How to: Remove Sharpe from carts
Are you stick of someone elses name scribbled all over your cart? NES games seem to get the most namea scribble on them, due to the large smooth open areas. I'm sure parents didn't want their kids to lose their games at a friends house. Reclaim your carts!!!
1. I start with Qtips and Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol (70%). Dab the Qtip in the alcohol and remove as much of the sharpe as you can by rubbing vigorously.
2. Now you should be able to see the sharpe in just the lower parts of the texture. Now bust out your magic eraser (avail. at walmart). Here is where the magic takes place. Lightly rub the remaining sharpe in a circular direction and change direction as needed. Rubbing too hard will wear down the texture on the cart and leave a smooth spot. Keep going till the sharpe is gone!
3. Clean the white haze off with the alcohol and Qtips. The white haze are the tiny bits of the magic eraser(melamine foam) that work their way into the crevices to get the sharpe.
Info on the ME http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melamine_foam
4. Optional - If the area you cleaned look dull, I use a product call Novus 2.
It's a light plastic polish available at www.pinballlife.com and motorcyle shops.
Novus 2 also works great to clean the contacts too! Removes the dirt, tarnish, and leaves them nice and shiny! Games work 1st time always, in a clean system!
See the pics below for BEFORE and AFTER.
I hope this helps!
1. I start with Qtips and Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol (70%). Dab the Qtip in the alcohol and remove as much of the sharpe as you can by rubbing vigorously.
2. Now you should be able to see the sharpe in just the lower parts of the texture. Now bust out your magic eraser (avail. at walmart). Here is where the magic takes place. Lightly rub the remaining sharpe in a circular direction and change direction as needed. Rubbing too hard will wear down the texture on the cart and leave a smooth spot. Keep going till the sharpe is gone!
3. Clean the white haze off with the alcohol and Qtips. The white haze are the tiny bits of the magic eraser(melamine foam) that work their way into the crevices to get the sharpe.
Info on the ME http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melamine_foam
4. Optional - If the area you cleaned look dull, I use a product call Novus 2.
It's a light plastic polish available at www.pinballlife.com and motorcyle shops.
Novus 2 also works great to clean the contacts too! Removes the dirt, tarnish, and leaves them nice and shiny! Games work 1st time always, in a clean system!
See the pics below for BEFORE and AFTER.
I hope this helps!
Comments
Should this be a sticky?
Thanks for the tips,I would love to see a write up on how to clean the system connectors.
Me too.