Updated on 10/6/2013 - Go to end of thread for more... For pics and progress on Vanilla's Nixie Tube Eyes, Click Here One Time!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Take heed, some day he'll be a lyrical poet... for now let's focus on scrubbing the 27 years of lead battery acid and insect detritus from his yellowing shell - with a little help from Jacques the crab and, ever the looky-loo, Mr. Bubble!
I wanted to called this guy Mr. White Christmas but my son Z was set on Vanilla Ice. He's in the early planning stages and remains as yet unmodified. And here he is all uncovered and bare, getting his clean on before his eventual transmogrification...
Let's kick it!
Wait, am I in a Bathtub?
I Clean You Now!
Club Shower:
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Do you soak the parts in the mixture or paint them on?
I'm looking forward to your experienced result. If you end up with a perfect suggested mixture, I'd like to get the recipe off you. I have Robie Sr that is waiting for a dose of Retr0bright
The stuff is the consistency of snotty paste - not unlike rubber cement that bubbles in the presence of UV light. A cheap horse-hair brush works great to apply (synthetic is ok but don't use foam). I'm actually half-way through the 3rd treatment right now. Thankfully, it's hazy today and UV rays are out in abundance, as my burning skin can attest to.
If I were to do it again (which I probably will for other items) I'd definitely go with a liquid mixture in a medium-sized tank. I have an old square fish tank that's just the right size - just need to pick up a few gallons of 40% H2O2 and dilute it with purified water. It's not too expensive if you get it in bulk but be prepared to answer questions as to it's intended usage...
Here's a quick look around hour 7 of the 3rd treatment... I've kept the tray untreated for proper side-by-side comparisons. Note the white ring around the tray where I peeled the sticker off - I want everything to look that white!
Can you see the difference?
Taken around hour 12 - past 3 hours under the UV lamp...
No flash:
Flash:
18 hours in: 9 sunlight | 9 UV lamp
Bonus! Condensation has re-hydrated the Retr0bright gel over night so it should be good to go for further exposure. I'm going to leave everything out while I'm at work to get every last bit of whitening wonder.
Don't mind the bug build-up...
How'd it turn out today?
27 hours total exposure time: 9 sun | 9 UV | 9 sun
I'd say it was (eventually) a rousing success! Once I get him all cleaned up I'll post more details in a dedicated thread...
A quick side-by-side comparison with the untreated tray:
Geez that turned out VERY well!
Great! I have a new robot that will be getting the treatment very soon... I'm waiting on my order of cameras and hbridges from ebay......... excited