But how many people are out there dunking something as large as a compact Mac case, as opposed to putting the gel on it? Moreover, if there is any metal at all in the gray paint (e.g., metallic specs), it will be affected by the RetroBright process. In other words, metal in paint would make that paint susceptible to peeling off during the RetroBright process, especially when the stronger "liquid" form of RetroBright is used. (I conducted tests on parts with tiny metal pieces prior to my formal deyellowing, so I speak from experience in seeing what RetroBright can do to metal.)
I have, even if it was my personal preference NOT to use the term "damage." As mentioned by me in my previous post -- he who hath an ear, let him hear -- the label on the bottom of my ADB mouse was affected by the liquid form of RetroBright. You can see the difference in my BEFORE / AFTER1, AFTER1 shots. I contend that the change to it is "not a big deal." But the fact remains is was forever changed. However, that label was not a "plastic" label from what my eyes can see, and certainly not of the kind that is affixed to the back of the SE/30. Hence the mouse label had less protection from the powerful effects of the RetroBright liquid. This information therefore needs to be taken into consideration when deyellowing something that has an unprotected paper label attached, especially when using the LIQUID form of RetroBright. And since I did not glob the gel all over my SE/30 housing labels during my deyellowing process, I cannot say what would happen to them if someone dunked the entire case all day or for multiple days at a time. Maybe they would be okay because they are plastic labels. I simply cannot speak from experience on that.
So if someone wants to deyellow the labels on the back of their SE/30, by all means! I can only tell what I myself did and what worked well for me, which indicates what may work well for others. However, I wish to encourage more of you to use RetroBright (gel or liquid) on your own Macs. There appear to be only a tiny minority among us here on 68kMLA who are actually doing it. Sure it takes time! But it works wonders, so it's worth it. It's not like I'm Mr. Freetime either. I have a full time job like the rest of you, with a family, with numerous obligations that eat my time even on the weekends. I simply have to MAKE TIME to do these things (as well as post here). But it is time worth spending, so I encourage more of you to make the time to do it (and report back here with photos, of course).
The more people who try deyellowing on Compact Macs, the more useful information that can be presented to the community here in this forum. I look forward to seeing more of that.