[Coco] This is a "new" one for E-Bay

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Cold shouldn’t affect anything.  If anything I’d think cooler temps would
slow chemical changes in the plastic.  Yellowing is usually due to light
exposure, or possibly just age.

Maybe something they were stored with affected them?

You could try the “retro-brite” method —>  Retr0Bright - home <http://retr0bright.wikispaces.com/>

- Ed


> On Nov 11, 2014, at 5:55 PM, Josh Harper via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
> 
> well I forgot to say  it wasn't  just the stuff in the foot locker  stuff that was even in there original boxes as well
> my stuff was in a  climate controlled storage  building  not   the  non climate type with  a garage door
> 
> they said lowest 65  and highest 75
> 
> 65 is  still to cold 
> 
> any safe way to get the white back
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Gene Heskett <gheskett at wdtv.com>
> To: coco at maltedmedia.com 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 4:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] This is a "new" one for E-Bay
> 
> 
> On Tuesday 11 November 2014 17:18:05 Josh Harper via Coco did opine
> And Gene did reply:
>> I put   a lot of my coco stuff in a climate  controlled storage place
> 
> When looking for storage, bear in mind that the only thing "climate 
> controlled" means about those places is tat it has a decent roof and your 
> stuff won't get wet.
> 
>> for  about 2 years  then found out they where keeping to cold during
>> the winter  pulled my stuff out   had my  coco 2 and 3's  in a  foot
>> locker   well now  a lot of my coco stuff is light to  darker yellow
>> and spotty  case and keyboards      well all coco do this  tho ive
>> bought other coco off ebay  that  are the same age  and there
>> perfectly white  is it the cold  that did it   how can I keep that
>> from happening again   thanks guys
> 
> To a certain extent yes.  In this case since it was supposedly in the 
> dark, we can't claim it was from UV absorption that darkened it.  Far more 
> likely that in the heat of the summer, it hit 120F or above in that shed 
> and something in the footlocker sent out some fumes, possibly even the 
> foot locker itself.
> 
> We don't usually have a clue what kind of woods those are made out of, but 
> some of the more "tropical" woods may well fill the locker with fumes that 
> aren't kind to the plastic.  Even the finish on the wood may be guilty.
> 
> Cheers, Gene Heskett
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