Ratchet's Workshop: Restoring a yellowed Fort Max

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Copied from Original thread in old forum:

http://otca.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=2247


Hello,

I will use this thread to provide documentation on how I went about restoring my yellowed Fort Max back to mint condition. Restoring Fort Max took a lot of effort but I am extremely proud of the result as he looks just out of the box with the exception of his stickers!

It is 2:30 in the morning and I have to go to work tomorrow so I will leave you with some before and after pics and later I will write down how I went with the restoration .

Fort Max's transtector as he arrived:

Note: Large pics for detail, for smaller ones scroll down.

http://kupscigar.com/tf/fortgreen2.JPG

overall not bad but the mild yellowing in some parts of the white bothered me and the green on the gray and blue parts irritated me.

Here is a closer look at the 'Green':

http://kupscigar.com/tf/fortgreen3.JPG

The above is supposed to be gray but its this moss green instead and if you look closely , you will also notice discolorations of the blue with a kind of greenish tint on his lower arms on the previous pic :angry:

This pics shows the difference between the original color and the 'green':

http://kupscigar.com/tf/fortgreen1.JPG

Ugly isn't it?

Now after a lot of work which I will document later, these were the results:

http://kupscigar.com/tf/fort2.jpg

http://kupscigar.com/tf/fort.jpg

No more green and nice perfectly even blues!

http://kupscigar.com/tf/nogreen.jpg


He is a bit dusty as I left the parts on the floor overnight and needs a wipe, but overall I am very happy with the result as he has a flawless brand new look to him.

All that I need now is his Master Sword....
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