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1st sunny day this year

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Ideal for sitting on a lounger getting some sun ??

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Thumbs up 8)

I've bought an facial sun in my local thrift shop for 15 dkk (approximately 3 usd$) for my retrobright, but you solution are more environment friendly, love this and the spring sun :D
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Well I don't want to start popping the champagne corks yet. I already retr0brighted those keys 3 times. I felt I was never going to get them white again. Even with the low sun and intermittent cloud, I think I wasted my time with the black lights over winter.
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Looks fantastic. I think the CLR HOME rear key might need to go 1 more time for perfection.
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I thought exposure to sunlight causes plastic yellowing... ?
Be normal.
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Hydrogen peroxide and uv light reverses the yellowing. Retr0bright.com

After this spray with some sort of boat cockpit shine spray with uv protection.

This is the brand I use. https://www.amazon.de/gp/aw/cr/B00VD1OQ ... geNumber=1 see my review with before and after shots
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This is the next yellow bird....
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Yellow screen & yellow case. Allround jaundice machine. I guess I'll also find out now what happens to the paper badge too???
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2nd sunny weekend. The eurostile yellow bird, an ntsc model and a c64c, c64 breadbin and 2 1541-iis are enjoying the weather.

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How do you peel off the labels without destroying them?

Nice sunbathing though 8)
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2 methods. Freeze them off with this spray used by engineers to get down to -45 degrees c. The badge literally falls off. Alternatively take a hairdryer and warm up the badge. And slide the finest precision screwdriver you have under the label and lift. Method 1 works well only on some cases. Method 2 always works.

Afterwards clean the back of the badge with petrol to remove the residue glue. Reattach with double sided sticky tape for fitting carpets.
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And after...

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No more yellow
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Hey put a warning to use shades on this 8)
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Doubled in value now too?

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Before and after pics

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Like night and day, really fine achievement.

What blend of Retr(0)bright do you use?
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