Restoring a DMG

>>4235710
That yellow looks great. What city and / or state did you find it in for such a low price?

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>>4235710
I ordered my pikachu case from ebay and I recommend it. For 10 bucks, it's a good deal.

>>4235720
Im in the south east united states. It just depends on where you go. Some thrift stores you will find stuff like this just laying out on the shelves for nothing. At others they will put it behind the counter and slap a typical ebay price on it. I don't really care for the yellowing.

>>4235807
cool, thanks anon. I am looking at something like this, http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-GBA-SP-Game-Boy-Advance-SP-Replacement-Housing-Shell-Screen-Lens-Green-USA/192273337356?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D41376%26meid%3Dfb630db2e00a4c73b008bd21deacbeb6%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D282626143898&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

I really only need the case but it probably wouldn't hurt to get all the other crap too. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't complete garbage. I really like to keep stuff original as much as possible but the case is so beat up i figure it cant really hurt anything at this point. The GBA had a hello kitty sticker skin on it so most of it is still in good shape, but the edges are rekt.

>>4235710
Similar anon here. I posted a thread like this a couple of months ago. Retrobrighting is obviously the best way to get rid of the yellow but I would leave the scratches. When I did the sanding I found it left a small dent. Besides, with the scars it's battle damaged :^). Be careful with the screen replacements though, the one I bought ended up being slightly off center and it annoys me so much.

>>4235710
>retrobrighting

Don't bother. It will just yellow again. The only permanent solution is to paint over it, or just swap it for a non-white shell. Replacement shells don't cost that much on eBay. I think the plastic is a lot rougher in design, though.

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Thanks for the tips.

Everything is cleaned and ready for retro brighting. Any ideas on getting the name off the cartridge? I may just sand it.

Also, has anyone done the backlight/biverter mod and what are your thoughts on such?

>>4237050
Use alcohol on the sharpie. It'll take away but it'll look better than sanding

>>4237375
Ive tried 70% Isopropyl Alchohol and a Magic Eraser and its not coming off.

>>4237870
>not using meme% isopropyl booze
>expecting meme shit to happen
>being as meme as a meme of memes

>>4235710
For cleaning, you might try tetrachloroethylene, found as brake parts cleaner in auto shops like Autozone, Advance, etc.

BE WARNED: It's very powerful. Test it first to make sure it won't dissolve the polymer you plan to use it on.

You might also try a bar of Lava soap(also found in auto stores, usually), but make sure you remove the plastic housing from electronic parts of course, before cleaning.