@@therealbitwars That’s a good point, if you go a little too aggressive with the eraser it can remove a little more of the pebbled texture! I hit this one very lightly as the alcohol had already done most of the heavy lifting…
I could watch these type of videos all day so satisfying! I have a serious backlog of carts to clean will 100% use that eraser tip learn something new every time you watch one of these!
This was fun! The three cleaning products I use are rubbing alcohol, goo gone, and n-heptane. Between those three, I can pretty much remove anything, although you have to be careful with that n-heptane.
Agreed. I'm always curious as to what people are doing to clean their carts. That's assuming they even DO clean their carts, I know putting in all of this work isn't for everyone!
@@KindaCool I do mine very similar to yours. More in detail for the pricier carts. I usually just clean the pins. I usually leave the marker or cosmetic stuff unless it's horrible. Moreso, cause its like the story of the cartridge in a way, but in another way because I have too many cartridges. Haha. But this is a great in depth way to clean them up. I am very much on par with everything in this video. Good stuff!
Nicely done on the camera work! I like the cut q-tip trick. I've heard some people use rain-x for permanent marker, but never tried it. I pretty much just use IPA and brasso (but only when IPA doesn't do the trick). Always have to follow up that little bit of brasso with several passes of IPA afterwards. Very noice~
Yep, I've heard that about Brasso - it works really well, but you have to clean up after it. I guess I'm willing to stick with the elbow grease route if it gives me piece of mind that nothing bad is going onto the console pins. I know there would always be a little part of me wondering "Did I clean it all off?!" :D
@@KindaCool I’ve never had an issue after using it. I use about half the size of a pea for both sides, then a couple passes of alcohol. Usually not needed, but good to have just in case.
This is very helpful! Ill definitely refer to this next time I clean a cart. Well, that's pretty soon. I bought some Colecovision carts that were in rough shape.but the labels also need cleaning. Any advice on what to use on the labels? Trying to avoid alcohol to prevent the fading you mentioned.
Start with the most gentle thing and work your way up. Dry towel first, while agitating the debris with your finger, if that doesn't do anything, then add a very light dash of water to the towel. Watch very carefully as you go and adjust accordingly if it starts to go south. If water is not doing the job and you are willing to risk it, dilute some alcohol with water and give that a shot, but don't let it sit on the label for very long. I don't have much experience with Colecovision, but if they are anything like Atari, you may have your work cut out for you! ;)
I have actually! I'm working on one behind the scenes right now in fact, however my capture card has decided to partially die on me, so I'm having some trouble getting it all the way finished...
Getting one of those security bits really helps this process. I'm glad I got one.
I feel like these have pretty much become a required tool to be in the hobby these days. Thanks so much for watching!
When you used the eraser to rub off the sharpie I had one of those “I though I was the only one” moments. Great minds think alike.
Right? Something as simple as a pencil eraser can really make this whole process work!
@@KindaCool I did find out the hard way that if you press too hard it will smooth out the texture of a SNES cart. Oh well, live and learn.
@@therealbitwars That’s a good point, if you go a little too aggressive with the eraser it can remove a little more of the pebbled texture! I hit this one very lightly as the alcohol had already done most of the heavy lifting…
@@KindaCool Alcohol is good for doing the heavy lifting. 😂
@@therealbitwars Ha! I see what you did there! 🤣
I have been waiting for some good clean fun!
Right though? Thanks for checking this one out!
I use the exact same method, except for the cut Q-tip trick. I like that!
The Q-tips method, nice 🤠👍
That, coupled with the pencil eraser, is a pretty formidable combination. Thanks for stopping by!
I could watch these type of videos all day so satisfying! I have a serious backlog of carts to clean will 100% use that eraser tip learn something new every time you watch one of these!
Yeah, I totally agree! Watching these is like scratching an itch! Thanks for giving this one a look...
Yes the eraser! Excellent video. It seems that we use close to the same process.
Gotta' stick with what works. Thanks so much for watching!
I never thought of cutting the qtip to get in the grooves. Great tip which I'll use.
Right? When I finally tried this, I was kinda’ like “Where has this strategy been all my life?” 🙂
This was fun! The three cleaning products I use are rubbing alcohol, goo gone, and n-heptane. Between those three, I can pretty much remove anything, although you have to be careful with that n-heptane.
I've used a bit of goo gone in the past, but never n-heptane. I may have to add that to the arsenal, thanks!
+1 for goo gone.
Nice tutorial. Good cleaning tips. Your method looks straightforward, yet effective!
Thanks! Yeah, for me, this process works pretty darn well on cartridges of all kinds.
I have heard of the fiberglass pen method and the are you kidding me brillo pad method and the wth sandpaper method
Cool to see how others do their cleaning! Adds a lot of tip and tricks to the repitore.
Agreed. I'm always curious as to what people are doing to clean their carts. That's assuming they even DO clean their carts, I know putting in all of this work isn't for everyone!
@@KindaCool I do mine very similar to yours. More in detail for the pricier carts. I usually just clean the pins. I usually leave the marker or cosmetic stuff unless it's horrible. Moreso, cause its like the story of the cartridge in a way, but in another way because I have too many cartridges. Haha. But this is a great in depth way to clean them up. I am very much on par with everything in this video. Good stuff!
Dude!! Thank you so much for showing me how to remove those stupid sharpie marks!!
No problem! Glad to be of service. :)
I've never used or seen used a pencil eraser before, so that's a new weapon in the arsenal 👍
It works! Pencil erasers are the real deal! 💯
Nicely done on the camera work! I like the cut q-tip trick. I've heard some people use rain-x for permanent marker, but never tried it. I pretty much just use IPA and brasso (but only when IPA doesn't do the trick). Always have to follow up that little bit of brasso with several passes of IPA afterwards. Very noice~
Yep, I've heard that about Brasso - it works really well, but you have to clean up after it. I guess I'm willing to stick with the elbow grease route if it gives me piece of mind that nothing bad is going onto the console pins. I know there would always be a little part of me wondering "Did I clean it all off?!" :D
@@KindaCool I’ve never had an issue after using it. I use about half the size of a pea for both sides, then a couple passes of alcohol. Usually not needed, but good to have just in case.
Nice work
This is very helpful! Ill definitely refer to this next time I clean a cart. Well, that's pretty soon. I bought some Colecovision carts that were in rough shape.but the labels also need cleaning. Any advice on what to use on the labels? Trying to avoid alcohol to prevent the fading you mentioned.
Start with the most gentle thing and work your way up. Dry towel first, while agitating the debris with your finger, if that doesn't do anything, then add a very light dash of water to the towel. Watch very carefully as you go and adjust accordingly if it starts to go south. If water is not doing the job and you are willing to risk it, dilute some alcohol with water and give that a shot, but don't let it sit on the label for very long. I don't have much experience with Colecovision, but if they are anything like Atari, you may have your work cut out for you! ;)
@@KindaCool Awesome! Thanks for the tips!
Ever thought of doing a video on how you modded some of your systems ?
I have actually! I'm working on one behind the scenes right now in fact, however my capture card has decided to partially die on me, so I'm having some trouble getting it all the way finished...
Yeah I need to take my super Gameboy apart and do a good cleaning. It's not functioning.
Any time cartridge pins are involved, a large majority of the time all that's needed a is a good cleaning. Thanks for watching!