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My New Vampire Case

Michael R

Posts 281
02 Apr 2017 01:15


While waiting for my new Vampire 500 V2+ card to arrive I thought it might be nice to shine up my old Amiga 500 case so that my shiny new Vampire baby would have a nice home. My old Amiga was ugly yellowed and nasty looking! Why put a new accelerator card in that?

While reading restoration blogs online I found that Krylon Fusion Light Almond spray paint would beautify the outside case but the key caps would need special care. I had thought about using the new key caps set that Phillip Lang is working on but I would have to wait a few more months and I wanted my Amiga to be beautiful now! Again while reading online I found a process that was first discovered by some folks in Germany a few years ago. Some chemists refined the process to clean yellowed UV plastic using sunlight or UV light and concentrated hydrogen peroxide gel. Where would I get this stuff? I found it at Sally's Beauty Supply and it's called Salon Care 40. I decided to clean the keys in small groups so I can remember where they go on the keyboard and it's more fun that way. Simply place an ample amount of cleaning gel in a ziplock plastic bag with your Amiga key caps, coating them well. Seal the bag and leave it outside in direct sunlight for 2 to 4 hours, more if you'd like. And soon your old yellowed keys will be young and pretty again!

I was skeptical but I must say that the Amiga RetroBright process using hydrogen peroxide gel works! So with a little work and some beauty cream our Vampire cards will have nice homes. It really is beauty cream for our Amigas! Waiting impatiently for my Vampire card now...


David Wright

Posts 373
02 Apr 2017 01:38


As far Krylon Fusion I would be skeptical. I use it for painted backgrounds in some of my work and it scuffs easy. Some sort of matte clear needs to be used also.

Sounds like the retro bright is still the way to go.


Michael R

Posts 281
02 Apr 2017 02:23


Thanks for the information about the matte clear coat. I'll try that. You're right, the Krylon paint dries fast but it doesn't resist scuffs or scratches. And yes, the Retro Bright works great.


M Rickan

Posts 177
02 Apr 2017 21:57


Michael R wrote:

  I was skeptical but I must say that the Amiga RetroBright process using hydrogen peroxide gel works! So with a little work and some beauty cream our Vampire cards will have nice homes. It really is beauty cream for our Amigas!

Glad to hear that the solution worked for you.

Did you take before and after pics for comparison?


Michael R

Posts 281
02 Apr 2017 22:17


Yes. I took before and after pics. Not sure how to post them here for viewing, but the difference is very dramatic! I'm not quite finished cleaning the keyboard key caps but the test keys that I did looked amazing, almost new compared to the old yellowed ones!

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