Hi, I’ve done the retrobrite on my T102 with some success. I have no idea if it really made the plastics more brittle, but it didn’t get rid of all the yellow although it was a huge improvement. But two weeks ago, I’ve gone another direction with it and spray painted it mat-black. I’m very happy with the results. I had actually sent a mail to this list, but it never seemed to have gotten through. I used basic ’Spectrum spray paint’ and Spectrum primer. After about 2 weeks of regular work I haven’t seen any degradation of the paint job so far (I did go for many layers). Anyway, I can recommend this approach as for me, I’m very happy with the result. The T102 looks like a completely new machine. You do lose the decals below the function keys (not a problem for me…).
Erik
> On 13 Oct 2020, at 13:13, Michael Kohne <mhko...@kohne.org> wrote: > > I've got an M100 with a severely yellowed upper shell, and I'm > wondering what remediation possibilities I have. > > I've heard of retrobrite, but I've also heard that it can make > plastics more brittle. For something that's a portable computer, > brittle (even if only slightly more than original) sounds like a bad > idea. > > Had anyone ever tried painting one of these shells? Are there paints > that would hold up to actual use? It'd be like painting the case on a > keyboard, and I'd worry that it was going to chip or rub off very > quickly. > > I poked around the mechanical keyboard community and found references > to using Krylon's Fusion paints, anyone have any experience with them? > > Also, does anyone know what kind of plastic the M100 shell is? I'd > like to find some similar plastics to experiment with before I risk an > M100 shell. > > -- > Michael Kohne > mhko...@kohne.org > > Anything real you do that's important will be scary. Having kids. > Getting married. Donating a kidney. Writing a book. Do it anyway. - > Neil Gaiman
