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

Gene Heskett gheskett at wdtv.com
Tue Nov 11 20:37:06 EST 2014


On Tuesday 11 November 2014 18:55:12 Josh Harper via Coco did opine
And Gene did reply:
> 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
> 
You may want to check on the coco list on gmane.  The subject was beat to 
death 2 to 4 years back with the consensus being yes, they can be 
restored. 
> 
> ________________________________
>  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


Cheers, Gene Heskett
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