Any suggestions for cleaning yellowed computer parts?

From: Dwight K. Elvey <dwight.elvey_at_amd.com>
Date: Tue Nov 4 21:17:18 2003

>From: "Vintage Computer Festival" <vcf_at_siconic.com>
>
>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).
>--

Hi
 I've had some success rubbing with goof-off. You know,
the lable cleaner stuff.
Dwight
Received on Tue Nov 04 2003 - 21:17:18 GMT