Removing Yellowing from Vintage White Plastic Toys
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2018
- White plastics on vintage toys are yellow from exposure to elements, and aging itself. The process shown in this video is a way to remove yellowing from white plastic toys. In some cases totally remove the bromide yellowing from white plastics.
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As with any cleaning process, your results can vary. If you mix it too strongly or leave your plastics in the mix too long it may become brittle or pitted. This is also mentioned in the video, so as with any cleaner or restorative mix, use it at your own risk!
The base origins behind this process can be read here:
www.retr0bright.com
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This worked on my White Battle Borg perfectly; she was a Twinkie yellow, now she's Egg shell white, thank you so much for the tutorial.
Thank you, it's helpful, I will whiten my King brachion I've bought.
Always wanted to know this!! Thankyou!!
Wow, I’ll try this! Thanks
Nice job
Any chance of it affecting surrounding paint or rusting a die cast vehicle?
Hey, Tim! Love your video. I love it so much, in fact, that I'm trying it myself!
However, I'm a bit stuck at the disassembly part of the process. I can't seem to remove the "dorsal fin" from the engine assembly.
May I ask how you were able to disassemble/remove that particular piece?
Thanks for any guidance you or others may be able to provide!
Thanks for watching Tommy, how to get that fin off? Very carefully. Honestly, that's about the biggest part of it. I believe I also ran hot tap water over the area before I carefully pried it off with a fine tip screwdriver blade. Working a little at each end of the clips so as not to stress one area over the other is also a good approach. Good luck with your project!
@@ToyTinkerTim Well, well! That hot water worked like a charm! Thanks for that!
Very nice video! Can iask ... i have Siege Jetfire(white) and i put also some kind of developer solution like yours maybe... on Jetfires' shoulder , hands, and knees. I didnt put him in the ziplock coz hes too big. I just placed him directly infront of UV lamp light for like 3 hrs. Then after that, i put him out in the sun for like 2 hrs. The yellowing is much less now. I just worry since i didnt put him inside the ziplock , would that cause the other parts of Jetfire that i didnt put solution , to yellow?
What about items with difficult to remove pins?
It is amazing when I researched how to whiten your vintage toys, I found your video with the same 1977 colonial viper I’m trying to whiten. I will follow your instructions carefully. Question, how did you separate the engines from the body? Can’t wait until I get it done. 1:47
How did I remove them? Very carefully... I warmed the plastic first under very hot tap water to aid removal as much as possible. I used my freer elevator tool (www.amazon.com/dp/B00HJ1ZEUO?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamztimmues-20&creativeASIN=B00HJ1ZEUO&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.3EHJCM6JRPWPJ&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d_asin) to pry under and help lift them apart. Good luck with your restoration👍
Wow this is very helpful
Glad it helps 😊
@@ToyTinkerTim ur welcome gonna do it again for my Dodger toy an lps
Doesn’t remove the paint off everything is on the plastic ?
Why direct sunlight? what would happen if left in the shade?
I have a large playmobil toy that is about 12 inches flat and I can't find any glass container big enough for it to lay flat. Can I use an old clear plastic storage bin? Or would it work if I stick half of it out of the container then flip after 5 hrs?
You would probably want to use the 'gel' type approach. "Retro Brite" is a commercially made product that can be used on larger items.
Great video, simply and direct.
I thought that glass would block UV light?
About the glass UV blocking, I'm sure there's some taking place but they also make the jars in amber glass for canning to filter high amounts of UV. Thanks for watching and the question. Hope the video helps!
Clear glass blocks almost no uv at all.
does it stay white , or does it fade again within time into yellow? Like in weeks or months?
Thanks for watching! It's been almost a year since this episode. No sign of yellowing (I'm showing the Viper in a different episode coming up). So far so good, no brittleness either.👍
Hello Tim. What happens to the sticker on the toy if you do this?
any recommendation on a paste instead? I have parts of a 90s Fisher-Price dollhouse I would love to restore.
Sounds like the paste you've heard about is the RetroBrite gel. You can order online different makers, or Google it to find formulas others have created as well. Thanks for watching!
@@ToyTinkerTim thank you!
Same here! Just pulled out my 90s Loving Family doll house to play with my kids. 😄
@@cicinicole2295 did the retro brite work for you? My mom just gave me my old dollhouse so my niece can play with it and many parts have yellowed
I’ll just dip half the robots back inside a big bucket of the solution because I’m not taking it apart. It’s way to detailed and customized to unscrew pieces. He’s not little by any means
Did anybody try this with yellowed clear plastics? I have a windshield that is yellow, and not even sanding could remove it.
i have some star wars ships from the hasbro era which need cleaning from years of cigar and dust
I have a pair of Motorcycle boots where the logo and other parts that were white have yellowed... The problem is I cannot remove them. So, I imagine the chemicals could be used by brushing them on over and over and over until they turn white..?
Sounds like what you're looking for may be a 'whitening gel' that can be brushed onto specific areas. If you Google " White Plastic Whitening Gel" there are commercially made kits for that very use. Thanks for watching!
would this method work on any other colored vinyl figures?
It will bleach colors, it's really meant for white plastics.
What about Plasco plastic “pink” toys in your solution. Is it safe or will it fade out color?
I'm not sure, the dunking method seems to be a bit harsher on colors. Look at my brush-on gell whitener, (ruclips.net/video/brbL-mYUjZs/видео.html) it may be a better option. Thanks for watching
Can this be utilized to whiten a hess truck body? Obviously after disassembling and removing all electronic parts
If the truck body is a white plastic, this would remove the yellow discoloration from age and the bromide that has caused the yellowing. I'm not very familiar with Hess trucks, thanks for watching.
Hmm, what about non-detachable toys?
Does doing this damage any paint on the toy?
For action figure like SKC, BANDAI, SHFIGUARTS 100% your toys will be damage the paint on it.
@@lovethisscent5716 I’m trying to do this to the stand of a metal build which has nothing but plastic and screws (I will remove screws) there’s no damage then right?
How about if the figure has paint?can paint fade?
Can I use to for my power ranger figure?
Will this work on a 5 year old Gundam model kit? It is my first gunpla and it turned yellowish since I'm very careless.
I don't know for sure about the plastic type, I'm thinking they would be similar plastics. It is white plastic? If submerging the pieces isn't practical for you, there's also a brush-on method that I have done:
ruclips.net/video/brbL-mYUjZs/видео.html
Thanks for watching!
Hi, I have an old rubber smurf toy that yellowed, do you know if this would be safe to use on this, also there is blue parts would it change that ? Thank you.
How did your smurf do I have a vintage snoopy I just found 🤓
@@jeffcole1914 I would say its 50% brighter, being rubber I dont think it works as well
would this remove paint applications on the piece too?
It will bleach out colours, make them fade. Best on simple white plastic.
What if you can't fit the item in a jar or submerge them? My item is too large. Can't you just put a paste on?
Hello Patricia, yes about the paste. If you search Google for 'plastic whitening gel' you'll find all kinds of products and recipes for whitening large plastic surfaces. Thanks for watching!
Would that work for flexible plastic like dolls?
I'm not sure how it would react to other plastics. I do know when people have used similar formulas on colored plastics it has bleached them (i.e. red fading into a pink or salmon like color). Thanks for the question and checking out the video 👍
Would it work on an item with light grey plastic?
The process has the potential to lighten the grey, or make it a bit of a uneven tone in areas as well.
Would have any recommendations for colored yelllowed toys?
I've been trying and looking for one. So far either in the submersion type in this video, or a paste version, all fade or bleach out the vibrancy of colorful plastics. I'm still looking and trying 😐
Thanks for checking out my channel!
Toy Tinker Tim I would love to see one with color toys. Maybe fine sandpaper, buffing, and polishing?
Any idea how this affects tampograph paint? Trying to re-whiten my M.A.S.K. Razorback.
I've not used this with a plastic that's had the tampograph painting. What I understand is that process when they apply images/emblems creates a slight etch in the surface before the design is applied. If there's color, this treatment may lighten or bleach the coloring. Sorry I don't know more about it. Thanks for checking out the video.
@@ToyTinkerTim okay I'll just test it with a small spare part and see what happens. Will let you know
@@SentinelBayReviews thanks, I'd love to know, it'll help others here as well. Good luck!
This works with old Thomas toys with the face when you took of the face and do this tutorial
did you keep the bottle closed?
Just slightly under being completely closed, I wasn't sure if there would be a build up of pressure when doing this. Thanks for watching!
Does this work on sh figuarts power rangers white area was yellowed
Will this work on a yellowed baby doll with a rubber body?
Having not tried that, I can't say exactly. I believe the hydrogen peroxide mix will damage the rubber body, based on what I have read about it's effects on rubber materials.
Couldn't the same result be achieved without the oxi-clean?
It should, because the oxi-clean is hydrogen peroxide and sodium percarbonate. The sodium percarbonate breaks down into hydrogen peroxide in water....so the solution would be hydrogen peroxide and water. The reaction you see in the clip is hydrogen peroxide and bromide. It's the bromide in the plastic that makes it yellow. The sunlight catalyses this reaction, it's why the hydrogen peroxide is kept in a tinted bottle.
@@milbomilbo I forgot my college chemistry so thanks for this explanation. So adding more Oxi -clean just increases to concentration of Hydrogen peroxide in the solution? I’ve heard of people searching out HP with higher than 4% to do this. When I’ve dunked my Storm Trooper figs in just straight HP it takes a few days of sitting in the sun.
I'm to lazy to do this. My GI Joe tactical battle platform could use this. Heck I'm too lazy to even finish putting repro stickers on it. It's been sitting half done for a Month now..
pls tell me if i can use this method for a soft plastic action figures
This process works on non-flexible plastics. A plastic that is formulated with a 'flex' to it, is not a good candidate for this process.
@@ToyTinkerTim what should i do then? :(
Can use hydrogen peroxide to wipe yellowed bubbles on packaged figures?
I'm not sure, I don't believe though that straight hydrogen peroxide will have an effect on it. Clear plastics are definitely trickier. Maybe someone else might have had some experience in dealing with that however. Thanks for watching!
@@ToyTinkerTim Thanks. You're welcome.
How about paint transfer :(((
Can i use it on g. I. Joe modern figures?
Mark if it's used on painted pieces it will affect the color. Also, this process was used on styrene type plastics. If the piece is vinyl like, I'm not sure what the results may be. Thanks for watching!
@@ToyTinkerTim i have the 1986 x-30 conquest in grey will this mix solution effect the grey color
This process works best on white plastics. Anything painted, or in your item that's molded in a color or shade will most likely lighten in color. Thanks for watching 👍
Is it permanent?
All I can say is 4 years later and there's been no change, but I keep it out of sunlight. I'm sure conditions will also play a big part in the results.
I have heard that it's not permanent because the bromide is loose in the plastic already, so eventually it will yellow again.
Great video, but how would you do this if you have a toy that isn't all white? I wouldn't want to ruin the whole toy 😂
Will it work for s vintage stormtrooper I don't think so because i don't want to damage it
The vintage Kenner Star Wars figures don't do well in this mix. The torso and limbs are different types of plastic on the stormtroopers. The body will have whitening, but there will be paint loss. The limbs don't improve much, but also experience paint loss.
Hi Tim sana bumalik na sa dating kulay yung alarm clock ko kaso wala akong pambili ng ganyan mga needs huhuhu
Inaasahan kong swerte mong maibalik ang tamang kulay, salamat sa panonood
@@ToyTinkerTim sana nga po kaso natatakot ako galawin kasi baka pag nabasa hindi na tumunog vintage na din po kasi itong alarm clock ko po
Is there someone use this onto PVC Anime Figure?
Is it working?
Why is it green
Good vid. But you need to dip that table into your solution Yo!.
Can this process work on headlight lenses?
I wouldn't recommend it. There are a lot of other tutorials I've seen showing methods of treating headlights.
Use off bug spray it works awesome