Refurbishing old plastics.

chee_dee

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So I bought this Sunburnt Blaster a week or 2 ago and had a go at it with my lil gas torch. Did wonders.

Before, after wash and soap scrub.
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After 3 minutes with the torch.
SMALL AFTER.jpg


Before

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After cleaning and scrubbing.... and my Torch.
BIG AFTER.jpg
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Have a search on YouTube. Quite a few vids for restoring the plastics with a propane torch.

In a nutshell, u need to try and heat the plastic up evenly and slowly until it starts to shine, the run with that shine as you would with a spray gun motion.

Obviously too hot won't be good but you catch a feel for it pretty soon.
 
I'll be damned.. Any idea what's happening that restores the color? Is it burning off the glaze/haze or is it bringing the plastic's oils to the surface?
Really cool, though. Thanks for the info