TK bondservnt[501st] Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 (edited) Mate to clean it up and get a nice shine use this: http://www.ebay.com....49#ht_500wt_922 My mate has a FX kit and he uses that to polish/clean it and it slowly makes it whiter the more you use it. I'd recommend getting rid of the yellowing before trooping in it. You might need a couple of bottles by the end, but see how it goes. Put up some pics of the blaster and holster for us to check out too. T cut is for CAR clear coat finishes. it ADDS COLOR? DONT" USE T CUT. use NOVUS polish on uncoated plastics. if you use T Cut on coated plastic it will remove the UV layer. novus will also remove yellowing and it will keep the original color intact. Edited June 26, 2012 by TK Bondservnt 2392 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonitekid Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 T cut is for CAR clear coat finishes. it ADDS COLOR? DONT" USE T CUT. use NOVUS polish on uncoated plastics. if you use T Cut on coated plastic it will remove the UV layer. novus will also remove yellowing and it will keep the original color intact. As will Novus or ANY abrasive polish over time. But as Vern says, steer clear of T cut as its way to harsh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonnenschein Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Search in the net for "retrobright", a way to remove the yellowing from old ABS and styrene. Painting might be an option, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 (edited) retrobright? are you going to immerse your old FX armor in peroxide? how many gallons of retrobright would it take to immerse armor? way more than a computer case. and I quote from the retrobright website The “Retr0bright†Project By Merlin, of AmiBay, English Amiga Board and Vintage Computer Forums (among others) How to deal with the “not-so-mellow yellow†of old computers and consoles Anyone who has dug their old computer or console out of the cupboard or loft for some retro gaming will probably have noticed that it maybe hasn’t worn too well with the test of time. The plastics these machines were made of is called ABS and to make it flame retardant (just in case it catches fire after a marathon session) the plastics manufacturers added chemicals that caused the plastic turn yellow or, even worse, brown over a long period of time. It was originally thought that the yellowing was permanent and that the only solution to this was to paint the plastic in its original colour and cover the problem up. However, a chance discovery was made in March 2008, by The CBM Museum at Wuppertal in Germany (http://www.forum64.de), that immersing parts in a solution of Hydrogen Peroxide for a few days could partially reverse the process. This was initially taken up by the Amiga community in Germany (http://www.a1k.org) and the idea eventually found its way to the English Amiga Board (http://eab.abime.net), where a madcap collection of chemists, plastics engineers and retro hackers managed to perfect this concept and put it on steroids, with help from other forums. page below with info on how to make retrobright. http://retr0bright.w...Retr0Bright+Gel Edited June 26, 2012 by TK Bondservnt 2392 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK_Duke Posted June 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) Mate to clean it up and get a nice shine use this: http://www.ebay.com....49#ht_500wt_922 My mate has a FX kit and he uses that to polish/clean it and it slowly makes it whiter the more you use it. I'd recommend getting rid of the yellowing before trooping in it. You might need a couple of bottles by the end, but see how it goes. Put up some pics of the blaster and holster for us to check out too. Ill give it a shot thank you John, I was told I could make it look weathered also or do a sand trooper.The blaster im sure is just something he got from a toy shop and painted it black. Edited June 27, 2012 by TK_Duke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectre Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Ill give it a shot thank you John, I was told I could make it look weathered also or do a sand trooper. The blaster im sure is just something he got from a toy shop and painted it black. Nah mate I've been advised that it's bad for the plastic, so I'd avoid T-cut. Better of going with Novus ABS polish. If it is a Hasbro blaster it will have to modified to be 501st acceptable too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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