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Re: Anyone tried this? Yellowed parts white

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:19 am
by Lowgear
The 3% peroxide isn't a measurement of how much to add, its the concentration percentage of what comes in the bottle. Think of it as Strengths.

Re: Anyone tried this? Yellowed parts white

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:21 am
by scr8p
don't dilute it. pour it right from the bottle into a glass jar.

Re: Anyone tried this? Yellowed parts white

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:49 am
by CATS
Cool, I will post my progress

Re: Anyone tried this? Yellowed parts white

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 12:09 am
by esaresky75
Has anyone tried this on rims with foams already mounted? Does it harm the foam tire / whiten the rim. Wheels in question are 1/12 on-road.

Re: Anyone tried this? Yellowed parts white

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 1:19 am
by SRTracer121
well theres always 1 way to find out...

Re: Anyone tried this? Yellowed parts white

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 8:05 am
by carlosblr
which is the accurate measurement of preoxido 3% per liter? and 8 hours,the plastic is not damaged?

Re: Anyone tried this? Yellowed parts white

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 9:09 am
by Lonestar
My bet is you can kiss your foams good bye ;)

I've tried some 40 dilution one on some yellowed parts... don't ask me what the 40 corresponds to, this is the strongest that was available in my chemical-paranoid country! but after 2 days in the sun (checking every few hours) they are white just like I wanted them this is AWESOME.

Now for the record... I've tried to whiten some ballcups that were attached to original and very slightly correded turnbuckles... the ballcups look superb now but the turnbuckles look WAY more corroded. Shoulda guessed it :roll:

Last but not least... I've dipped some yellowish arms that I bought from the one and only rcbonezzzzzzz before he became (in)famous... well they did came out whiter for sure... but the treatment also revealed that they have been spray-painted white :lol: This guy is just amazing :lol:

Anyways... I have a PILE of RC10 parts to process now. Thanks Jay!!!

Paul

Re: Anyone tried this? Yellowed parts white

Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:45 pm
by tamiyadan
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Re: Anyone tried this? Yellowed parts white

Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 7:13 pm
by Lowgear

Re: Anyone tried this? Yellowed parts white

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:18 am
by wetsu
yes this works to some degree. it took me a week to achieve approx. 85% of original color. in the next day or so when i get home i will take a pic or two of soaked parts and some that wasn't.. can't say for sure when i can take pics I drive truck..

Re: Anyone tried this? Yellowed parts white

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:30 pm
by Alex B
tamiyadan wrote:BEHOLD

Retro-bright!
http://lifehacker.com/5164208/retr0bright-restores-yellowed-vintage-plastic-to-factory-fresh

It turns out the perfect plastic bleaching solution is a mixture of hydrogen peroxide, glycerin, oxygen based bleach like OxyClean, and xanthum gum to make it sticky. Brush it on and leave it out in the sun or under a UV lamp to accelerate the process
:roll:

:D

Re: Anyone tried this? Yellowed parts white

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:53 pm
by RC10resto
Has anyone tried this on rims with foams already mounted? Does it harm the foam tire / whiten the rim. Wheels in question are 1/12 on-road.
anybody try it?

Re: Anyone tried this? Yellowed parts white

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:29 pm
by AnonymousRC10
mrlexan,

The information you posted in this thread is very useful - Thank you!

:mrgreen:

Re: Anyone tried this? Yellowed parts white

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 3:46 am
by Winger
110% awesome thread!

Re: Anyone tried this? Yellowed parts white

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 11:59 pm
by atarit3
I'll confirm that! Awesome!

I have an RC10T that needs this :)