Genesis 1 Plastic discoloration

I picked up an as is Genesis on eBay and after some fuss I got it working but the system itself was filthy. I took it apart and was able to clean it up with some elbow grease and a small toothbrush.. Problem is the reset button was caked with nasty (thinking it is nicotine from smoker). I have scrubbed it off and the thick gunk has been removed but the plastic itself is a dingy yellow/brown shade on the visible surface. The rest of the plastic looks fine.

What can I do to clean that up?

 

Submerge it in a clear glass of hydrogen peroxide. 3%, that is available everywhere, is fine. Then leave it out in the sun for a day. Should turn back to white.

 

I would spray paint it white

 

Try submerging in laundry bleach too if you can't get hydrogen perixide..

 

Just soak or soak and bake in sunlight?

 

Either really, laundry bleach is chlorine based.. Sunlight won't hurt..

 

I wouldn't soak that reset button in bleach, it'll make it very brittle.

Use hydrogen peroxide.

 

Here's an ehow article on how to remove nicotine stains from plastic - includes step by step instructions with required items:

http://www.ehow.com/how_6525974_remove-nicotine-stains-plastic.html

 

I'm assuming that it is nicotine, I bought it all in an as-is lot system nor games smell like smoke or anything it just seemed like most likely suspect.

I'll give that a try.