On Tue, 4 Nov 2003, Kevin Handy wrote:
> B.Degnan wrote:
>
> > Does anyone have a secret recipe that is *safe* for cleaning
> > yellowed/stained plastic computer parts that were originally white? I
> > have had some success with various cleaning agents, but nothing
> > spectacular. -bill wilmington, delaware
> >
> You aren't going to get it back all the way to the original whiteness,
> and it depends on if it is more yellowed from "smoking" or age, but
> spraying on 409 and letting it soak for a while before wiping it off can
> greatly improve the color. It takes several repeats: keep doing it until
> the yellow stops running.
A run through the dishwasher sometimes helps (note: sometimes).
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