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i had some in a 3% solution for about a week with uv lights on 24/7 and the parts are fine. it was only with solutions stronger than 3% i have seen issues with. do you have a window on the sunny side of you home? you can always have them sit inside of the window so that they can get the light. i have had parts sit without uv lighting and the change in color was not noticeable. so keep in mind the it only works with some sort of uv to activate the peroxide.

I still think a black light would work, as an alternate UV source.

LowClassCC wrote:i had some in a 3% solution for about a week with uv lights on 24/7 and the parts are fine. it was only with solutions stronger than 3% i have seen issues with. do you have a window on the sunny side of you home? you can always have them sit inside of the window so that they can get the light. i have had parts sit without uv lighting and the change in color was not noticeable. so keep in mind the it only works with some sort of uv to activate the peroxide.

This sounds good I live in an apartment and have a window that gets sunlight from about 8am-12pm. I might put them there, but I was a little afraid of the peroxide leaking and messing up the paint on the sill. I'll probably just not crank the lids down so tight (had a few actually dent from the pressure) I could put some aluminum foil down I suppose. At night, I've had them under fluorescent lights in my kitchen. I'm glad to hear that I could go for a week though without problems!

Eau Rouge wrote:I still think a black light would work, as an alternate UV source.

that's what i use. i have 2 12" cold cathode black lights for a pc that i hook to a power supply.

paul wrote:I might put them there, but I was a little afraid of the peroxide leaking and messing up the paint on the sill. I'll probably just not crank the lids down so tight (had a few actually dent from the pressure) I could put some aluminum foil down I suppose. At night, I've had them under fluorescent lights in my kitchen. I'm glad to hear that I could go for a week though without problems!

a lot of people use lids. i never have used a lid myself. i have 2 glass drinking glasses that i use. filled 1/2 full with peroxide then drop in the parts which takes the glass up to 3/4 full. switch on the uv lights and its good to go. the bubble action is about the same as what you would see in a soda. you leave it sealed up and it builds pressure. you poor it in a glass and it still bubbles but don't boil over. so unless you have a critter that may knock it over or get into it i don't see a lid as something that is needed.

LowClassCC wrote:

Eau Rouge wrote:I still think a black light would work, as an alternate UV source.

that's what i use. i have 2 12" cold cathode black lights for a pc that i hook to a power supply.

paul wrote:I might put them there, but I was a little afraid of the peroxide leaking and messing up the paint on the sill. I'll probably just not crank the lids down so tight (had a few actually dent from the pressure) I could put some aluminum foil down I suppose. At night, I've had them under fluorescent lights in my kitchen. I'm glad to hear that I could go for a week though without problems!

a lot of people use lids. i never have used a lid myself. i have 2 glass drinking glasses that i use. filled 1/2 full with peroxide then drop in the parts which takes the glass up to 3/4 full. switch on the uv lights and its good to go. the bubble action is about the same as what you would see in a soda. you leave it sealed up and it builds pressure. you poor it in a glass and it still bubbles but don't boil over. so unless you have a critter that may knock it over or get into it i don't see a lid as something that is needed.

Thanks for the info! Maybe I'll try to get a blacklight to build an indoor setup just for this purpose. I've only seen people talking about jars so that's what I've used myself, but I'm wondering if you could use a small plastic storage tub or similar? Is there a specific reason for using glass only?

to let the sun rays pass through the whole recipient I guess...

paul wrote:...but I'm wondering if you could use a small plastic storage tub or similar? Is there a specific reason for using glass only?

So that the UV light hits all of the parts as much as possible. Glass doesn't slow down UV light rays very much.

Does anybody here believe this wouldn't work on an FX10 chassis? It is not nylon, but it is still white in need of a freshening.

Eau Rouge wrote:

paul wrote:...but I'm wondering if you could use a small plastic storage tub or similar? Is there a specific reason for using glass only?

So that the UV light hits all of the parts as much as possible. Glass doesn't slow down UV light rays very much.

I used a plastic container over the weekend for my parts, and it worked just fine. Though it was pretty hot this weekend, and the parts got two full days of 90* sun. The parts look great, but now I am going to dye them black....

Toasted Coastie wrote:The parts look great, but now I am going to dye them black....

Uhh, what?

ya...... that was kind of a waste of 2 days.

scr8p wrote:ya...... that was kind of a waste of 2 days.

Looking back, yah, pretty much. Some of them aren't getting on the car though, so I thought it would be nice to have some nice clean white parts to share with people on this wonderful board....

Brandon G wrote:Does anybody here believe this wouldn't work on an FX10 chassis? It is not nylon, but it is still white in need of a freshening.

Well, peroxide works on hair, and it's not normally nylon. I say give it a try! Seriously though, I put some nasty yellow Hotshot wheels in over the weekend and they actually seem brighter. And we had rain all weekend. Going to throw them in again when the sun comes out.

Figured out a twist to the peroxide trick to whiten parts.

I put the parts, submerged in peroxide into a caserole dish covered with plastic wrap. Then set it on top of aluminum foil out in the sun. Using the foil, you don't have to flip the parts and the solution heats up.

I'm not a scientist but the parts where far whiter when the peroxide was warmer.

Hope this help.

i get the best results with a large flat plastic tray thr parts don't shadow each other and the peroxide is about 2 inch's deep so i know its getting the full uv from the sun it has been mega hot hear in Seattle and the solution is steadily bubbling away i give it a kick when ever i walk past cos the more bubbles coming off means more of reaction can take place i had some success with a couple of team car arms that had been dyed blue BITD and they are almost white i have had them in for about a week every three or so days i pour it all out and take out the whitest and put the rest back in

Paul