How to Clean and Whiten a Phone Case That Has Yellowed?
Has your protective cover for your phone turned yellow or black?
With time and the sun, transparent plastic or silicone cases end up turning yellow and black ...
But no need to buy new protection for your phone!
Fortunately, there are some simple and effective tips you can try to clean and bleach your shell.
here is 3 tips for cleaning and bleaching a yellowed iPhone or Android protective case. Look :
1. Clean with dish soap
The first thing to do is to try to clean your smartphone case with washing up liquid.
To do this, mix 250 ml of hot water with a few squirts of dish soap in a large bowl.
Mix well with a spoon and use an old toothbrush to scrub the shell into every nook and cranny.
Pass the toothbrush both inside and outside the shell.
Rinse under running water and dry well with a microfiber cloth.
Repeat this cleaning once or twice a month to prevent the protective shell from being damaged.
2. Rub with baking soda
Baking soda is super effective at removing all stains.
And thanks to its grainy appearance and its bleaching power, it is perfect for yellowing a hull.
To do this, sprinkle the inside of the shell with baking soda.
Then take an old toothbrush and run it under water to moisten it.
Rub the toothbrush on the shell to work the baking soda into the stains.
Repeat on the outside of the hull. When finished, rinse under hot water and dry the case with a microfiber cloth.
3. Disinfect with 70 ° alcohol
It is a good habit to disinfect the shell of your phone as well as your phone.
Why ? Because your smartphone case is a nest of germs and viruses like the coronavirus!
70 ° alcohol kills bacteria and viruses, but it also prevents your phone case from turning yellow over time.
To do this, soak a microfiber cloth with 70 ° alcohol and run it over the entire phone shell.
Remember to run the cloth both inside and outside of the shell and in the nooks as well.
You don't even need to rinse, just wipe with a clean, dry cloth to dry the case.
Once the case is dry, put your case back on the phone.
Results
And there you have it, you now know how to clean and whiten a shell that has yellowed or blackened :-)
Easy, fast and efficient, isn't it?
No more pee-yellow hull with lots of spots and black marks in it!
You will be able to continue to keep the same protective cover without buying a new one!
Additional advice
Obviously, you can use these 3 tips in a row for a better result.
You can also use white vinegar and even hydrogen peroxide in addition.
And if these tips didn't work completely, it may be that your case is too damaged to be cleaned.
At that point, you can either choose to keep your yellow case or buy a cheap one like this ...
... or even better to take one of a color that does not yellow like this one.
Why are the hulls turning yellow?
Transparent phone cases are very often made of silicone or plastic.
The advantage of these materials is that they are cheap and strong.
The concern is that these polymers have the big disadvantage of turning yellow with age ...
And this yellowing accelerates with the sun, the heat and the wear and tear.
Therefore, yellowing is not only an easily removable stain, but rather a degradation of the material.
Hence the fact that it is very difficult to remove if you do not regularly clean your hull.
Your turn...
Have you tried this trick for cleaning a protective shell? Tell us in the comments if it worked for you. We can't wait to hear from you!
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