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In lugnet.general, Chris Phillips wrote:
> So I've tried to forget about the color change and focus on sorting my LEGO and
> building some new models. While sorting, I've been keeping in the back of my
> mind what many have said: that LEGO has always had color variances in the
> pieces.
>
> Well after parting out a couple dozen sets, I've gotta say that I just don't see
> this.
I have to agree. If you are looking at new brick from around the same time
period, then I think LEGO tends to have a very high color consistency.
> Sure, baseplates have always come in a couple shades of green, and I've
> even noticed that some of my tan baseplates are very slightly darker than
> others. But with regular brick I only found one piece that was a noticeably
> different hue than the rest, and it turned out to be a Tyco brick that somehow
> got mixed into a bin of loose brick. (Not counting bricks in the new 2004
> colors, of course, which are just different enough that you only notice the
> difference AFTER you drop them into a bin of supposedly same-color pieces.)
>
> Now granted, the vast majority of my LEGO collection was purchased new in the
> last five years, and has never been abused with direct sunlight. But I have a
> small amount of brick that is at least 20 years old, and the colors are still
> the same.
>
> So what are you guys talking about?
I can't speak for anyone else, but something to came to mind when looking at the
discussion is that LEGO bricks do tend to change color when exposed to various
elements. I have a lot of yellowed white brick from when I kept my Rebel
Blockade Runner out on my desk at my office. There it was exposed to florescent
light, which I now understand is a no-no for LEGO. (It really looked like it
got a tan, too, as the underside was still nice and bright!)
Also, in my collection there are a lot of well used bricks. I often buy used
brick from bricklink, and I also have a large collection from my childhood.
These pieces are in good shape, except for the color. Some of my red has an
orange tint to it, and some grey has yellowed a bit as well. I even had to
bleach some of my bricks, as I inherited my brothers' mold filled boxes of lego.
(This didn't change the color nearly as much as florescent light!) However, I do
have to say that these color variations appear to be slighter than the official
color change. I don't really know, thoa, since I haven't bought any sets with
the new color, yet.
> - Chris.
-Alfred
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Hi all,
There have been various threads here discussing use of bleach for restoring
yellowed white bricks, some with better success than others. But has anyone
thought about using "green bleach", or hydrogen peroxide, to do the same?
I recently bought a bottle of such green bleach for C$2.5 compared to ~$1 for
chlorine bleach, specifically for this purpose. There's a blurb on it about
being colour safe too. I used that undiluted to bleach the pieces of a recently
acquired, but very yellowed, 8480 shuttle set. (YES! 8480!!!)
It seems to work for some slight yellowing, but appears to have no effect on
others, even when they have been soaked for close to a week.
Also, I thought about the 'colour fast' bit and decided to put a few
red/blue/yellow bricks in the stuff to check it out. Colour seems to be okay,
but I pulled them after one day so I'm not sure of the long term effects.
I won't know how strong my green bleach is, but there's also the 3% pharmacy
type that comes in little bottles.
Any thoughts appreciated. Seems like I could be the first one to come out with
this idea...
Thanks
Keith
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"James Casey" <waferthinninja@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:H6JqE1.Eo4@lugnet.com...
> I bought a large collection of lego from someone, including some quite old
> stuff.
>
> Unfortunately, almost all the older white pieces have started to go brown,
> and the grey are slightly yellowy. The blue are also slightly discouloured
> but not too bad.
>
> Does anyone have a way to fix this? Would some sort of bleach do the job?
You'll have limited success bleaching white parts, but grey and blue you
have no chance, they will discolour even more in bleach.
When I last tried, I just used the cheapo thin bleach available for 20p or
so in most UK supermarkets, and I probably used it neat, soaking the parts
for a about a day.
Huw
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I bought a large collection of lego from someone, including some quite old
stuff.
Unfortunately, almost all the older white pieces have started to go brown,
and the grey are slightly yellowy. The blue are also slightly discouloured
but not too bad.
Does anyone have a way to fix this? Would some sort of bleach do the job?
If there is no hope then I guess I can still use them on the inside of MOCs.
James
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In lugnet.general, Jim Schifeling writes:
> I have some white Lego that has some tan discoloration on only one side
> (like the front face of a slope but not the studs or sides or underneath).
> It is most likely from smoke (cigarette) or sun. What is wierd is a Police
> van has 2 shades of discoloration, one for doors and shutters, one for
> bricks. Is there any way to restore the original white?
The FAQ addresses this:
http://www.lugnet.com/~330/FAQ/Build/bleach
Is it possible to restore yellowed parts to their original color?
From Richard Marchetti:
Yes, for some colors, at least. Use 1/4 part bleach (or less) to 3/4 parts
water and allow the parts to soak for 1 to 2 weeks. This absolutely works
for white, grey, or clear.
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