Your fancy white electronic brick of consumer electronics started off white, but after some time it yellowed and became brittle. This shouldn’t have happened; plastic is supposed to last forever.

From Commodores, Apples, to Super Nintendos, the machines have slowly drifted towards a sickly yellow and even brown ... a technique that restores the plastic of these machines to its original ...

Pour rubbing (isopropyl) alcohol into the plastic container, filling it until all of the yellowed area is covered. Let it work for about 10 to 15 minutes. Pour out the alcohol and wash the ...