basskandy Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Hey guys.. Does any one know or has anyone tried... when taking an old bait. and trying to restore or clean it up a bit how to remove the yellowing from the bill of a bait. I know some of this is from stained water or yellowing in the sun.. any one know of a removal process without destroying the bill? thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskandy Posted January 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 I have heard maybe a mixture of peroxide and oxyclean? i could see that maybe working and will give it a try.. any one got any idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 If the yellowing is in the plastic itself, and not just on the surface, you can't remove it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskandy Posted January 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) yeah not sure if it is the plastic itself or not.. just looking for in general resolution... Edited January 14, 2014 by basskandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 All I can recommend it a quick dip in clean acetone for just the bill. That will remove the outermost layer of plastic. Any longer that a quick dip, and you might weaken or dissolve too much of the bill. Acetone is the only solvent I fool with for plastics, because it evaporates so fast I can control how much it removes. There may be other solvents that work as well or better, but I haven't tried anything else. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) Some cranks have their lips coated with topcoat by the factory and it tends to yellow faster than the underlying plastic. Honestly, just about anything you do to correct that problem can cause more damage to the lip than just leaving it alone. I have sanded off the yellow finish and recoated the lip by dipping it in Dick Nite S81 moisture cured urethane, which fills in the sanding scratches and makes the lip look new again. But rather than buy expensive S81 and deal with its storage problems, I would opt to "just leave it". Don't try putting epoxy on the lip - it looks like crap when cured in my experience, and it will only yellow again. Edited January 14, 2014 by BobP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
