any advice on making aged consoles look great?

[ac_90]

i'm thinking about buying a super famicom so i can start a collection of great japanese snes games. it's really difficult to find one locally, so i've been searching ebay over the last week.

there's a lot of systems that work great but aren't in the greatest condition, specifically with regards to ripped/torn labels & stains/discoloration on the plastic.

i can probably get stuff like goo-gone to get rid of the mangled stickers to leave a clean surface, but does anyone have any tips or products to clean the plastic casing? systems in great condition run for $60-$110...i'm trying to basically buy a used $40 system and clean it up so that there's no stains or patches/blotches of discoloration on the cosmetic surface so it looks comparable to the more expensive ones.

[FerretGamer]

I'm curious about this one too, it will be interesting to see what everyone here suggests.

Unfortunately, I do not believe that the yellowing process can be reversed. I believe it was a problem with the plastic that Nintendo used at the time. Basically, exposure to light as well as smoking causes the plastic to turn yellow.

Edit: I went digging and found this EXCELLENT article about the phenomenon.

http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/189

[YoshiEgg25]

http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopi ... 17&t=19619

[s8n]

YoshiEgg25 has made a great suggestion..............


search Youtube for.......

retr0bright and retrobright


also theres Threads over at http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/


with info and tips from the makers of retro0bright

[brunoafh]

This may not be helpful at all, but you know an SNES can easily play SFC games, right?

[ac_90]

This may not be helpful at all, but you know an SNES can easily play SFC games, right?

yeah. i just think everything about the american one is uglier; everything from the console itself to the art & packaging on all the games, which i figured was most important from a collecting perspective