I am in Florida, though not the sunniest time of year right now. I have retrobrighted some other things before and like you (I think) I used the cream developer stuff. I usually did them in my garage in the summer (very hot) under a UV lamp setup so I could control the process better. I have never tried the submersion method.
Something I have not tried before, and I wonder if it would help is to use clear UV protectant spray paint after the retrobrighting to keep it from yellowing again. My main concern was the LCD window. Do you mask that off or will the retrobright process be fine for that? I am thinking that it should probably be removed and then re-glued later or at least masked off and avoid developer cream. Thanks for your response! Scott M. From: Greg Swallow Sent: Friday, January 1, 2021 8:01 AM To: Scott McDonnell Subject: Re: [M100] Retrobrighting. To do or not to do? Hey Scott, Have had great success with retrobright here in AZ. The sun here provides a great deal of UV/heat; some times a bit intense. So you must be careful. Out of a dozen or so I've had two that need to be re-done. They also have scars on the clear display plastic (why I never put them on eBay) and yellowed up again due to the place I stored them was on the sunny side of the house. As long as I kept a close eye on them, things went well. I would check them every 20-30 minutes and touch up any dry spots with more retrobright. Doing a keyboard can be tricky as the plastic parts of the keys can be brittle and break if you're not real careful while removing the key caps. It can be done, just take your time. Check out the 8-Bit Guy on YouTube as he has a video of how he did retrobrighting. An Amiga I think. He used a large tube of water with H2O2 rather than making the paste. He had no clear parts and, with my previous experience, I wasn't ready to try submersing the M100 case. Not sure what % he used. I've used 60% H2O2 from Sally Beauty. As for yellowing being part of the "charm," Not so much. It's not like the "patina" on a classic car. Of course, "patina" in AZ can get down to nothing, but bare metal rather quickly. God Bless, GregS <>< Jan 1, 2021 5:11:32 AM Scott McDonnell <mcdonnell.j...@comcast.net>: > Have others retrobrighted their M100 and have they had success and been > pleased with the results? Or does the yellowing just add to the charm? > > > > If you have done it and been satisfied with the results, any tips for the > M100? > > >
