12 Feb
2009
12 Feb
'09
5:11 a.m.
--- On Wed, 2/11/09, David Griffith <dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu> wrote:
Over at Atariage.com is a discussion about reversing
the
yellowing of plastic. The procedure was designed by
chemical and plastics engineers. It works and doesn't
weaken the plastic. See
http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=138244&hl=
and http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=37808 for the
original source.
This is really interesting. I wonder how well this would work on a Super Nintendo. Those
also yellowed because the plastic wasn't always mixed properly - something to do with
the flame retardant in the plastic. They yellow on any surface that is exposed to oxygen,
and they get really brittle too. This process couldn't possibly strengthen the
plastic, could it?
It's worth a shot though. Very cool.
-Ian