Re: Restoring Apple IIs, others...

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"Jason Whorton" <jason@microxl.com> wrote:

>Hi.  I have read that the fading is an actual chemical change in the plastic
>and that it is not something that you can just wash off.  As best I
>remember, this was in a Star Wars vintage toys newsgroup concerning plastic
>ships.  I think the same would apply to Apple's.  We all know what sun faded
>II's look like.  If you think about what made it change color, then you may
>see how it can not be just washed away.

Chlorine bleach works because the UV effect you talk about
only happens on the surface of the plastic.  The bleach actually
eats a little of the UV faded surface.

The plastic will fade even when indoors because fluorescent
lights also emit UV.