Author:  jorgejsz  Posted:  Aug 6, 2022 00:11  Subject:  Advise on how to remove yellowing from white  Viewed:  114 times  Topic:  Colors  Status: Open Cancel Reply	BrickLink ID Card jorgejsz (74) Location:  USA, California Member Since Contact Type Status May 25, 2022 Buyer
Hi All, I have a couple of clone and stormtroopers that are yellowing; because of this I have put away almost anything that’s predominantly white. What’s the best way of removing this if at all possible? I know about using peroxide and uv light or sunlight but I am concerned this will remove the print from the minifigures. Thank you for your time. Jorge

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Re: Advise on how to remove yellowing from white - iprice (1254)

[...] You'll probably hear a lot of positive feedback about using peroxide/retrobrite whatever, but that's because most people talk about the immediate effects and [...] (22 months ago, Aug 6, 2022, to Colors)

Re: Advise on how to remove yellowing from white - alexwilcox (2022)

[...] As per the other reply - i've only ever heard of short term results with the yellowing coming back as bad if not worse after a short period of time. (22 months ago, Aug 6, 2022, to Colors)

Re: Advise on how to remove yellowing from white - Sadler_Bricks (1753)

I use to try and whiten them back up with the regular process with the hydrogen peroxide but as i have put it to tests the yellowing does tend to come back in some cases sooner [...] (22 months ago, Aug 13, 2022, to Colors)

Re: Advise on how to remove yellowing from white - laurenyves (415)

It is a classic subject that has been going on for years. I searched for many techniques to remove the yellowing. Peroxyde sounded great and works temporarily on white and LBG [...] (17 months ago, Jan 12, 2023, to Colors)

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