Gamerade - Remove Yellow from Super Nintendo, Other Consoles, Plastics - Adam Koralik
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- čas přidán 4. 09. 2013
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In this video I will show you how to restore the original color of a Super Nintendo (SNES), or any other plastic, that has fallen victim to turning yellow. I will do this by using the "Retr0bright method." So stay tuned for the most Bill Nye the Science Guy-esque video I've ever made.
The actual reason to do this is not because it makes sense financially, but because old systems (whether consoles or home computers) decrease in numbers and will never increase again, so it makes a lot of sense to preserve them, within reasonable and mildly seemingly unreasonable expense.
Tried a variation of this with amazing results. Reminding back to the little I learned about science and chemicals, I know that if you have a solution that's intended to serve a specific purpose, mixing anything else in is going to effect the results greatly. That being said, I wanted to avoid adding the gum and glycerine since they didn't seem too serve a purpose in the reversing of the yellowing. So what I did was set up everything just like you did in the pans, mixed a 6% peroxide and oxyclean mixture (just these two ingredients on their own) in a spray bottle and just continuously sprayed the parts every 15-20 minutes or any time they started to look dry. It took about 2 hours to get my snes looking new again. Thought I'd share.
Thank god this guy exists.
Next time you do it, try putting it under a UV light, rather than the sun, it's a lot quicker and stronger.
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Reading the comment section is really painful... People keep asking if it will work on other consoles or that they like the aged look of the yellowing.
Ok, we get it. You are good at hand gestures.
Salon Care at Sally Beauty Supply is basically the same as Retro Brite, except you don't have to mix it. Also, if you set it under a UV lamp, you can leave it overnight. Leave it for a few days and you'll get great results!
According to a recent post on Slashdot, following a discussion among experts from the retro-gaming community with input from chemists, what you are seeing is the same effect from bleaching t-shirts. Unfortunately, bleaching plastic is a surface effect and it does not change the chemistry of the plastic. The discoloration will return after a few months to a few years when the flame retardants migrate back to the surface. I've had computers since the 1980's and I can tell you that stored plastic will discolor. Most UV light (UVB and UVC) is blocked by windows. Nobody uses these old computers outside, so I think most of the discoloration is accelerated by operating temperature with a secondary effect from UVA.
+ToddSixSweeney /Facepalm.
For as long as I have been watching you, never actually watched this. Hearing Adam talk about chemical reactions brings joy to a recent chemistry grad.
This was the first video I ever saw on what is now commonly known as "retrobrigting." It's crazy how much the technique has been perfected in 10 years. You were a pioneer in the field sir.
@Michel Chirac Thanks, though I can't take credit. I just followed the instructions.
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Great video, Adam. Very helpful info on how to restore some classic systems. That yellow plastic really can be an eyesore sometimes, and it's good to know that there is a fairly simple and effective way to get rid of it.
I’m definitely trying this one out. Don’t have any of the materials or a microwave, but this seems like the most effective technique I’ve seen so far.
I would much rather hear the sounds of nature and bugs over gunshots and car horns from the city.
you can make they way simpler
another great video Adam - the best video on this topic I have seen so far. It's really good you explained ingredients etc as well, other videos seem to gloss over this part
Thank you so much for doing this video. I have been considering doing this for a long time, but I've never seen anybody do it right or keep it on for long periods of time so I wasn't sure if it was worth the money. Love your videos. Keep kicking the ass.