Let's Refurb! - Yellowed GameBoy Restoration (RetroBright)

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[@traceylocard8706]

I think you may have missed a crucial detail in using the stove top method the 8-bit guy uses, he kept the water at a fairly consistent temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit (not celsius). In the US we still use the old Imperial measurements, not metric. 100 F is just above body temperature which helps the hydrogen peroxide react with the plastic. 100 degrees is about about 37 degrees Celsius.

[@Kubulek17]

peroxide (at least on hair) works best in temps between 37°c and 45°c, any lower takes a while to process and higher gives patchy results or uncontrolled.

[@alleydude05617]

@@Kubulek17 Do you put the cream on the console and then pour 37-45c water on it? and for how long?

[@ignacioseco6736]

QQ QQ á

[@thetoythief8940]

That dog stole a the video

[@TheRetroFuture]

Shes pretty cool!

[@garbageviolation9610]

The toy Thief can you use English

[@sebastiaanbroekhof664]

The toy Thief I was only loonking at that dog😂

[@Timmymantwo]

Retrobright is very interesting and I always enjoy a good retrobright video. Brilliant video Elliot. Keep it up

[@TheRetroFuture]

Thanks Joe!

[@Ash-jy4eb]

Good video 5 years on. No issue with the serial number or the blue writing on the shell?

[@hitara5053]

0:18 - 1:16 the only thing I paid attention to during that timeframe was your dog XD

[@sjm4306]

Was waiting for this video to come out after seeing pics of the meltboy Elliot posted over on fb.

[@TheRetroFuture]

Haha thanks Shawn!

[@mmfluffy]

•o• SHMOLL PUPPER! That's a cute 🐕

[@keias017]

Miley will be the NEW retro future

[@tancoplays3502]

Aww your new dog is so adorable

[@nathaniel6465]

Sucks about the original shell man, loving the videos and music!

[@TheRetroFuture]

Yeah man gutted, thank you!

[@mr.skeltal8687]

The Retro Future Dude I cannot for the life of me find the song you used at 1:20. I searched his whole soundcloud page and it just isnt there.

[@MultiDearDiary]

The video I have been waiting for 😊 I am so sorry for the original shell😢 I got distracted by your dog while watching. She is super cuuuteee!!

[@16bitbrit]

A great result that mate. Now all I need is one of those nail hardening machines big enough to fit a snes shell ;-)

[@sameeramzan7463]

Another awesome refurbish

[@TheRetroFuture]

Thanks!

[@slaytallica136]

I use one of those nail hardeners. I actually got it with a stamp making kit at the thrift store. What I get the best results from is using liquid hydrogen peroxide in a sealed container with a little oxy booster. Just a clear Tupperware container. You want it submerged.

[@urbangangsta101]

I think you just need to prop up the case inside the nail hardener thing to get the sides/top/bottom more exposed to the UV light. Or maybe try it so the shell is upside down so the yellow side bits are closer to the UV light. Great video though...

[@drecksbongert4367]

i wouldnt use hot water on gameboy shells or plastic in general. i saw how this affects the plastic with my GBC cases that got only partially covered in the water. i dont know how long you tried the UV lamp method but i used a UV flashlight put it through a cardboardbox with aluminum foil covered insides and put that over the gameboy which is covered thick in hair bleach, 13% i think. then i leave that for up to a week and i get a perfect GB case.

[@cristianpalos4201]

Great Job!!! The GB locks new and clean Hugs back

[@ChrisOTaco]

Impressive work dude nice job

[@irunonwindows]

beautiful work m8

[@AliAhmadi-bl7ey]

next video better be about your cute dog or else i am unsubbing

[@AmyraCarter]

Well, you can't win them all, as it is said. Still, well done, lessons learned, and happy gaming!

[@sonictonic_]

Awwwwwww hi Miley!

[@flutterdrive4286]

you should watch more 8-Bit guy

[@TheRetroFuture]

I watch him all the time!

[@flutterdrive4286]

The Retro Future what about his other channel, 8-bit keys?

[@rickymac54321]

Flutterdrive I recommend Cranial Pasta. Though I wish the 8 bit guy would make more Cranial Pasta vids.

[@calvo131]

Have you ever tried using oxy laundry booster (napisan) or something like that. It worked well for me on one of my dmg shells

[@BILLTHORPE]

Miley is wonderful!!!

[@cesar122111]

Elliot, did you tried rotating the gameboy 90 degree each time you applied more cream and lifting it up with something so the UV light could reach it better from the sites? Also probably the lamp you failed at was a chinese scam :l the other day i bought a small lamp than measures the UV than have helped me out and those nails dryers are stronger at UV than the sun (at least where i am)

[@tommylambert]

Dude what happened to your hand?

[@TheRetroFuture]

I fell over!

[@MartinKidd]

On to a pile of broken glass?

[@SparksNZeros]

yay been looking forward to this :D

[@TheRetroFuture]

Glad you like it!

[@ethanm4413]

Awesome Video

[@gf-zi5hr]

Hey Elliot, I'm looking just for the DMG purple colored GBP buttons, would you happen to have a spare you could part with, or do you know a source for these specific ones? The ones on ebay are too pink for my tastes. Great content, keep on going!

[@DOMINATOR3211]

can you also do this to coloured shells? i have a blue GBC that has turned green.

[@GhostInTheFog64]

How are we supposed to concentrate on the video when you have you little pupper in the background

[@antscaliforniagaming1662]

how do you make retro bright? i want to retro bright my old legos

[@AiOhto]

Finalllly

[@JamesCollects]

Stop playing with my emotions! Aww cute puppy. Ahh nice the colours getting there I could use this method. Oh my god, hahaha Then genuinely wow. The other half is getting a UV nail hardener for her birthday lol Looks amazing, job well done to be honest

[@flutterdrive4286]

whoa, what the hell happened to your wrist/ back of the right hand?

[@Wolf-gh1kg]

Do you sell any of your gameboy light consoles?

[@bendsright]

I still can't believe you drink Budweiser

[@shinyluly9225]

Awsomeee

[@TheRetroFuture]

Cheers dude!

[@bodybody5609]

What happen to your hand?

[@fred_baserm7417]

Miley is soooooo cute

[@TheRetroFuture]

She is indeed!

[@Lostmymind1]

4:03 Dude, the fuck happened to your hand???

[@familyguyfan4208]

are you bill nye the science guy?

[@xxkillarudy2o1]

Bro just leve it outside in the bright sun

[@xcat2000]

why is he so cute? XD

[@ybsgames]

Hi

[@TheRetroFuture]

Hello!

[@mrsg1137]

Can I have your dog please?

[@reececameron5070]

Mr SG are you kidding

[@chatweerasekara]

I highly recommend you check out 8bit Guy’s Retrobrite video.He does an amazing job trying to find the right technique to whiten stained plastics. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4u8k5aeq7iIers

[@TechJames]

Why not just buy some new housing for $5?

[@NetNerdy]

do they have one in classic dmg color?

[@mattfisher1916]

Yes

[@TechJames]

NetNerdy obviously!

[@skaterplusboardz]

Tech James will most likely not be a nintendo product.

[@LunarShift]

Original is better.

[@pieta9097]

Please send one to me

[@alphapurple]

1st!!!!

[@TheRetroFuture]

Congrats!

[@Jesus-Is-Lord--Romans-Ten-Nine]

Has it Re-Yellowed since then?

[@Lretrotech]

Hey man, I tried using the 40% salon crème on my Macintosh case pieces in the sun, and I end up getting a lot of splotches and it doesn’t work very well. Any tips?

[@Abauto84]

The best way I do it is use hydrogen peroxide in a plastic container under High pressure sodium light at 600watt and it makes the plastic look like new again

[@mrphotography5385]

How many minutes was the shell under the UV light?

[@jobobbob5825]

Whould this process damage decals? I managed to get the Limited Gameboy Color Card Captor Sakura Edition which has a picture of the character on the front, and I'd be worried about this potentially removing that.

[@dean-543]

Doesn’t the sun put out a lot of UV radiation?

[@martektv]

Hydrogen peroxide 12% and Youngnuo lights work as a charm! :)

[@leonedandrewTumbaga]

is this permanent solution because everytime i clean my gameboy after 3 months it turns to yellow again

[@therestorationofdrwho1865]

Idk why you didn’t first try leaving it out in the sun, the most common method 😂😂😂😂

[@mrgideon666]

Roughly how long do you leave the case under the UV light?

[@Wantar]

After bleaching, I got a few stains left on my DMG shell. Is it possible to get rid of those in second bleaching which I would apply hydrogen only on those stains? Thank you. Thanks for all the cool videos. :)

[@TherealestAA]

Keep this dude as far away as possible from any Gameboys.

[@leodpsmith]

Hi Elliott, did you find that the "retro brighting" process effected the A/B, start/select lettering? I tried something similar on my NES and it completely dissolved the lettering on the front flap to the point where I needed to order a new one.

[@Scourge1024]

For the hot water method, have you tried putting the parts in sealed plastic (sandwich) bags first? Adding the hot water directly onto the parts and salon cream is only going to dilute the peroxide.

[@terminok2015]

Bo-Bo do you mean iambobololo?

[@dannybodros5180]

DOGGY

[@ichhabahnung]

would it work to use that blonde-stuff and put it under sunlight instead of that nail lamp? cuz i could get that blonde thingy cream, but i cant get my nes top part under a nail lamp LUL

[@lowercase7455]

4:02 what hapend to your hand?!

[@Maggi_jojo]

Maybe I'm too late, but gotta say, works the same way as whitening Jordan 11's soles (or any translucent/white sole that is yellow). Salon care 40 over it, then the plastic wrap around it and finally put it under the sun for some hours, doing it 3-8 times (depending of how is the yellowing). That sould be okay

[@jooniethebest3709]

Hi milie! (I hope I spelled it right...)

[@Evan420]

UV lamps do not work very well with retrobriting, you should just set it out in the sun. That works a lot better and you can get it done in about a few hours

[@PrinceEomer8102]

I was mostly focused on the dog tbh

[@sizzling_bacon21]

He didnt mod it

[@Dukefazon]

David made a lot of video on retrobright, he clearly said the temperature is crucial. I also tried the cream version but I had trouble with the sun so my Amiga500 ended up marble... Get a brush to smear the cream!

[@dowottboy5889]

what happened to your arm? That looks rough!

[@justanotherveganonyoutube710]

Thats what I wanna know.

[@carsondiaz667]

I would like to see Miley grown up!

[@chrkme]

i know you're not using it on hair ofc, but as someone who does uses that very same creme peroxide for its intended purpose, i feel it might've worked a bit better if you'd mixed it with a packet of the powder bleach

[@RingwayManchester]

Dude can you do a collection video?

[@thereaper20000]

What kind of nail box you use

[@braykbeat]

where can i get one of those little uv boxes? what is that? for fingernails?

[@TheRetroFuture]

Yeah it ia for fingernails!

[@rotatingcat1957]

retrobrite not retrobright idiot

[@TheRetroFuture]

Uh oh!

[@Caleb_Bravo99]

Last I checked, you're not supposed to put it in water. Just cover it with the hair cream and sit it in the sun.

[@Peppppperr]

How many Game boy pocket do you have?

[@MRrZero]

just discovered your channel bro. And i love the content. I love refurbing things too. Good stuff :D

[@TheRetroFuture]

Thank you!

[@TheTypicalGinger]

4:01 what is wrong with your hand

[@TheRetroFuture]

I fell over!

[@mksenterprise2388]

Hey Elliot. Japan 4 u has some good deals on dmg style gameboys. From £24. U should check it out.

[@elizabetharmitage2748]

It's called a UV heat lamp :)

[@extremawesomazing]

Does soaking in Hydrogen Peroxide (HO) in sunlight work as well as Retrobright?

[@TheRetroFuture]

Yeah

[@TheRetroFuture]

Retrobright is a process, it was a product but they stopped making it. All im using is a hair cream.

[@CompComp]

I had to watch this twice because I was distracted by the cute pupper.

[@pieta9097]

Please send me one of these DMG Gameboy Pockets

[@Rynx182]

I like your dog.

[@TheRetroFuture]

Thanks man!

[@franciscoestrada5837]

Hi, Elliot

[@TheRetroFuture]

Hi!

[@OnlyEpicEmber]

Can you retrobrite rubber?

[@TheRetroFuture]

I think so!

[@OnlyEpicEmber]

I tried looking it up and aparently it's either oxyization or exposure to the skin's natural oils rather than light degredation and the only solutions are bleach or possibly strong toothpaste.

[@FinnRenard]

This plastic will be prone to bending at around 75-80 celsius. 8bit guy used a sous vide, which can be quite an expensive method. I have used an old chocolate melter to retrobright key caps. Keeps the water at around 50 celcius and I submerged the keys in a plastic bag filled with peroxide. Left it around 24 hours before I was happy with the color.

[@TheRetroFuture]

Ah thats a good idea dude, thanks.

[@Mobin92]

I imagine a Sous Vide Cooker would work nicely with a hydrogen peroxide solution. It holds the temperature at 60°C and also stirs the liquid.

[@TheRetroFuture]

Ah nice man, will check it out! Thank you!

[@thepumpkingking8339]

The problem with your UV light is that the tube is only Black Light Blue tube as is used in Fly Killer's to attract flies. These do not give out enough UV light.

[@TheRetroFuture]

Ah damn... should have done my homework!

[@thepumpkingking8339]

No... As the right ones are VERY Dangerous and should only be used for what they are designed for ie : Killing Bug's during Water Purification.

[@DubiousEngineering]

Nice work! ... I’m making my own console... kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZO5ZGWqa5triKs

[@saeedoc]

what happened to ur hands?!

[@TheRetroFuture]

Fell over!

[@sporky78]

So I saw that you got your Gameboy Pocket from Japan4U and I was wondering (I'm very new to gameboys and such) if the motherboard of the Japan version of an NDS was the same as uk or us