Wang 725 retrobrighted
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- Location: Örebro, Sweden
- Main keyboard: Varies
- Favorite switch: All clicky
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So I recently got hold of a 28 year old Wang keyboard that was very dirty and the ABS plastic on the case had some fairly heavy yellowing going on. I really wanted to restore this beauty to its former self so this weekend I took the time to retrobright it. The before and after is pretty telling. I used 30% hydrogen peroxide and small UV lamp. The keycaps were just very dirty and since they are PBT they didn't need retrobright.
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- Location: Stockholm, Sweden
- DT Pro Member: 0011
Good job. I suspect that this is one that I had seen for sale not too long ago.
Surreal to see Swedish legends ... on most of the keys, but not all.
Oh. Nice that it has convex modifier keys on the bottom row.
Surreal to see Swedish legends ... on most of the keys, but not all.
Oh. Nice that it has convex modifier keys on the bottom row.
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- Location: Örebro, Sweden
- Main keyboard: Varies
- Favorite switch: All clicky
- DT Pro Member: -
Yeah it's the latest one from Tradera. Action ended last week. I'm so glad I got it because it's an amazing keyboard. I love Alps and prefer them when I'm not using Topre. And yes the Swedish legends are awesome (I prefer ISO when I can get it) the double dye sub in particular which makes the keyboard very colorful. The Swedish ISO-variant really seems the most awesome out of all the variants I've seen when it comes to this board.Findecanor wrote: ↑Good job. I suspect that this is one that I had seen for sale not too long ago.
Surreal to see Swedish legends ... on most of the keys, but not all.
Oh. Nice that it has convex modifier keys on the bottom row.
- Hypersphere
- Location: USA
- Main keyboard: Silenced & Lubed HHKB (Black)
- Main mouse: Logitech G403
- Favorite switch: Topre 45/55g Silenced; Various Alps; IBM Model F
- DT Pro Member: 0038
I have an NIB one, but yours looks better than mine after your retrobrite job!
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- Location: Örebro, Sweden
- Main keyboard: Varies
- Favorite switch: All clicky
- DT Pro Member: -
Maybe it got a little bleached. But it will eventually fade back to more yellow after a few years like other stuff I have retrobrighted in the past even though it has been in the dark.Hypersphere wrote: ↑I have an NIB one, but yours looks better than mine after your retrobrite job!
- Hypersphere
- Location: USA
- Main keyboard: Silenced & Lubed HHKB (Black)
- Main mouse: Logitech G403
- Favorite switch: Topre 45/55g Silenced; Various Alps; IBM Model F
- DT Pro Member: 0038
Thanks. Now I feel better!
- snufflecat
- Location: Norway
- Main keyboard: Model M
- DT Pro Member: -
Nice work. How long did you leave it in the peroxide?
- seebart
- Offtopicthority Instigator
- Location: Germany
- Main keyboard: Rotation
- Main mouse: Steelseries Sensei
- Favorite switch: IBM capacitive buckling spring
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Very nice work, I need to do this with mine. Enjoy your Wang 725!