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Old 13th Sep 2019, 11:07 am   #210
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Default Re: Old torches - anyone here collect them?

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Originally Posted by Jolly 7 View Post
Fingers crossed for a sunny weekend
You'd be surprised at how little sunlight you actually need. I cleaned up several 706 / 746 telephone cases with a 'reduced' formula: some 'Oxy-Action' dissolved in warm water and put into one of those clear plastic storage boxes from B&M Bargains or wherever. I didn't have anything to hand with Peroxide in it. Can't remember if I added anything else.

I sat it outside on a bright, but overcast day, and kept an eye on it from time to time: all very unscientific! But it worked a treat.

I can't vouch for the longevity of your new whiteness though.
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