Cleaning? How Do You Do?

[Dravenae]

So, in light of he recent concern over the use of Brasso, I've been experimenting with other things. What I've found that works quite excellently is Tarn-X. So far I've used I to clean a few rather corroded carts that were in my junk/trade/donor cart bins with no side effect of any sort. It also requires nearly zero effort to be effective. Dip Q-tip, wipe contacts gently, corrosion literally dissolves, but good contact material remains.

I wanna give a more thorough testing before I wholeheartedly recommend it, but initial results seem very promising.

Keep us up to date bro! I have resorted to Brasso twice when I deemed it necessary, but I would prefer to avoid it when I can, favoring an eraser, iso, and WD40 instead. Whenever I have used Brasso the contacts come up a silvery color compared to the usual bronze - golden color. They have all worked, but I don't like that it's changing the color of the contacts. I don't like it at all.

This reminds me. I still need to buy me some silica packets.In combination with WD40 my contacts shall last a while.

[plc268]

I don't use Brasso, but I do use another ammonia based metal polish. Yes, the contacts look slightly more silver, but I'm not too worried about it. Most of the games I picked up over the recent years have been dirty, and generally uncared for. Every game that gets the metal polish treatment will live out the rest of its days in a case.

I was getting to the point where erasers and alcohol just wasn't doing the trick any more. Or, I'd have to do every other time I put a cartridge in. Ever since I started polishing, they work the first time and every time. That's good enough for me.

[Dravenae]

Try WD40 man. Never had a problem with it whatsoever. Keeps the game contacts clean and keep dirt and rust at bay.

[Polygon]

For contacts, isopropyl (91-99%), brasso, magic eraser, and 000 steel wool (for really crusted up contacts).    

• Iso is great for regular cleaning.
• Brasso is OK for mild patina removal.  
• Magic eraser will clean up most any crap on the contacts
• Steel wool is a last ditch effort if something is really crusty and nothing else will remove the corrosion.  Brass wool works too, just more expensive and I don't see the need to pay the premium.  Obviously just make sure to clean up any steel burrs left behind with some canned air.  

I also put a small silica gel packet in EVERY UGC to help keep the carts nice and dry.  I'm sorta OCD like that

For discs, I use mild dish detergent, run the disc under a warm tap, and use my thumb.  The detergent is really the key as it acts like a lubricant to help prevent scuffing, not to mention that it's a decreasing agent.

This is pretty much what I've been doing. However, I've never though of using the gel packets. I like that and I think I'm going to do that as I go through cleaning games.

[wiggy]

I store my stuff in my basement, and even though I do run 2 dehumidifiers all year long, I figure the extra protection can't hurt.  Plus the packets are sooooo cheap.  Do it!

[Polygon]

I store my stuff in my basement, and even though I do run 2 dehumidifiers all year long, I figure the extra protection can't hurt.  Plus the packets are sooooo cheap.  Do it!

Yep, all my gaming stuff is in the basement as well. Thankfully in Utah it's generally pretty dry. For the money though, no real reason not to! I'm ordering some right now.

[wiggy]

Cool!

As an FYI, I stick em in there with a dab of hot glue.  It's quick, and pretty easy to remove later on if you want.  Just thought I'd let you know that tidbit

[KMSoulja]

I store my stuff in my basement, and even though I do run 2 dehumidifiers all year long, I figure the extra protection can't hurt.  Plus the packets are sooooo cheap.  Do it!

Yep, all my gaming stuff is in the basement as well. Thankfully in Utah it's generally pretty dry. For the money though, no real reason not to! I'm ordering some right now.

I've started using them too and I live in utah as well!!

[e_brugal]

Has any one tryed these to clean the yellow in ther consoles

http://m.youtube.com/#/user/myst32YT

They used to have it for sale in these section of their page but they don't have it now.

http://chemkitdepot.com/plasticrestoration.aspx

I try to buy from them the product but they don't ship that product outside of the states and i live in the Dominican Republic (they even have a note saying that they're not responsable of the product when it goes out of their facility) . I have a BM cargo direction in Miami, everything i buy goes to Miami and the to the Dominican Republic, but i don't know what will hapen when the product arrives to Miami and BM cargo try to send it to the Dominican Republic.

[Moviefan2k4]

You may want to look up Retr0bright (spelled with a "zero") on Google.

[e_brugal]

Thanks 

[Dravenae]

How do you guys clean your DS games? I'm reluctant to try, so any tips or advice would be great.

[wiggy]

I've actually never had to clean one, but I'd just use a Q-tip and isopropyl.

[Dravenae]

I wish you take them apart, then I would have no drawbacks on taking them apart!

[wiggy]

Why would you want to take them apart?