Comments on: Shining a Rotten Apple

Comment on Shining a Rotten Apple by: TehPhreakshow

Wed, 07 May 2008 22:37:28 +0000

I have refurbished many of my older apples (][, ][+, ///, Lisa) and never found a way around the yellowing problem. I’ve tried every chemical known to man, bleach, etc.

Since these are for my personal collection, originality was not really a problem for me so I spray painted everything. After about 20 cans I finally found a paint color that is so close to my original Apple ][+ that you would have a hard time telling.

Its called: Valspar Satin Enamel Color #65091 Warm Grey (UPC 071915235795). A spot on match.

Comment on Shining a Rotten Apple by: Benj Edwards

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:27:30 +0000

Cleaning up old equipment definitely is a satisfying experience. It may seem weird, but for some reason I'd never thought of cleaning up my equipment until maybe three years ago. It's probably because I didn't know how (magic erasers make it really easy now) and I didn't care since I don't collect "show pieces," just machines to play around with. But after cleaning things off, I realize that it makes me more likely to want to actually touch the machines, since before they were usually pretty nasty. P.S. to Layne: For more Apple webserver action, check out this article.

Comment on Shining a Rotten Apple by: XCALBR8

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:22:03 +0000

I just cleaned up a few recently purchased snes and nes consoles. it really is rewarding to get old tech cleaned up and looking like new again.

Comment on Shining a Rotten Apple by: Benj Edwards

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:31:03 +0000

I used a melamine foam "magic eraser" with water on the case of the Apple II. Works like a charm. (By the way, you can read more about magic erasers here.) After you go over it with the eraser, be sure to mop it up with a paper towel. For the keys, I used some dishwashing liquid (ala Joy) and warm water. That worked great as well.

Comment on Shining a Rotten Apple by: Geoff V.

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:13:04 +0000

Benj, what cleaning product does one use on "nasty." I use a thin solution of Joy and warm water, but have always worried about leaving excess soap behind.

Comment on Shining a Rotten Apple by: Layne

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:37:30 +0000

I would say that looks better than some of the Apple's I remember from junior high…..when they were "new".

On a totally unrelated note, I was responding to a note on Slashdot and my response included this link: http://www.ld8.org/servers/servers_apple2.html …I figure this link would be enjoyed here.

(Here's the full context of the response: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=491688&threshold=-1&commentsort=0&mode=nested&cid=22786428 )

Layne

Comment on Shining a Rotten Apple by: inclusivedisjunction

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:53:27 +0000

You certainly did a good job with Nasty. I think half the fun of old stuff is cleaning it out.