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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3274326, member: 27832"]Many plastics <i>yellow</i> over time with UV exposure, and can turn more brittle as well. But I think the <i>fogging</i> you see on headlights is from <i>abrasion</i> -- hitting dust, insects, and gravel bits as you're driving. Look closely at fogged headlights, and you can see the scratches. You can polish them out, too.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think we've all seen scratched slabs, and I know there are products available to polish them. I've never seen a yellowed slab, but I've also never met anyone who's left a slab out in the sun for several years. Even if the plastic and the coin held up, the <i>label</i> certainly wouldn't fare too well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3274326, member: 27832"]Many plastics [I]yellow[/I] over time with UV exposure, and can turn more brittle as well. But I think the [I]fogging[/I] you see on headlights is from [I]abrasion[/I] -- hitting dust, insects, and gravel bits as you're driving. Look closely at fogged headlights, and you can see the scratches. You can polish them out, too. I think we've all seen scratched slabs, and I know there are products available to polish them. I've never seen a yellowed slab, but I've also never met anyone who's left a slab out in the sun for several years. Even if the plastic and the coin held up, the [I]label[/I] certainly wouldn't fare too well.[/QUOTE]
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