Solutions for Yellowing of plastics

Mdragger88

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Jun 1, 2018
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Hernando, Ms
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26000
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Vinyl
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Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Somehow, on my YouTube journey, I stumbled upon this gem 👇
Maybe some folks won’t have to live with their yellowed jet eye balls & such anymore! I know it’s been a conundrum for many & usually the answer is replacing the item but that isn’t always an option.
 
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The simplest and safest technique I know of is to put some Vitamin C tablets in a sock and rub down the yellowed plastic. Vitamin C won't contaminate your pool water. It works for mineral staining only.
 
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Some of the things in his testing were definitely a bust & not something u would want in your pool but the most effective ones were all forms of peroxide- if u can get the offending part off & soak it, it’s probably worth trying.
I doubt he has metal stains on his Macintosh so the majority of the discoloration is probably due to age & temp fluctuations. It was interesting to see the results.
 
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