cash so he came back in and sold it back to the store for the price of a regular N64.

I wouldn't mind paying $150 to $250 to get a Duo RX chrome plated.

The only other system I'd consider would be a PCE GT, but that'd probably be even harder to do.

Ninja Spirit · « **Reply #26 on:** June 27, 2005, 08:52:54 AM »

What if I just took a warm washcloth and put a little bleach on it and wiped it for a good number of minutes?

I'd hate to dismantle my Duo-R....

My controller is all yellowed up too.

pixeljunkie · « **Reply #27 on:** June 27, 2005, 08:55:05 AM »

Quote from: "Ninja Spirit"

What if I just took a warm washcloth and put a little bleach on it and wiped it for a good number of minutes?

I'd hate to dismantle my Duo-R....

My controller is all yellowed up too.

Seriously...try the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser!

Ninja Spirit · « **Reply #28 on:** June 27, 2005, 11:59:38 AM »

Just several minutes ago, I made the white Duo-R controller my guinea pig for this procedure.

1. I dismantled it and put the controller's guts inside a Ziploc. I have photographic memory so it shouldn't be much trouble putting it back together. I've done SNES and Neo Geo CD pads before....

2. Spread Vaseline all over the part of the controller with the logo and design

3. Used a big bowl, ran it under the sink for warm water, took the smallest scooper that came from a bucket of powdered Oxi Clean, and filled it up with Clorox bleach, poured it in the water and stirred it.

4. Then finally, I submerged the controller's shell.

Time to grab a rocking chair and harmonica....

Leroy · « **Reply #29 on:** July 01, 2005, 10:09:35 AM »

Scrubbed it with a bit of Comet Gel with Bleach then let it soak in undiluted bleach for about 16 hours (sleep+work). I still think I can get it cleaner but here are some VISUAL results.

Author Topic: yellow stained DUO-R (Read 1566 times)

Michael Helgeson

twor2005

Michael Helgeson

GUTS

Leroy