• spizzat2@lemmy.zip
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    1 day ago

    Don’t expose it to UV or excessive heat.

    Also, the process is somewhat reversible: Retrobright

    However:

    The long-term effectiveness of these techniques is unclear. Some have discovered the yellowing reappears, and there are concerns that the process weakens and only bleaches the already damaged plastic.

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      3 hours ago

      Yeah retrobright is… Basically only a reasonable option if you want things to look good for gathering footage, it’ll go back to looking like shit within a year or two.