Cleaning and storing your cartridges (methods, etc.)

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sLpFhaWK:
They were in a cabinet i think, i honestly dont know where they were. he found them, said i could have them and my gf brought them home. along with some gameboy/gbc games and a gb gameshark lol i was pretty excited to see that.

monjici:
I sometimes use baby wipes to clean dusty or dirty games/console/controller. If it's gentle enough for a baby, it shouldn't damage plastic parts in any ways ;) plus, you can toss them away once you're done.

irvgotti452:
I am against the use of magic eraser on video game related stuff unless it's absolutely necessary. It's sandpaper killing off the original texture and making it look odd on most occasions. Solvents too are a concern when just soap and water is sufficient (for surface jobs).

I even found that with pin connectors just a good soft rubber eraser followed by a light amount of 91%+ ipa on a clean cloth does the job just as well as people who insist on chemicals that can down the road corrode the connections (rarely do you need to use stuff like Brasso). Though I am for the use of 91% and up iso-alcohol and pcb cleaner. That's just my collected research on pcb care. *my two cents*

Ozzy_98:

--- Quote from: irvgotti452 on April 25, 2014, 06:43:40 PM ---I am against the use of magic eraser on video game related stuff unless it's absolutely necessary. It's sandpaper killing off the original texture and making it look odd on most occasions. Solvents too are a concern when just soap and water is sufficient (for surface jobs).

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I've never had a magic eraser affect the texture on nes games unless maybe you use it dry, and you're not supposed to do that (Nor would it work well). The melamine foam isn't very tough and tears away before it can affect the carts plastic.

Brasso should never be used in my book. I'd rather wetsand with 2000 grit then use it.

irvgotti452:

--- Quote from: Ozzy_98 on April 25, 2014, 07:27:54 PM ---
--- Quote from: irvgotti452 on April 25, 2014, 06:43:40 PM ---I am against the use of magic eraser on video game related stuff unless it's absolutely necessary. It's sandpaper killing off the original texture and making it look odd on most occasions. Solvents too are a concern when just soap and water is sufficient (for surface jobs).

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I've never had a magic eraser affect the texture on nes games unless maybe you use it dry, and you're not supposed to do that (Nor would it work well). The melamine foam isn't very tough and tears away before it can affect the carts plastic.

Brasso should never be used in my book. I'd rather wetsand with 2000 grit then use it.

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I've seen some overkill on the magic eraser lol. Also yes to wetsanding. When I worked autobody I was introduced to a sanding block that Meguirs makes that comes in up to 2600 I believe and is about 15 bucks thats perfect for corroded carts.

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