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magic4545 Inner circle Jimmy Fingers 1159 Posts |
Here is a way to repair a Vernet or Loftus TT that begins to peel at the seam or at the injection mold area where they begin to flake away.
First, cut away as much excess peeling away as you can, without peeling further. Use a lighter, and hold the lighter about a 1/2" away from the the damaged section, to the side, but not from below. Do not do this for so long that it discolors or melts the main body of the tip, just the peeling. This curing should make the peeling melt back onto the surface, and prevent future peeling from the same areas. Use your common sense with this fix. The melted peeling may be slightly visible, but much less visible than the peeling plastic from before the process. Good luck, and please post hints for removing the dark areas on the thumb tip that occur from carrying it in your pocket with change and metal. I've tried acetone, soap, etc. I'm considering the silver cleaner that gets rid of tarnish, Tarn-X. Let me know what works for you. Thanks |
kaytracy Inner circle Central California 1793 Posts |
I have never had one start to peel on me, so I cannot speak to that, though your solution sounds good.
I usually use a bit of Bon Ami cleanser with an old toothbrush to scrub the offending areas in warm water, then rinse and dry. I try not to use solvents on any plastic material, as that might be part of what is causing it to delaminate, or otherwise compromise the plastics in it. Bon Ami is made form eggshells so it is not a harsh abrasive like the old Comet or Ajax. k
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Mystician Inner circle Wallachia 3485 Posts |
Thanks Kay, I'll have to try that Bon Ami.
I had another idea as well, but haven't fully tested it out yet. The Vernets, as are most brands, a little dark for my liking to begin with. One day, while cleaning out the back of my car, in the rear window area above and behind the rear seats, I had a black baseball cap. The one side of it was no longer black, it was more of a grey now. Then it hit me: Sunlight, ultraviolet light (UV) particularly, causes all manner of things to fade in color saturation. One of my future intended projects is to put together a little "fade chamber" of 2 small fluorescent UVA blacklights; take two new vernets, and put one in a dark box as a control; the other goes in the fade chamber, which stays on night after night, for about maybe a week. At the end of the week, I'm going to see if the vernets are still the same shade or not. I'm hoping one will be a noticeably lighter shade. Sounds reasonable to me anyway!
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jdknight New user 90 Posts |
You might want to get a short and a long-wave UV because sunlight has both and only one or the other may be responsible for the color fading.
Darren |
kaytracy Inner circle Central California 1793 Posts |
I think it is just cheaper to put one in a box, or other protective area, and one in the sun... though the UV will also break down some plastics. Just a thought.
k
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Bob Sanders Grammar Supervisor Magic Valley Ranch, Clanton, Alabama 20504 Posts |
I use the lazyman's method. Cover it with a flesh colored piece of tape from a BandAid! It gives you better purchase (grip) too.
Bob Sanders Magic By Sander |
Mystician Inner circle Wallachia 3485 Posts |
For some reason, I think UVA, (not UVB) is more responsible for the fading, I think because I might have read that somewhere, and because it's closer to the visible light spectrum... I'm not sure though.
Sunlight is good if you can get a solid week of it. It depends where you live too, or if you need that tip faded sooner, rather than wait for a break in the weather.
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Foucault Elite user New Jersey, USA 424 Posts |
I believe I read here somewhere that exposing a TT to the sun might actually cause it to turn DARKER!
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