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Guys... do you think that LEGO will ever produce the older elements again?
I was checking the Bricklink to build a Lego 6286 Skull's Eye Schooner.
So far, so good, but there were a few pieces that were yellowed, like the pirate flags...
ABS react to oxygen and light, which can be fixed with peroxide of hydrogen...
But the chemical chains inside the plastic apparently can only be fixed if it's heated again into 85~105° Celsius...
Which is crazy, because it'll probably deform the pieces (maybe not, I believe that ABS deforms at 200º C)
But the thing is, pretty much these awesome sets will all die because the brittleness... they'll all break down. Even if you fix the outer layer damaged by the oxidation, you won't be able to fix its brittleness... unless you heat the plastic.
By the way, you can clean the flags/sails with a mixture... but the cloth will lose it's stiffness, to recover it you need to use spray starch, apparently that's what LEGO used to make it stiff.
I'm worried about some pieces though...
So... do you know how to heat the pieces until 85º~105º without melting it?
Is it possible?
Is there some way to recover its properties?
