Turn Yellow Plastic Back to White for about $4. with Salon Care and Sunlight
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- For Valuable items that want to restore to original condition. If you have white plastic items, most likely they have turned yellow. I have discovered you can buy a 4 oz. bottle of Salon Care 40 Volume Cream for from Sally Beauty- still available for about $4 (2023)) add sunlight to turn yellow plastic back to bright white.
This video demonstrates how to apply and the results on a bathroom exhaust fan cover that has yellowed and turned back to white.
The vent in the video was used as a TEST and I did not know it would work before I started. Vent was used for Demo only. It is a great way to Restore items of value and electronics.
YES I KNOW ABOUT THAT I FORGOT TO USE GLOVES CORRECTLY in the video shot 7 years ago.
Sorry, about taking off my gloves, but I did not know it would work, so I did not take it very serious. You should where gloves if you are touching the solution or it will turn your your fingers. white.
You can also use Paint on items like the vent, but keep in mind that if the painted item gets handled it can scratch. So, paint may not always be the best option for Valuables that you want to restore to original white condition.
I tried using a black light, but it took days and the results were not as satisfactory. Using Sunlight only, and Salon Care, the results were amazing.
You will not believe it until you see the video.
Thank you for your comments.
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I can't believe this works! I did two bathroom vents and the front of our alarm panel. They look great! Updated pricing for 2023: just under $5 for the 4oz bottle (which is plenty)
Glad it worked out for you!
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Thanks SO much for the tip! Refurbishing 3 bathrooms that all had VERY yellow plastic light/vent covers. The Salon D saved me tons in replacing. ALL VENTS ARE WHITE AND LOOK BRAND NEW!!!!
THANKS AGAIN!!!
Glad it worked out. Thank you for your comment.
THANKS! Stumbled upon your video, while in the process of upgrading a house. 3 bathroom fans with yellowed plastic, completely whitened with Salon D, wrapped in plastic and left in sun for a few hours! Saved $100's not replacing with new fans!
Yes, I have had the same experience and it is really easy and not messy at all. I have used up most of the 4ozs, but still have plenty for other projects. Thank you for your comment.
Thank you David, Salon worked like a charm on various yellowing plastic pieces of a classic 1960 Buddy L toy Texaco service station. Drying under the sunny skies on Long Island N.Y. as we speak. Gotta love what you can learn on RUclips!!!
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Hi David, This my second use of Salon based on your recommendation. I am amazed with the results. Can verify that Salon can be used to remove tar and nicotine stains from a vintage ceramic ashtray when NOTHING else had worked. Held my breath and after a few hours sitting in the sun in a large sealed plastic bag it now looks like new. No damage to the ashtray but I only applied Salon to the stain (white ceramic color) and was very very careful not to apply any where else. Thank you again for this awesome tip!!! The best $5.00 investment I ever made. Best Regards, Lenny
Who Knew? Thanx for the comment.
Thanks for your help!!!
Thank you big time. Tried this on my overlocker sewing machine and the Kenwood Chef and worked amazingly on both. Thrilled to bits.
Glad it worked out. Keep the sewing machine covered or it can turn yellow again in time.
bought a friends old portable ac unit...it works great, but it was all yellowed on the sides. after watching this video i bought some salon care 40 (fucker was $7 because of shipping) painted it on with a paintbrush, wrapped it in 1 layer of plastic wrap, and left it out in the sun from 6 in the morning to 4 in the evening. the ac unit is as white as a ghost, now! pretty incredible stuff! thanks a bunch for the video! i'm sure it's helped tons of people, but i'm the most recent! :)
Nice. Sorry, you had to pay so much. It does last a long time. I still have the original bottle from the video, and still plenty left for more projects.
i bought the 4oz bottle and used less than half of it. still lots to use :) one of my fingers was previously injured, and i got some salon care 40 on it. that did not feel good. definitely use gloves!
PHOSPHORIC ACID in an open open wound - ouch.
Salon Care cream is hair bleach used to make hair lighter. You can buy cream based peroxide at any beauty supply. Regular peroxide is pretty weak but it may work. I use it to make my porcelain sink white again. (Bleach turns some stuff yellow.)
like hair :)
It’s not bleach! It’s the developer for bleach called hydrogen peroxide
I just wanted to let you know that I tried this on football helmet that had turned yellow. Thought we were going to have to buy a new one for this last year of rec. football season. It worked!! The helmet is white again. I did wrap with two clear plastic head bags like they use at beauty shop after I put on with old paint brush and let sit in sun before the sun went down for about an hour and half. It was lightening up with that amount. But sun went down so I bought 2 small desk lamps and left it under those 2 lamps all night. Its white, so thank you, thank you, thank you for your video. Saved me from having to buy another helmet.
That's very cool. I am surprised that the desk lamps work-there is very little ultra violet light in incandescent lamps. Surprisingly, there is ultra violet light outdoors at night as well-very small amount of UV. It may be just the solution working overnight, as there is a lot of acid ingredients in the solution. The reason for yellowing it lack of ultra-violet light, which your windows filter out. Good for your eyes, but yellows plastic. :) The suns heat and the intense UV lights speeds up the process to turn back to white. Glad it worked so well for you.
@@DavidNorwoodCCRE me too. My grandson is so tickled. His coach told him we were going to have to do something about that yellow helmet at practice. Lol, it was bad yellow. I actually put 75 watt bulbs in the lamps but keep watch on them so not to overheat. But with or without its white!!
So glad it worked for you. I use it all the time for valuable plastic items. For 2 bucks how can you loose.
Used the technic only with a 20 and the sun got the same results thank you for sharing super easy
This kind of bleaching even works with just sunlight and no chemicals at all, if you give it some time. I recently put some old yellowed PC Hardware outside for about two weeks and almost all of the yellowing went away even though it was freezing, snowy and overcast most of the time. My guess is UV light (which is filtered by glass windows) has the bleaching effect.
that's really astonishing, because UV light seems to be the cause of the yellowing. So, how can it be the cause of the reverse?
I also wondered, why the chemical bleaching needs UV light. It usually works without, see hair bleaching.
Also did anyone try the combination, that is used for bleaching of hair, which is the developer cream used here *and* a powder which adds several other ingredients.
Some other channels now believe it is the heat that makes it work, rather than the UV light. They have replicated it in warm water baths etc.
Salon Care is the brand, it's called Developer.
Upgrayedd D. And there are different strengths, 10 volume being much weaker than 40 volume, which is what he used.
Updating a condo for rental. You saved me $100's on 3 bathroom light/fans that were VERY yellow. Now they look brandnew!!!! Would have been at least $1000 to replace install all 3! Tip: Be sure they treated plastic is in actual sunlight, as windows block the UV rays needed for activation.
Thanks again!!!!!!
Thank you for your comment. Glad it worked out for you. Yes, the cause of the yellowing is the lack of UV light, because of the windows.
Thank you for your discovery. I used to clean for a living and I found bleach and other household cleaners would not remove the yellowing of older items. I wish I knew about Salon Care then.
Cool!
Worked for me on my yellowed plastic doorbell cover. I used only 20 developer and left it in the sun in a baggie for about 6 hours. Perfect!
It is amazing stuff. The 40 developer would have taken 3 hours, but not worth buying if you already have the 20.
Well... As a hair designer i don't have a pay anything.Thx to you my dreamcast look awesome :D
AWESOME! yellowed plastic looks sick, the "Alpine Snow White" color from using the peroxide looks GREAT! excellent video, I did not know this was possible
Glad it worked out. :)
Thank you just finished my super nintendo and sega dreamcast they look great
+isaber pesina did it eat any of the paint on were the nintendo wording is
I was very lucky that most of the yellowing wqs on the bottom part of my snes. Thou on the dreamcast there was some damaged done to the sega dreamcast label
+isaberpesina
Yeah! I noticed my Dreamcast and controllers have gone really yellow for years, but I thought nothing can be done about it! Done a quick search and amazingly I found this video straight away!
Thanks for confirming it works!
You can probably put a coating of something, idk what exactly, to block any paint or labels. I wouldn't know what might work with developer, so do your research.
Glad it worked out for you. Keep it out of the light when you are not using or may may yellow again and you will need to break up the Cream again. :)
This product really proved itself, I am getting one.
Let us know how it works out
You are correct, a UV light is not really necessary... But I like the idea of being able to do this overnight or on a rainy day. It helps that I still have a black-light left over from a more psychedelic era.
Funny! I was thinking the same thing, but I do not know where my black light or my black light posters are. :) I did try to use a low voltage Black Light, which took way too long. Sun light was surprisingly fast. Thank you for your comment.
I'm sure a of manufacturers don't but some use uv protecter in the plastic. Nice to see there is a way to bring it back. It makes a place look dirtier than it is with yellow stained plastic.
Yes, I read that it may also be caused by not mixing the polymers correctly. Smoke detectors are made intentionally-(or they say) so you know that they are expired. - That makes sense.
Thanks for the video. I thought it ought to work with my kitchen cabinets and it does. We don't get a lot of sunshine in my balcony so I also tried to use a uv light (it has been cloudy and raining for several weeks). The uv light helps if you leave it long enough but the sunlight is a lot more effective. You can see the sharp difference in the photo. It restored the color close to what it was originally. It takes a while but so does painting them again (And I was not sure what would be the best process for that). Again, thanks for sharing this idea. Update: I cannot find the way to add a picture to the comments, so I am sorry it is missing).
Thank you for letting me know. Not sure how to post a photo.
David Norwood I uploaded the picture here: 1drv.ms/i/s!AnV5yQid7gsU73ku0rqYoViJKjZV. Hopefully you can see it since the difference is impressive.
Impressive clean up for sure. Did it change the surface? Are those wood cabinets or melanine? I have malamine and am going to try this trick on the weekend. Fingers crossed!
No, they look the same as before the treatment, except for the color of course. These are not natural wood cabinets so I suppose they are melamine. They do look a lot whiter but not really white. I believe that if you leave them longer they get whiter. I am not sure how long this would last though. Good luck!
I’m a former beautition we used this product for lighting hair of course never put the people out in the sun just put them under the hair dryer for 20-30min heat activates the product you don’t have to wait 8-12 hrs for the sun use your hair dryer
Completely amazing. I am so glad I happened on your video and am saving it for future.
Thank you for your comment. Let me know how it goes.
When you use this stuff, you need to apply a very even layer if you're working with large surface areas. For a vent like this, it's not a big deal because each surface was relatively small. On a large piece of plastic, however, this stuff will cause very noticeable streaks/blotches if you don't apply it in a perfectly even coat. For pieces with larger surface areas (such as a game console), I'd actually recommend just filling a glass casserole dish with some cheap 3% hydrogen peroxide, immersing the plastic piece, and leaving it in the sun (flipping as necessary).
Excellent life hack for yellowing plastics! Thank you so much!
I use mostly for valuables and electronics. Sometimes I restore and then sell. Thank you for your comment
This is really neat. I’m going to attempt this on some of my yellowed G1 Transformers. I have a Fortress Maximus who’s legs and chest piece happens to be yellowed. I also have a Jetfire that has yellowing. This will be awesome for restoring my G1s and Vintage Star Wars toys. Thanks for the tip.
Hope it works as well for you as it does for me. :)
David Norwood ... it did help. My Fort Max looks really good! Thanks for the advice.
am i the only one who notice he was using the gloves on the wrong hand?
I think someone else mentioned something about the glove. Thank you for your comment.and glad you liked the video. :)-< .
I thought that was his robot hand, like Luke Skywalker.
Very distracting! Yes. I mean No, you are not...
I was just gonna mention the gloves thing. And why even use a glove? Salon Care 40 is not dangerous. He's not working with bleach or muriatic acid.
Kube Dog It will burn and turn your skin white
Works great on whirlpool bath Spa components that yellow as well!
I used it for my Spa parts also. Weird that they turn yellow.
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Salon care is not available in Australia but you can get Colour Royale cream 40,12% peroxide from Hairhouse warehouse for $12 a liter or just search for Peroxide Hair developer there are many different brands available in chemist shops. Colour royale product worked great on my ceiling fan grills. It needs to be placed in the sun for it to work. I tried a UV light with little effect but a day out in the warm sunshine the next day worked great.
I found that I could get away from having to rotate the item every hour or so by placing mirrors around it so that it was getting sunlight on all sides.
I’m going to try this on my plastic around the tube jets 🤞
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Thank you very much! This is precisely what I was looking for! A Big hug from Peru!
Glad it worked out. Thank you for your comment.
The cream developer or peroxide is optimal because of its consistency. The higher the numeric value the stronger the peroxide. The heat speeds up the process, (hence the sun) though you could apply a hair dryer to it to speed it up. This works well on tile grout as well.
Thank you for the comment. I think that the ultraviolet light plays an important roll as well. If I do not turn the yellowed part of the plastic toward the sunlight it does not turn back to white. Only one side of the plastic part turns back to white and the other side stays yellow. I think heat is important, but I do not think heat alone will work-- I could be wrong. Tile grout does not need light, as the idea it to get the water out to make it harden. If you do a video inside using a hair dryer without light on yellowed, please send me a link.
I can't wait to do this my vent covers. Thank you!!
It will work on them, but because they are going to be in the same place (with no ultraviolet light) after you are done, it a few years they will be yellow again. However, it is so easy and cheap to do, it is not a big deal to do again.
Thank you David! I'm going to try it on some white plastic pieces on my vehicle that have turned dingy over the years
WORKS. Tried it on a sub woofer front. Great !!
That brush though haha...thanks for the vid
I am going to try this on my RV air conditioner cover that is' inside' the RV. It is very yellowed and ugly. Thanks for uploading this video.
That should work great. Thank you for your comment.
I like how you're wearing the glove on the hand that isn't touching the plastic ;)
:)
It made me giggle to see you using the glove on the hand that is holding the brush, but the one that actually touches the vent is bare...😁
certainly would not want to be boring. :) . glad you liked my video.
I'm gonna try this as soon as the sun returns - round about April here in the Midwest.
Understood. Here in CA it seems to be always sunny, but i the winter not as intense. Hope it works out four you.
Cool , I use $1 white spray paint ready in 10min 😎
It depends on what you are fixing. The fan cover was for demonstration, but I use it for many other plastic items. Paint is certainly an option for some items. Not sure if you want to spray paint a computer printer, other electronics or collectibles. Also, I bought 2ozs hair care product and I still have lots left to do other restoration projects. Paint tends to run out, especially if it is a large item and if you are not a good spray painter, you could have a mess on your hands. Thank you for your comment.
I was thinking the same!
Timothy Porras me too must be a Texas thing.
I've spray painted all sort of things it has to do with skill. I mean if I can pin stripe a car a printer would be easy. Plus you can't use this on a lot of stuff you going to put a printer in this stuff???
Sigh people not from Texas confuse me.
I don't understand all of the comments on sites such as this about how things turn yellow from not getting sunlight. In my house I have found that everything that has yellowed gets lots of sunlight, and it appears to be the sunlight that yellows it. Plastic parts directly in sunlight turn very yellow and the same parts further away from the window don't yellow as fast or as badly. ???
Unless you do not have a roof :) - the sunlight in your home is indirect. Plus, the windows will filter out UV light. Direct sunlight has all of the spectrum of light including UV light. Without UV light your white plastic can turn Yellow. I believe it is possible to put yellow plastic in the sun with Solon Care, but it would take a much longer time. for it to get white again. If you are from the 60s, you can use Black light in your home, which has UV light :)
I was definitely around in the 60's but I don't have a black light left...lol. My windows are very old, too, and I doubt if any of them have the UV-blocking treatments that newer windows do. The house was built in 1952! But I do have a lot of yellowed and even browned plastics....my used-too-be-white kitchen faucet, which gets a lot of sunlight as it is close...very close....to a SW facing window...most of the other yellowed plastic (on appliances, etc.) are also on that same side of the house. That's why I assumed it was the "direct" sunlight...because it does shine directly in those windows. I doubt if I will be taking appliances apart or taking out my faucet for treatment, but I might try coating the parts and wrapping them. I may have some success...and some success is better than none. Thanks for the post.
I believe any common glass will block UV light
If you can put the plastic in the sun or open the window it will turn back to white. If you cannot take the plastic out in the sun, buy a bright black light. It takes longer but will work. However, if you have a lot of white plastic in your Kitchen, as a Realtor, I would recommend remodeling your kitchen. If you are renting, of course not.. If you are the owner, you might want to update to stainless steal. It will last forever and when you sell you home you will get as much as $100K more.. In the mean time you will be able to enjoy the new fixtures. I have no intention of selling my home in the near future, but I update my home all of the time, so that when the time comes to sell, it will be ready to go and I will have to come up with hundreds to thousands of dollars before I move and never be able to enjoy the updates.
Some plastics yellow from exposure to UV light (e.g., sunlight outdoors). Some plastics become yellow indoors from layers of dust, dirt or cigarette smoke. Some pigments break down under UV exposure and reveal the color of the underlying material. And some pigments and materials are affected by heating (e.g., when placed in a window that gets sunlight).
You can't say that "things" turn white or yellow when exposed to sunlight or not exposed to sunlight, without first knowing the materials you're working with, and what processes are involved.
Cool!! Going to try this tomorrow on an old lamp I have!!
AWESOME! Thank You SO MUCH for the info. I'm off to the beauty supply store!😉
That is absolutely amazing!!!
This is pretty darn cool. Thanks for sharing this video!
+Rony Arriaga Wen I tried it to see if it would work the first time, it was amazing to me also.
Woooow Excellent!!! Thank you so much!!!
Cool!
Thank you. It works.
Your welcome :)
Krylon makes a spray paint called fusion, it's made for plastic. It comes in a wide variety of color's and will dry in about 20 minutes. Should never yellow again, I sprayed a lot of vent grills and never had a problem. It costs more than $2.00 but well worth it.
Thank you for your comment. I have received a lot of comments about paint.. Please read the Description, as I do not want to be redundant.
Just ordered a 32 ounce bottle for $2.10 + $5.95 ship + $0.50 tax = $8.55 total
Can't wait to try on my 18 year old RV I just bought... and a 1986 Macintosh Plus.
You may want to pick up a very bright ultra violet light for parts that cannot be removed and put into the sunlight. Let us know how it goes.
Enjoy these cleaning ideal's
Amazing stuff . I thought once plastic turned yellow there was no way possible to make it white again .
Thank you for your comment. Just remember it will turn yellow again if you continue it in the same place, but you can turn it back to white again.
Use the 40 volume developer and Loreal Quick Blue (for bleaching hair)- it speeds up the process and you only need mild heat (no sunlight) as the catalyst. Saran wrap it and put it outside in sun or use a hairdryer on low.
Thank you for your comment. . I think the combo of heat and light is want does it, but who really knows as long as it works. :)
Thank you for the video David, I'm gonna try this myself on some french doors from ikea. Good luck on your road to 1000 subs! +1
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I am fairly sure you can mix over the counter hydrogen peroxide 3% + with a water soluble hand or body cream. The only reason for need the cream is so to prevent it from drying out. hydrogen peroxide is cheap. You may want to mix a small batch and test it on your plastic and if it works, and Volia.
You can turn liquid peroxide into a paste by mixing it with Oxy Clean, which also helps speed the process up.
A 32oz bottle of hydrogen peroxide 3% is only 88¢ at Walmart. I have a white electric can opener that has turned yellow over the years. It still works but it look horrendous. I might give it a try by submerging the gutted case in the solution and place it outside in the sunlight for a day.
Would it not have made more sense to put the glove on your left hand since that was the only hand coming into contact with the chemicals?
Thank you for your comment
David Norwood you're welcome! 😂
Jack :)
Makes sense. The sun puts off way more UV across a broader spectrum than any UV fluorescent.
That is what I thought and was happy it worked. Not sure why anyone would buy an expensive black light. Thank you for your comment.
Nice watch!
Thx. bought it on Amazon. Self winding, no batteries and perfect time. Go figure.
Thanks!!! I'm trying it on my blue snowball MIC which was damaged by light
I am still using the same 1.99 bottle after 4 years. I took a yellowed (white) phone apart and in one days it was white again. Have fun! FYI: The cause is no UV light.
Everyone asking if anything else would work, well, Oxy-Clean is a Peroxide based product (not bleach) so it may work in the right concentration and application. I've got plenty of that from a big batch of white t-shirt whitening I was working on so I may try it out on my 26 return vents that are ALL yellow.
I guess if you have Oxy-Clean already in the house you should try it. If you have to buy something Solon Care is only $2. Thanx for the comment :)
@@DavidNorwoodCCRE with 26 air return vents, I'm looking for maybe a dunk or soak solution in a concentration in a bucket. I let you know if it works.
@@bradloflin6776 - it is not about the solution, it is about the ultra violet light the sun gives out, which is the cause, as your windows filters out ultra violet. You could just use the sun light, but it would take a much longer time.
This actually works! Are you sure it wasn’t the extra coarse brush used in the video? Ha Ha Ha!
Funny, I think you are right, it surely must have been the magic brush.
wow, impress. i wish to order this product too. May i have link ?
www.sallybeauty.com/hair-color/other-products-and-applications/developer/40-volume-creme-developer-16-oz/SBS-760680.html
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All you need is a hydrogen peroxide solution of any kind. A cream base will keep it from drying out.
David Norwood i was hoping to try it in shower stall but i dont think it will work in that too large area
If it's bare plastic, it will work. Just fold clear plastic over it and tape the edges shut to act like the ziplock.
You can find rolls of 4ft wide plastic at most hardware stores. It's used for draping when painting and sealing drafty windows in the winter.
David Norwood Make a video then
Since liquid hydrogen peroxide will work, couldn't a person just submerge the plastic in the solution?
I also wonder if the sunlight is really necessary?
O.k., thanks for the update!!!😊
Awesome! Thank you very much! :)
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Wow. Compare 0:39 to 4:56 . It turned the whole ceiling whiter ?
Great video. I love these how to helpful videos.
Not sure how we lived without them. Thank you for your comment.
Without some of these videos I could never have programmed my thermostat, or the timer I bought for my Christmas lights. The Christmas timer is so complicated I have to watch the video every year. :)
Funny :) - I have three cars and all of the key fobs have different instructions to change the battery-
I don't even want to go there. Thankfully most of my technology is old. When I buy something requiring assembly, I always have left over parts.
Funny :)
In the house flipping business, we get a spray can of appliance epoxy paint, and just spray it. Brand new. But this is pretty cool too! I wonder how this works
Nice to have choices- better to use SC for valuables or electronics. Thank you for your comment
Joshua Fladger I was going to paint too but paint scratches especially on plastic.
Joshua Fladger...what do you use for a completely yellowed tub? It is clean, but looks horrible.
NIFTY! Thanks for the post!
This is great, thank you David! My plastic shower tray is in the basement and can't be removed. Is there a chance that I can use artificial sun light (via a light-bulb) to achieve the same effect?
The process is accelerated by heat and the ultra violet spectrum of the sun. If it is 100% impossible to move the shower tray into the sun, it might be possible to use a bright ultra violet light, aka a black light. However, it may take a very long time and I cannot guarantee it will work. Maybe you can buy one at a big store like Walmart or Home Depot and if it does not work you can return it. If you can figure a way to get it in the sun, it will work faster.
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Great video, thank you for sharing.
Thank you. I still use the same bottle in the video. Last a long time.
Begs thye question.....what does it do to your hair and scalp ?
such a smart use of this type of bleach!!!
Thank you for your comment.
Great, thank you, I'll try it
Let me know how goes :)
What it should have been was a commercial grade UV light, not a $2.99 black light. The problem with sunlight is there is a lot of infrared in sunlight which generates a lot heat that can melt or crack old plastic. For something like a vent, cleaning it and a can of spray paint is better solution. This is great for restoring something where the original appearance is desired.
Yes, the vent was for demonstration and I was not sure it would work until I was done. I have received several similar comments about paint, but you do understand that it is for restoration and not really for construction materials. I have used the on electronics and many other yellowed plastic items with not cracking or issues, but the temperature stays around seventies all year around. Thank you for your comment.
I get that just remember about the sunlight.
Zip lock bags are poised to join duct tape and WD 40 as essentials.
:)
Great info
Thank you for your positive comment.
Any suggestions on my jetted tub rings? They are yellow on one side from sun coming in window...makes the whole tub look aged. I've tried borax mixture and bleach. NOTHING has worked so far! HELP!!
I had a similar issue, as my master bath gets defused light and the jets all turned yellow also.
You can certainly use Solon Care, by removing the parts, treat with SC and put outside in sunlight they will turn back to the original color.
If the jets stay remain in the same location with no UV light they will turn yellow again in a couple of years, so you would need to go though the process again.
If you replace the jets, you will still have the same issue under the same light. So, to avoid the same issue in a few years, you may need get shades that block out the light during the day.
To fix my issue, I went ahead and removed all of the Spa parts, treated them with SC and put in the sun. I am planning on going through the process again in a few years, as I do not want to replace the shades.
Lastly, I was able to get Jacuzzi company - not easy BTW, to send me ALL of the parts that turned Yellow. I put those parts away in a dark place in the original box and did not install them. When I sell my home in the future, I will will replace the old parts with the new parts so the the Jacuzzi spa looks brand new again for the new owner..
Hope that helps?
Thanks sir. Great tip
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You're wearing a pinky glove on the hand that not touching the paste while applying it XD
+Tide Gu Yes, you are right, you probably should put gloves on both hands for protection. Thank you for your comment.
Tide Gu
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The ones you did were amazing! Very white indeed! They look brand new to me!
Thank you for your comment. I was just a test that work. Sometime you get lucky.
I cannot wait for the summer to get the chance to do all my vent covers. I am hoping to do the fire alarms first but need to look at those to make sure it is safe. At least my vents are going to look lovely and white though! Such useful information on RUclips. I have managed to get help with everything from computer help, to cleaning computers, cleaning homes with natural products to all DIY jobs many of which would have cost an absolute fortune to get someone in to do simple, easy jobs! Very thankful to all the people who take the trouble to help people like me and who give us the confidence to tackle all these things. Thank you.
I have been told that if the smoke alarms turn yellow that is by design and should be replaced every 10 years. Thank yo for your comment.
Oh thank you - that is extremely helpful information to know. Mine are all hard wired but I don't suppose that would make any difference because it is obviously the sensors that probably become too old to function properly. However, I have a massive multi-fuel stove so the heat sensor which is in the same room is the ONLY one that has gone yellow and I think it is less than 5 years old so it would be worth seeing if I could make it turn white again. I would have to check which parts are connected to the parts which have gone yellow to make sure I don't damage anything but I will be extra cautious before attempting anything and do a proper test to make sure it all works if I do touch it.
Yes, it is possible that the smoke alarm turned yellow because of the stove. I suggest you check the date on the unit, sometimes time flies by fast. I replaced 6 units and put 10 year batteries in them so when the batteries are dead so will the unit be.
Just go to the dollar store and buy a bottle of totally awesome for $1. Spay it on full strength wait 30 seconds rinse it off. It will clean anything grease covered in the house.
Can you send a before and after?
Awesome tip. wasn't impressed watching a bunch of other videos.Its amazing you just need this one item.
+Thondup Andrugtsang yep- I noticed the same videos, which gave me the idea to use the sun only, as it has the full spectrum of light.
I own a bunch of vintage cars that have yellowed plastic parts under the hood....I'll see if it works!
I suspect it will be a challenge to remove the plastic parts from the cars. FYI: If you store the cars in the same low light environment, the plastic may turn back to yellow again. Let me know how if that works.
This wad so helpful!.. What did you use to get the cream off of the vent plz?? Just water? Or soap and water? Or ???I have a very expensive Sewing machine that has turned yellow and I want to try this method.. Thank you for this video!👍👍👍
That is is a good question. I just rinsed it in water, but it would not hurt to use a mile soap and water. Of course you will not want the electronics exposed to any of the chemicals or water. If you have a way to remove the plastic that is easiest. However, it is possible to mask off the plastic. Good luck.
i want to try this for my showerbacking and tub but what kinda light could i use insted of sunlight
great tip bud
I use it all the time. Thank you for your comment. :)
Thanks so much!!!
Guessing it worked. :)
👍Wow. Thank you. 💞
Thank you
this is great! The jets and the motor cover on our spa tub have yellowed. the tub is an ivory( almond) color. Do you think I could do this with the jets & motor cover? would you mask off the surrounding area with plastic & then cover the application with some plastic also ( to prevent drying out?) do you think it will discolor my tub if it gets on the tub? that would be disastrous... Thank you again for these tips!
You may want to test, but I do not think you need to mask off other parts. I actually did the same to a spa myself in my bathroom and did not remove the parts, I just put plastic wrap over the yellowed jets and it took several days with the shade drawn up. but I could not get the jets REALLY white. The best way will be to remove the parts and put in the sun in a zip lock.. I think you can also use a very bright ultra violet light, but I do not have one and I have never tested how well that works. FYI: I was able to get replacement jets for free from the manufacture, Jacuzzi - I had to demand that they warranty the parts before they agreed. I have not put the parts on the tub yet, as the jets look okay after the treatment, just not perfect.
amazing!
Thank you for your positive comment.
Approximately how long will the item stay white? Is the sunlight exposure critical or will it eventually turn white without the sunlight? Thanks for the interesting video.
Not sure, as it will depend on environment the plastic item is in. . My vent is still white, but it to 15 years to to yellow in the first place. I assume the if you keep the plastic item in indirect sunlight it will turn yellow again. It is because of the lack of ultraviolet light that cases the yellowing. The windows in your home filter out ultraviolet light, but yes direct sunlight exposure is what turns it back to white again, which has ultraviolet light. I suspect that if you had a bright black light on, all the time, your plastic would stay white.
David Norwood Wrong, you have it backwards. There are many possible reasons that plastic turns yellow but exposure to UV radiation (light) is the most common. It's not 'lack of' UV exposure, but even minimal UV exposure will eventually cause yellowing even after it is removed and packed away. It all depends on what if any UV screeners or inhibitors the manufacturer originally used. Your (very good) bleaching hack is a separate process where the sun is speeding up the peroxide doing its job.
Thank you for clarifying the cause of Yellowing.
They have Salon Care (creme 40) or (clear 40)
Not sure if the clear will work better or worse. $3.69
Cream would probably be best as it would not dry out as fast. You do not want it to dry out.
Wow Thank you so much ¡
You said using a blacklight didn't work....would you mind sharing your experiences with that approach? I myself tried using a small blacklight for this for over a day, with little-to-no-effect. Wondering if I simply did something wrong. Thanks.
+Kip Landingham My experience with a black light was the same as you mentioned, which no success. Yet, I did not use a powerful black light. However, the sun is significantly faster.
You can also use the heat from a blow dryer.
I really think you need ultra violet light. I guess if you put out in the sun you will get both. The cause is the lack of UV light.
David Norwood yeah. Could be. I was thinking when I use the 40v peroxide to bleach my hair I speed it up with blow-dryer heat, so that’s why I thought that. Thanks for the great video.
That's wild, who would have thought. Where did you buy it?
Sally beauty supply.
It cost 10x more here $20, can we use hydrogen peroxide instead, if yes what's the concentration?