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Just as a quite warning- retrobright will make the plastic of the dreamcast white, but it will also make it more brittle, and it's not a permanent solution. It WILL yellow again, and repeated applications of retrobright will make it more and more brittle.
Oh, thank you for the heads up. I got excited at the prospect of restoring it. I like to restore stuff when I can. Usually is more wood related items. Sad to hear this, but thank you for informing me though.
Maybe I'll just have it like it is. I'll call it a "sepia vintage" look as a cool spin to pretend I'm not jealous that others got better and more durable plastic for the same price as me.
Cheers and thanks again.
Fair warning it will also continue yellowing and getting more and more brittle if you do nothing. Plastic doesn't biodegrade, but it does undergo aging in a way that makes it less durable than traditional materials. Wood can be kept from biodegrading, metal can be kept from corroding, but aging plastic just gets more and more brittle and just really wants to become microplastics