how to fix yellow plastic
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The original site from the people that discovered how to do this is the retr0bright project website.
Here you will find the original forumula and a a forum:
http://www.retr0bright.com/
I did pieces on my Olympia One and it worked out great
Here you will find the original forumula and a a forum:
http://www.retr0bright.com/
I did pieces on my Olympia One and it worked out great
delaneymeegan
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Thanks for this.
Speaking of Electrolux..... I have a very nice 1989 Electrolux Legacy I just acquired.
All is good, Except the top, which is yellowed considerably.
I've seen this happen on several Electrolux from the Golden J, up to the final metal canister: the Ultra Classic. Why is it only the top and if it has it, the matching rocker switch? Notice the blower door has not faded, nor the ends either. The ends of which tend to be more of a rubber, than plastic.
I want to try this on that, and a few other items.
Thank-you.[this post was last edited: 12/7/2015-01:10]
Speaking of Electrolux..... I have a very nice 1989 Electrolux Legacy I just acquired.
All is good, Except the top, which is yellowed considerably.
I've seen this happen on several Electrolux from the Golden J, up to the final metal canister: the Ultra Classic. Why is it only the top and if it has it, the matching rocker switch? Notice the blower door has not faded, nor the ends either. The ends of which tend to be more of a rubber, than plastic.
I want to try this on that, and a few other items.
Thank-you.[this post was last edited: 12/7/2015-01:10]
The cover will cleanup well using the retr0brite.
Use the original formula and get a container that the cover can fit into.
glycerine slows the evaporation down. Cover with some plastic wrap as well.
It works better when exposed to sunlight.
If it is not warm outside, find a place inside where the sun shines through.
Don't forget to vent the room if inside.
Use the original formula and get a container that the cover can fit into.
glycerine slows the evaporation down. Cover with some plastic wrap as well.
It works better when exposed to sunlight.
If it is not warm outside, find a place inside where the sun shines through.
Don't forget to vent the room if inside.
human
Well-known member
Interesting. I may have to try that on my dishwasher. The plastic at the top of the door is discolored. I just wonder if it would harm the control panel. Guess I could tape that off to protect it.
My Silverado has the weird fade spots too!
delaneymeegan
Well-known member
See, it always seems to affect just the top plastic under body, the rocker switch if your 1975 to 1993 Electrolux canister had it, and I forgot to mention... the wheels.
All of which are theoretically, the same type plastic.
But why not the blower port door?
I wonder if fluorescent lighting does this, as well.
All of which are theoretically, the same type plastic.
But why not the blower port door?
I wonder if fluorescent lighting does this, as well.
I noticed similar fading on my Olympia One.
I urge anybody reading this thread to go to the Retr0Brite project web site.
There are many contributing to it. That is how the original formula came to be.
It has been said in time, it will revert back to yellow, but it is easy to re-do.
The yellowing has to do with the flame retardant used in the plastics.
I was skeptical as well, but it does work.
http://www.retr0bright.com/
I urge anybody reading this thread to go to the Retr0Brite project web site.
There are many contributing to it. That is how the original formula came to be.
It has been said in time, it will revert back to yellow, but it is easy to re-do.
The yellowing has to do with the flame retardant used in the plastics.
I was skeptical as well, but it does work.
http://www.retr0bright.com/
Re: Replies #2, #7
Hi,
#2: Unless you have already done the research or have documnetation did you know that the Grand Marquise and the Legacy looked identical? The serial id (2 letters with 5 digits in between), which is stamped on the stabilizer is the only way, besides documentation or the original carton, to know for sure. It seems the most common affixes of the two cleaners were M_H for the Grand Marquise and M_L for the Legacy. If the affixes are different than those Aerus LLC may be able to tell you which cleaner you have by supplying them with the serial id. Its records are not always complete, though.
Incidentally, after the Legacy the Model 1521s' names were indicated on the top (as the early- to mid- Diamond Js had been). The late Diamond Js (sand/jade) and Marquises (taupe/sand) could easily be identified by their unique colors unlike the Grand Marquises and Legacys.
#7: Electrolux USA used rocker switches on its deluxe models beginning with the Model AE in 1956 and ending with the Model 1505/Silverado in 1985. That particular style was used through the tan Model G until 1968. The budget models of that era (E, T, S, R, L, and 1453) were equipped with toggle or slider switches; and the Canadian Lexan-bodied models, which were introduced in the USA in January 1985, had single push-button switches (the same mechanically as the classic Model XXX's albeit in a different form).
The early- to mid- 1205s were ribbed like their predecessors but narrower (based on my observations) in size while those of the late 1205s and 1205/Jubilees through the Model 1505/Silverados were the same form but contained a shock hazard warning.
All the Model 1521s--including the Diamond Jubilee (1984-87), Marquise (1987-88), Grand Marquise (1988-89), Legacy (1989-90), Ultralux (1990-91), Ultralux LX (1991-92), Ultralux CE (1993), and Ultralux Classic (1992-94)--had the 2 push-button-style of power switch.
Hi,
#2: Unless you have already done the research or have documnetation did you know that the Grand Marquise and the Legacy looked identical? The serial id (2 letters with 5 digits in between), which is stamped on the stabilizer is the only way, besides documentation or the original carton, to know for sure. It seems the most common affixes of the two cleaners were M_H for the Grand Marquise and M_L for the Legacy. If the affixes are different than those Aerus LLC may be able to tell you which cleaner you have by supplying them with the serial id. Its records are not always complete, though.
Incidentally, after the Legacy the Model 1521s' names were indicated on the top (as the early- to mid- Diamond Js had been). The late Diamond Js (sand/jade) and Marquises (taupe/sand) could easily be identified by their unique colors unlike the Grand Marquises and Legacys.
#7: Electrolux USA used rocker switches on its deluxe models beginning with the Model AE in 1956 and ending with the Model 1505/Silverado in 1985. That particular style was used through the tan Model G until 1968. The budget models of that era (E, T, S, R, L, and 1453) were equipped with toggle or slider switches; and the Canadian Lexan-bodied models, which were introduced in the USA in January 1985, had single push-button switches (the same mechanically as the classic Model XXX's albeit in a different form).
The early- to mid- 1205s were ribbed like their predecessors but narrower (based on my observations) in size while those of the late 1205s and 1205/Jubilees through the Model 1505/Silverados were the same form but contained a shock hazard warning.
All the Model 1521s--including the Diamond Jubilee (1984-87), Marquise (1987-88), Grand Marquise (1988-89), Legacy (1989-90), Ultralux (1990-91), Ultralux LX (1991-92), Ultralux CE (1993), and Ultralux Classic (1992-94)--had the 2 push-button-style of power switch.
