Re: Re[2]: Hope for your old, yellow, Star Trek sitdowns

Maybe some one has done a 'super nintendo' without taking the print off.

So that would be the proof (sorry if thats off topic).. We saw this on our
Jamma+ forum too, and it looked pretty interesting !!

Regards, Colin

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From: "peter jones" <highwayman2000@mail.ru>
To: <vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 12:17 PM
Subject: VECTOR: Re[2]: VECTOR: Hope for your old, yellow, Star Trek
sitdowns

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Clay Cowgill" <c.cowgill@comcast.net>
> To: <vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
> Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 23:53:48 -0800
> Subject: RE: VECTOR: Hope for your old, yellow, Star Trek sitdowns
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>> > I was just reading a thread on the KLOV forums the other day
>> > about Star Trek sitdown restorations. One guy used a "tub
>> > and tile re-finishing" product.
>> > The results look great.
>>
>> Hahah... Funny you should mention that-- I was actually thinking about
>> getting the local "Miracle Method" people look at my machine when they
>> come
>> out to do our old shower. (I assume that's a national chain, but if
>> not--
>> it's an outfit that will refinish your existing bathroom sinks, showers,
>> tubs, etc. with a smooth, white, porcelain looking finish in one day. I
>> assume it has a little flex additive in it to keep from cracking since it
>> works on fiberglass showers, etc.) My machine is actually one of the
>> better
>> looking ones I've seen, but it's still a little off-white.
>>
>> The neat thing about the process with the peroxide/oxi/uv method is that
>> in
>> theory it's literally only stripping the bromide from the outer layer of
>> plastic, so there's really no loss of material or alteration of the
>> plastic
>> to speak of. OTOH, I guess if you tried the 'retr0bright' method and
>> didn't
>> like the results there's no harm done and you can always paint over it if
>> need be. I figure an autobody shop could do a nice job with a good oil
>> based paint too if you took 'em the parts too...
>>
>> -Clay
>>
>
> i wonder if it's safe on inks & deyes?
> a lot of plastics that i have have art or text on them.
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