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Thought I'd give Sunbrighting a try

Found out about it while watching one of @retrobitstv videos on YouTube about the Tandy1000. He showed off putting a partially yellowed Tandy1000 case in the sun for about a week and showed off the difference.

So I put the front plate of a 486 case in the Florida sun for about 10 days. The results seemed.. interesting. I'm guessing not all plastics react the same to sunlight. It got pretty close to the original color. I think I'll try it on my Compaq monitor next.

Another user mentioned using a weaker hydrogen peroxide solution for a more gentle Retrobrighting process, I may try that out on the buttons and drive bay plates.

u/SorinLion — 7 hours ago