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Thread Number: 68786
/ Tag: Other Home Products or Autos
Yellowed white plastic on appliances |
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| Post# 915780 1/15/2017 at 13:21 (2,650 days old) by pumper (SE Wisconsin) | ||
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Post# 915788 , Reply# 2 1/15/2017 at 13:50 (2,650 days old) by rp2813  (Sannazay) |
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 This is an issue with vintage white telephone cases and handsets. Collectors have had success using salon grade peroxide, but I think it usually involves soaking, which isn't likely an option for control panels.
If you'd like to give it a shot without soaking, I can try to dig up a link that provides more information on the process. IIRC, it requires a few steps and takes a day or two. | ||
| Post# 915790 , Reply# 3 1/15/2017 at 13:52 (2,650 days old) by HeyTony (Kansas) | ||
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I have whitened yellowed nylon parts with a jar of hydrogen peroxide and sunlight. A clear container with the parts submerged and left in a sunny spot for a few days. | ||
| Post# 915824 , Reply# 4 1/15/2017 at 18:26 (2,650 days old) by ken (NYS) | ||
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Post# 915838 , Reply# 5 1/15/2017 at 19:42 (2,650 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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The 8-bit guy Did an elaborate review of the various methods and a good job explaining how the bromide causes it. The link is to an easy to follow method I've used with success. CLICK HERE TO GO TO panthera's LINK | ||
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Post# 915909 , Reply# 6 1/16/2017 at 10:51 (2,649 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 915959 , Reply# 7 1/16/2017 at 17:33 (2,649 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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It's so strange that the newer plastic parts will yellow. The plastic knobs on my '53 Westinghouse range are as white as the day they were made; I wonder what kind of plastic they are? | ||
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Post# 916016 , Reply# 8 1/17/2017 at 05:45 (2,648 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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 My 1998 Estate SxS fridge did this. When I replaced it with a new black one just like it, I took the handles off and sprayed them with white plastic paint...then I sold it. I gave my white microwave to MIL who's still using it today. Gave my white trash compactor to Goodwill when I got the black one. I just like black better than stainless. | ||
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