H2O2 Whitening of yellowed plastic (Pics! ?)
I read about using hydrogen peroxide to whiten yellowed plastic and thought we'd give it a try on our new to us TT. We experimented on the stove fan vent. It is inexpensive and we had planned to re...
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Acampingwewillgo wrote:
Anyone try this whitening technique on the "yellowing" of the Thin-Lite lenses? I'm ready to buy the clear lenses for the old fixtures but if this would work on the opaque....might give it a try.
Might work for a short time, but will not prevent the yellowing from happening again..
Reason for this is fluorescent bulbs give off a bunch of UV along with the visible light.. The plastic lens absorbs the UV and filters it from your eyes.. The UV is what causes the plastic to change color..
You can change your Thinlites over to LEDs which do not give off as much UV.. One of the popular mods now days is to buy LED strips and stick them inside of the old housing..
