how to restore or whiten yellowed lego bricks

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  • #1543
    Josh
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    I’ve talked with a few of you about what I did to whiten my white LEGO bricks.  It works for any colored bricks as well.  Basically pour hydrogen peroxide into a clear container, add some oxyclean and let it set in the sun for hours.  That’s it.  here’s the full post from my experience –

    How to make your white LEGO bricks white again!

     

    #1586
    Dan
    Participant

    Thank you! This will come in handy once finals are over 😀

    #29120
    Jim Rolfe
    Participant

    Anyone tried a UV light to whiten? Here she goes?

    https://www.flickr.com/gp/143468655@N07/9x59nY

    #29121
    Rich Millich
    Participant

    We need to make the Retrobrite experiment a Q4 topic. EVERYone with a collection could have this problem.

    #29122
    Dan
    Participant

    I tried with limited success. It be never seemed to bring back the full color, but I wasn’t using very powerful bulbs.

    #29152
    Will McDine
    Participant

    I have seen on instagram a few people I follow use a hydrogen Peroxide treatment and a UV Black light. This has worked for them but is very time sensitive. One person left his soak for a bit too long and ended up with an almost milky white color.

    #29153
    Jim Rolfe
    Participant

    Yeah, I worries about that. I saw Brick Tsar ruin a full load of clear bricks. My results were extremely good. Whitened yellow whites and significantly brightened a few severally yellow greys.

    https://www.flickr.com/gp/143468655@N07/9s75r3
    https://www.flickr.com/gp/143468655@N07/84960G
    https://www.flickr.com/gp/143468655@N07/6Pe98g

    #29154
    Jim Rolfe
    Participant

    I was wondering how many times you can reuse the peroxide. Anyone know?

    I did not use the oxyclean as in @joshhall blog, but what I read, this only accelerates the chemical reaction. I would also recommend rubber gloves and a ladle or something similar to scoop and flip.

    • This reply was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by Jim Rolfe.
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