>Had a severly discolored VT240, realy unpresentable,
>sort of dark sunburned yellow. I fingerpainted on a
>paste of the Ajax, made pasty so it wouldn't drip
>anywhere it shouldn't and rubbed and waited. Add a
>little water if its too dry. Sponge off with a damp
>paper towel (again, so that water will not run out).
>The first sponging took off what appeared to be paint
>really thick plasticy stuff, with a lot of the color
>in it. Repeat sponging until no residue (3-4 passes).
>Took it down from "gross" to "slightly aged".
I'm not sure what the colours you pasted on at the end looked like, but
this sounds more like Nicotine discolouration from being around a cigarette
smoker.
Zane
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Received on Thu Jun 29 2000 - 11:58:25 BST