Brake & clutch reservoirs yellowed plastic

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Rogermrm
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#1 Brake & clutch reservoirs yellowed plastic

Post by Rogermrm » Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:39 pm

Any one have ideas to whiten the yellowed plastic of the original reservoirs, I have tried the hydrogen peroxide (12%) and UV method with limited success.
Any proven ideas most welcome.

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#2 Re: Brake & clutch reservoirs yellowed plastic

Post by 288gto » Sun Feb 16, 2020 11:10 pm

Hi,

Like yourself I tried all sorts of things including, don’t laugh, denture cleaner and tooth whitener with limited success. The best result was putting them in the dishwasher.

Simon
Simon
1969 S2 OTS

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#3 Re: Brake & clutch reservoirs yellowed plastic

Post by rswaffie » Sun Feb 16, 2020 11:13 pm

Richard

Previous owner and restorer of a S1 3.8 FHC Opalescent Golden Sand with Tan Trim 889504 (now sold and headed for Athens)

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#4 Re: Brake & clutch reservoirs yellowed plastic

Post by 288gto » Mon Feb 17, 2020 12:53 am

rswaffie wrote:
Sun Feb 16, 2020 11:13 pm
Have you seen this?

http://www.exisle.net/mb/index.php?/top ... after-all/
Hi Richard, yes I’d read that and despite following the instructions my particular surface bromine was reluctant to “mobilise” or “migrate”. :lol: There was a pic on here of my attempts a few years ago. They are on the car now, not white but better than they were. More importantly they don’t leak. :bigrin:

Simon
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