that blue coin slot and blue plastic riser guards on the back of the Cp are really sharp looking. silly detail to be impressed with, but i like the two tone.
Because of the potential for damage I only recommend using the ME as a last resort when other cleaning methods have failed...
Holy crap that must have been a lot of elbow grease, I determined some spots as uncleanable via this method!
thanks for clearing that up. I watch a guy on YT "restore" a entire woody MK3 with a ME. i was like ; "something about this doesn't seem wright??" considering that was a few year old video, I'm sure his art work and CP are chemically worn and has that faded grayish cloud filter look.
lol. i forgot Derick recommend "Crud Killer" to me. I use 50/50 that for cigarette tare and grease grime that was too much for simple green.
CLR with a q-tip/wire brush/220 grit for the rust.
I think a lot of the chemical ware i got was from arcade operators spray cleaning their cabs. Sure its fast to spray it down with a fine mist and wipe it off. Lot of it seeping into cracks and collecting on flat surfaces though. I'm not the biggest fan of using ammonia.
So the trick to using it on stainless steel is long strokes with the existing brushing pattern direction.
It WILL put new scratches into the stainless surface, however if you match the direction and length it will blend in.
is Brasso to abrasive for stainless steel? was just thinking that may help smooth out the scratches.
I've use Brasso for "brick shinning" before.
where you take something like a stamped raised brass *things, and grind it agents a brick until you have worn away any raised surface and are left with a single flat surface. then you polish it with a white towel and white cotton t-shirt with Brasso till its a mirror scratchless finish.
might be able to get rid of scratches all together? could probably skip the whole using a brick part.
For plastics I've found Ronsonol lighter fluid will take off glue/paint/other discoloration without causing ANY damage.
Acetone also works well for this, however on plastics acetone will discolor and damage!
thanks. that helps. never thought about lighter fluid.
I dried out and discolored some plastic with "Goof off". i think its paint thinner based. not good to use on video game carts or soft plastics. Also just the fumes can eat away at glue seals and pull the color out of a lable. So don't use it near anything held together by glue.
"Goo Gone" and WD40 i have used for other plastics before. both leave a smell and film. got to dilute the crap out of them. then also clean it off with water. not my favorite methods.
fumes can also eat away of thing like nearly located glue seams.
