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I found an AEK II for dirty cheap on a local auction site Trademe( Yes I'm from New Zealand a place where there more sheep and cows than people). So I decided to bring it to it's former glory
Here's are some pictures of the restoration

Hella Retro-Brite job. I have had some moderate successes, but nothing like that.

Yup, someone went ALL THE WAY with retrobright.

Did you use a gel or sink the case in hydrogenperoxide?

Nice job! Looks like what mine looked like after similar treatment. No longer own it btw.

I never got any results this good with the gel/sunshine method. Great job SeanTNT!

I've never tried to retrobright anything, but those pictures really make it seem worth the effort.

Please post some details on the procedure. The final is really awesome.

Wodan wrote: ↑Yup, someone went ALL THE WAY with retrobright.

Did you use a gel or sink the case in hydrogenperoxide?

Does a longer and harsher treatment degrade the surface significantly more?

fohat wrote: ↑

Wodan wrote: ↑Yup, someone went ALL THE WAY with retrobright.

Did you use a gel or sink the case in hydrogenperoxide?

Does a longer and harsher treatment degrade the surface significantly more?

I haven't ever noticed any surface degradation. Longer exposure and allowing the creme to dry and "bake" onto the case will almost invariably cause bleaching.

Another potential bleaching hazard is when using a UV light that is a bit overpowered. A strong UV light, in my experience, can cause bleaching in the plastic rather easily. Always be careful when bleaching darker colored plastics.

I had a UV wash light that was the equivalent of a 100W bulb, I think. It was very strong, too strong in fact. It didn't necessarily bring results quicker either.

Ultimately I bought a UV LED light bar for my retrobrighting needs and it works well and has excellent coverage while not being harsh at all.

ideus wrote: ↑Please post some details on the procedure. The final is really awesome.

I'm actually curious about the methods SeanTNT took as well since I have a few things that could be retrobrited, that's one very well done job.