I’ve recently acquired an Apple Macintosh Color Display. Sadly, it’s very yellowed (or rather, oranged). I was thinking about forgoing retrobrighting and just going for painting it. Anybody here who’s done that before? Any idea how I can most closely match Apple’s “platinum” colour?
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Also be careful, because some solvents in the paints could melt the plastic. So test it first on a small part on the inside or so.
I understood that to be the “Putty” colour of the Apple ][, not the “Platinum” colour Apple was supposedly using at this stage.
Maybe this is helpful. https://imgur.com/a/TNpqz
If you find any additional information please share it with the rest of us. I have a really yellowed AppleVision 850 in the project pile. It’s too big to redrobright and get an even result.
Thank you, that is indeed helpful.
I’ve found a local supplier that can mix Sikkens ON.00.78 for me, which looks to be close to that colour. I’ve been lightbrighting the plastic for a few days to see how that works out and consider my options.
I’ll keep you posted.
I would try to retrobright it and if you are not happy with the result, you can still paint it. You can also try to sunbright it: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8P1OVj0IcqY
Painting it requires sanding, a lot if masking and wears off over time if the device is in use. And it’s irreversible. Once the damage is done, theres no way back.
The only time I’ve done something like that, I had a friend paint my 3B2 with leopard spots. Looks great.
