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Cleaning? How Do You Do?
irvgotti452:
It got lighter in color because its now clean lol. I use a nice rough wash cloth with a dab of brasso and wipe it off with 91% iso. Just hearing wd40 on carts scares me lol.
Moviefan2k4:
Sometimes the gold plating can wear down off the contacts, but Brasso works like a dream. I've heard of severe cases where people had to physically remove the gold part, but I haven't experienced it myself.
wiggy:
It's not gold, it's brass. If you wear through it, then you're using something far too abrasive.
Dravenae:
--- Quote from: irvgotti452 on April 11, 2013, 05:45:13 PM ---It got lighter in color because its now clean lol. I use a nice rough wash cloth with a dab of brasso and wipe it off with 91% iso. Just hearing wd40 on carts scares me lol.
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I know what clean contacts looks like, these things were silver. I use Brasso as a last resort and honestly its the last time I hope to use it. The amonia and abrasive nature of brasso doesn't really do your games any favours, unless their fucked anyway.
WD40 is fine. The idea that it leaves a film holds no water, you might say it... displaces it... :D... Wipe off any excess and your good.
A rubber/eraser/iso + WD40 and your games are good to go.
--- Quote from: wiggy on April 11, 2013, 08:07:49 PM ---It's not gold, it's brass. If you wear through it, then you're using something far too abrasive.
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Just a que tip and brasso man... :-\
KMSoulja:
--- Quote from: wiggy on April 07, 2013, 12:19:48 AM ---They're DIRT cheap. Totally worth it IMO ;D
http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-packs-drypack-1-Gram-Silica-Gel-Packets-Desiccants-Ship-Dry-Free-shipping-/390570588815?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5aefd23a8f
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Thank you for the link. I am going to start using these too. Might as well protect our investments. lol