[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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