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I recently bought some older classic space sets and I knew in advance that
they had yellowed. I tried soaking them in a bleach and water solution but
it did not help. Does anyone have ideas about stopping the yellowing and
also a fix for it? Thanks in advance.
Skip
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In lugnet.general, Skip Robinson writes:
> I recently bought some older classic space sets and I knew in advance that
> they had yellowed. I tried soaking them in a bleach and water solution but
> it did not help. Does anyone have ideas about stopping the yellowing and
> also a fix for it? Thanks in advance.
> Skip
The bleach and water solution for 10 days, or maybe more, should do it.
Otherwise, I have no idea...
-- Richard
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How long did you soak them for? I let my yellowed parts soak for several
weeks. You may also want to try increasing the bleach/water ratio. I use a
dilute solution for a long time; this has whitened parts for me that were 20
or more years old, and doesn't appear to have damaged them in any way.
Cary
"Skip" <srobinson@fairpoint.com> wrote in message
news:G8t02E.Jzo@lugnet.com...
> I recently bought some older classic space sets and I knew in advance that
> they had yellowed. I tried soaking them in a bleach and water solution but
> it did not help. Does anyone have ideas about stopping the yellowing and
> also a fix for it? Thanks in advance.
> Skip
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How much bleach to how much water???
Cary Clark <cary@corp.nospamwebtv.net> wrote in message
news:G8t37J.4M2@lugnet.com...
> How long did you soak them for? I let my yellowed parts soak for several
> weeks. You may also want to try increasing the bleach/water ratio. I use a
> dilute solution for a long time; this has whitened parts for me that were • 20
> or more years old, and doesn't appear to have damaged them in any way.
>
> Cary
>
> "Skip" <srobinson@fairpoint.com> wrote in message
> news:G8t02E.Jzo@lugnet.com...
> > I recently bought some older classic space sets and I knew in advance • that
> > they had yellowed. I tried soaking them in a bleach and water solution • but
> > it did not help. Does anyone have ideas about stopping the yellowing and
> > also a fix for it? Thanks in advance.
> > Skip
>
>
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In lugnet.general, Brad Hamilton writes:
> How much bleach to how much water???
I have used 1 part bleach to 4 parts water.
-- Richard
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I used to use a diluted solution, but I've moved to 100% bleach without apparent
damage to the bricks. Even pure bleach doesn't work on some of the badly sun
damaged pieces, though.
Cary Clark wrote:
> How long did you soak them for? I let my yellowed parts soak for several
> weeks. You may also want to try increasing the bleach/water ratio. I use a
> dilute solution for a long time; this has whitened parts for me that were 20
> or more years old, and doesn't appear to have damaged them in any way.
>
> Cary
>
> "Skip" <srobinson@fairpoint.com> wrote in message
> news:G8t02E.Jzo@lugnet.com...
> > I recently bought some older classic space sets and I knew in advance that
> > they had yellowed. I tried soaking them in a bleach and water solution but
> > it did not help. Does anyone have ideas about stopping the yellowing and
> > also a fix for it? Thanks in advance.
> > Skip
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