Polly Pocket Case Restoration - RetroBrighting / Reverting Sun Damage + 3D Printed Minis

It's time to do another Polly Pocket restoration! (Yep, a vintage one :P). Today, we've got a Polly's Piano Recital case. Technically... two, but you'll see xD. So, some retrobrighting techniques, 3D design in Blender, and 3D printing. Plus a lot of paint! I hope you like it, despite the issues I encountered!

Quick jump to:

- Intro: 0:00
- Retrobrighting with fumes: 00:40
- Fixing Polly's arm: 05:58
- 3D-Designing the pieces: 07:32
- Preparing the 3D prints: 14:54
- Painting the pieces: 17:32
- Retrobrighting with liquid peroxide: 22:24
- Before the results...: 24:21
- Results: 25:07

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Materials used (Note: As an affiliate, I get a small commission from Amazon if you make a purchase. There's no extra cost for you):

- Liquid hydrogen peroxide 6% (recommended): https://amzn.to/3sp06IQ
- Hydrogen peroxide 3% (too weak): https://amzn.to/3u7dyl2
- Acrylic paints Vallejo Model Color set: https://amzn.to/3ic57e1
- Acrylic paints Vallejo Game Air set: https://amzn.to/3ckH2Tq
- Pure acetone: https://amzn.to/3C18TiN
- Brushes for painting minis: https://amzn.to/3aJKLGR
- Liquid chrome markers: https://amzn.to/3YYfhVb
- Biodegradable Cotton buds: https://amzn.to/3id4T6q
- Nitrile gloves: https://amzn.to/366WKf2
- Silicone mats: https://amzn.to/3JeJ8As
- Softboxes and tripods: https://amzn.to/2N25Lzv

Elegoo Mars 3: https://amzn.to/3FQRFZO

Blender: https://www.blender.org/
Lychee: https://mango3d.io/

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Music: Epidemic audio library.

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