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What that //c+ could really use for Apple’s 44th birthday is a deep clean!

Along with a “Retrobrite” treatment to remove the yellowing from the ABS case parts and restore it’s original “platinum” appearance:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retr0bright

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While retro-brighting does make it look nice, it can make the plastic brittle. Also on some old computers (Atari STs) you can damage the look permanently if you use even slightly the wrong solution (many people use the Hydrogen Peroxide from ladies hair bleaching producs and it not advisable on some models). It also takes a fair bit of effort and if you aren't in sunny climate the process can be very slow.

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