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Cleaning? How Do You Do?
Dravenae:
--- Quote from: wiggy on April 04, 2013, 07:55:08 PM ---There are Brasso horror stories?! :/
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Yeah. Due to the abrasive nature of Brasso, it has been reported that it can supposedly strip your games contacts. There's a few testimonies floating around on youtube, plus the ammonia will do no favors for your games either, hence I never use the window cleaner on the contacts. I reckon I'll be using an eraser, Iso, and WD40 from now on. WD40 is great, but it doesn't give as good as results as Iso, but it definitely has pro's over using Iso alone.
EDIT: here's an example of such.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRKAOwbBwmg
--- Quote from: wiggy on April 04, 2013, 07:55:08 PM ---The silica packets are dirt cheap and totally worth it IMO. I think I got like 500 on ebay for about 15 bucks :)
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Yeah, I think I'll shall follow your lead on this one. In combination with WD40, my games shall never rush! muahahahaa! LOL.
--- Quote from: wiggy on April 04, 2013, 07:55:08 PM ---I only ever clean disc-based games once, if ever. There's no need to clean them over and over unless you're touching the surface or dropping them on the floor LOL! They don't corrode, so they don't need the upkeep that carts do. If I buy one and it's dirty, I clean it, end of story. I've got TONS of micro fiber towels for other stuff, just don't see any reason to ever use them to clean discs.
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I wouldn't expect you to clean your disc based games more than once, what I meant is that consoles gather dust over time and use, so I use the microfibre towels to wipe any dust off of my disc based games. Doesn't scratch them and keeps them in good shape. In regards to the use of detergent, why would you use anything other than cold water, unless your games are jacked up? If you were buffing your games because they weren't being read, then fair enough, but other than that, just use cold water and a microfibre towel, but if it works for you, then fair enough. Each to their own I guess. :)
wiggy:
--- Quote from: Dravenae on April 05, 2013, 12:51:10 PM ---
--- Quote from: wiggy on April 04, 2013, 07:55:08 PM ---There are Brasso horror stories?! :/
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Yeah. Due to the abrasive nature of Brasso, it has been reported that it can supposedly strip your games contacts. There's a few testimonies floating around on youtube, plus the ammonia will do no favors for your games either, hence I never use the window cleaner on the contacts. I reckon I'll be using an eraser, Iso, and WD40 from now on. WD40 is great, but it doesn't give as good as results as Iso, but it definitely has pro's over using Iso alone.
EDIT: here's an example of such.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRKAOwbBwmg
--- Quote from: wiggy on April 04, 2013, 07:55:08 PM ---The silica packets are dirt cheap and totally worth it IMO. I think I got like 500 on ebay for about 15 bucks :)
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Yeah, I think I'll shall follow your lead on this one. In combination with WD40, my games shall never rush! muahahahaa! LOL.
--- Quote from: wiggy on April 04, 2013, 07:55:08 PM ---I only ever clean disc-based games once, if ever. There's no need to clean them over and over unless you're touching the surface or dropping them on the floor LOL! They don't corrode, so they don't need the upkeep that carts do. If I buy one and it's dirty, I clean it, end of story. I've got TONS of micro fiber towels for other stuff, just don't see any reason to ever use them to clean discs.
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I wouldn't expect you to clean your disc based games more than once, what I meant is that consoles gather dust over time and use, so I use the microfibre towels to wipe any dust off of my disc based games. Doesn't scratch them and keeps them in good shape. In regards to the use of detergent, why would you use anything other than cold water, unless your games are jacked up? If you were buffing your games because they weren't being read, then fair enough, but other than that, just use cold water and a microfibre towel, but if it works for you, then fair enough. Each to their own I guess. :)
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The thing is that he's wrong (about the materials used in the contacts). SNES carts don't use any gold in their contacts as it would have been prohibitively expensive.. They use a brass alloy, which should get along just fine with Brasso. There's no way that Brasso was the sole reason that he stripped those contacts bare. Just not possible.
My games stay in cases and don't get dusty and my systems are kept extremely clean. Dust isn't something that I worry about.
Like I said, "If I buy one and it's dirty, I clean it, end of story." By dirty I mean greasy fingerprints, actual dirt, and dust. That sort of thing is more easily cleaned up with a mild detergent in my experience, as water is incapable of emulsifying grease on it's own. Again, I don't do maintenance dusting on my disc-based games. No need for me to, and if I did, I'd likely just use canned air so that I'm not actually touching the disc any more than I need to.
Dravenae:
Fair enough dude. ;D
KMSoulja:
i just use this polish solution that i get from www.nintendorepairshop.com
it works pretty well too..
wingzrow:
I'm pretty sure that's literally just watered down weiman's class cooktop cleaner.