retr0bright progress on SE/30

#1 Tue, 3 May 2011 - 09:00 68kMLA

Check it out.. retr0bright progress on my SE/30 .. just doing the rear case so far.

That's with just about 2 hours of sunlight in the evening, and then having it under a black light overnight. Not bad at all! Another afternoon should finish it off! Totally excited to have it side-by-side with the front just to see the difference!

For comparison purposes, notice the rectangular gray square on the front... that's the original color as far as I can tell. There was a sticker over that corner!

#2 Tue, 3 May 2011 - 14:57 68kMLA

Oh NICE! My SE/30 isn't too bad but could benefit this, though there's little point since it's not working at the moment. :-/

#3 Tue, 3 May 2011 - 15:17 68kMLA

I plan on doing the same thing with a couple of Macs. What is your recipe?

#4 Tue, 3 May 2011 - 21:14 68kMLA

I'm using the same technique as JDW from these forums, which he outlined in his Flickr photo at:

Basically I'm using corn starch instead of xanthan gum for thickener. It's way easier to find, and really cheap at that.

Very simple process actually! Just takes a bit of time to get everything set up, etc.

#5 Tue, 10 May 2011 - 09:37 68kMLA

New update, after a couple more hours in the sunset:

retr0bright in-progress streaking on SE/30 case by amatecha, on Flickr

A bit worried by that streaking but I think that's just because I haven't done a nice FULL afternoon with multiple reapplications (including full cleaning each time). I guess we'll find out very soon whether my case is screwed or not! hehehehe

#6 Wed, 11 May 2011 - 16:38 68kMLA

I had awesome results with my SE as well:

Before

After

#7 Sun, 29 May 2011 - 02:51 68kMLA

I have a REALLY yellow Classic :beige: that I want to try this on. For those who have tried it before, does it take two passes to help a machine that is overly-yellowed? (To put it in perspective, this Classic is darker than an unyellowed 512Ke).

#8 Sun, 29 May 2011 - 07:27 68kMLA

very nice work.

For the time being i love the yellow look of my compacts, but is nice to have an alternative.

#9 Mon, 30 May 2011 - 05:46 68kMLA

I have determined that straight on full sun is much better than a UV bulb. However if you live in a place like the UK, straight on sun may not always be an option.