Best Cleaning Solvent For Plastic? Consoles, Cartridges etc

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I use Goo Gone for removing stickers as well as cleaning the outsides of carts. It works well, and you can buy it at lot of dollar stores.
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Goo Gone is good, but I will caution you that it isn't as suitable for labels; it has a tendancy to take those off as well, or at least damage the ink on them.
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Love this Home Depot stuff, LIFT OFF.
Great on DVD cases with any price tag or sticky label.

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Works on everything except Jewel Cases (Brittle Hard Clear Plastic) which will fog.
Believe it or not, PAM works on the Jewel Cases, always one in the kitchen:
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Its heavy duty stuff great for cleaning. Just avoid labels you want to save. Don't use Lift-Off on Brittle Clear Plastic from Jewel Cases.
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What about discolourations, though?

Like, my Dreamcast and SNES are very yellowed, what's the best way to get that back to it's original color? Is there a way?
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AARST wrote:What about discolourations, though?

Like, my Dreamcast and SNES are very yellowed, what's the best way to get that back to it's original color? Is there a way?
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AARST wrote:What about discolourations, though?

Like, my Dreamcast and SNES are very yellowed, what's the best way to get that back to it's original color? Is there a way?
Actually, if you take the time to search the forums, some of the guys figured out a way to bleach your yellowed computer equipment a while back. Here's a link to one of the discussions:

http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopi ... =2&t=10558
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