Retro-Brite (Sole Brite) Gel Formula : Restores Yellowed Plastic (16oz)

Many years ago, when they first came out, I got one of those 5-plug remote switches, where I can control all 5 lamps in my great room right from my recliner. I thought I'd have to toss it even though it still works because the plastic 5-button remote control had turned an unsightly yellow, which made it look embarrassingly dirty. But I brushed on a generous coat of this gel, sat it out in direct sunlight for 2 hours, and now the plastic is gleaming white! So impressed. I hate replacing things that still work; and I have plenty of gel left in the bottle. Guess it's time to go on a treasure hunt through my closets and junk drawers! :)

Originally I attempted to follow the printed instructions and use a ziplock bag. However I found that this method was messy, wasted a lot of the gel solution and resulted in uneven coverage. I elected to go with a hard plastic container with clear lid. (Pictured) I applied the gel solution liberally to the mouse surface and spread it around with my finger to achieve even coverage. I placed the container in direct sun light with clear lid affixed. When I went back an hour later later I found that because the clear lid was sealed it had created sort of a green house effect and some moisture had built up in the container. The gel like product had become more runny and a bit of it had drained off the mouse into the container. So I removed the lid and drained the excess then poured it back over the mouse surface. I placed the container back into the sunlight without the lid to see if there was any difference. An hour later I found that the sun had significantly dried out the gel solution so apparently the green house effect served to keep the solution from dying out. I reapplied more gel then covered the container and put it back into direct sunlight. I repeated the process over a 5 hour period going out hourly to make sure the sunlight wasn’t warping the plastic and to reapply the runoff. At the end of the process I washed the mouse with water and mild Castile soap. Although the process was time consuming the results were well worth it.

Works well for the one time that I used it. It brought it back close to original color of white but not quite. I did the process twice and it improved it quite a bit. I will use it again because it did work and made a big improvement from very yellow to almost white again.

So it didn’t completely take out the yellow but if I did it a second time it probably would. My Silhouette was on a table in front of a window. So it got yellowed in certain sections and when the cover was lifted it looked awful. I looked for something that would remove the yellow and found this. Super easy to use. I just put in on the areas that needed it, covered the area with seran wrap and placed it in the sun. The sun worked better than the led lights I bought to use with this, so you don’t need them at all. Just make sure the piece your cleaning is in the sun for a few hours. I did one whole afternoon and left it there without adding more solution and let it sit there the next afternoon as well. Looks great but I’ll probably do it one more time just to get rid of the last of the yellow.

Followed instructions 3 different times and it never restored the plastic carrier on my moped from yellow to white. Very dissappointed.

I tried this on an expensive vintage doll’s plastic face that had yellowed and it worked! I’m thrilled!

Somehow you have to apply this gel to what you want to remove the yellowing from, seal it up in a clear bag and set it out in the sun. It works, but it is spotty and you have to do many treatments. That wasn't my intended use, but it does work, if you have the time. If you live in a cloud area like Seattle, then forget it.

It is 40% hydrogen peroxide , it does make old plastic white. I used on my dishwasher dashboard and it became white again

Le processus a pris plus de temps que prévu. J’ai fait environ 5 séances de 6h, mais je suis très satisfait du résultat. Des puissantes lampes UV sont nécessaire si l’objet ne peut être mit au soleil.

Worked a treat

Purchased to try and recover some yellowed plastic cases on old computers, following other people's posts on the Internet. And it really does work! In use, you DO need a good sunny day to expose the plastic item(s) to bright sunshine, once you brush on a light coating of RetroBrite. Then leave for several hours (I left a set of keyboard key tops out all day). The key tops I put in a clear bag, larger items I covered in clingfilm. After, rinse well and wash in warm soapy water.

Not gel at all, runny liquid, not effect seen after usage Package received damaged and leaking

Works well as advertised. White's my yellow plastic parts.