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Post by Construct on Jul 1, 2004 13:31:27 GMT 2
Hi all. I'm new here and this seems to be a great forum. I just bought my first G&W in a long, long time; ML-102 Mario's Cement Factory. Condition was fair, but cheap (16 USD). I was wondering now, since I decided to start collecting all G&W's if it's safe to open the games to clean them? This particular game is a bit dirty, and could use a thorough clean-up, but I'm a bit worried that I might ruin the game. I have a vague memory that when I opened up my Parachute some 20 years ago (I unscrewed everything at that age (11) ), I could never get the image back. This had something to do with moving the white rubber conductor strips. I was thinking that this procedure was most likely terminal so I threw the game away and bought a new one. Was I correct? Can I ruin a G&W just by removing a certain object although with super care? My second question. Is it possible to somehow replace the transparent protective plastic sheet between me and the glass LCD, this one has some scratches on it. And assuming it's possible, what might this do to the collector's value? I don't want to trick people if I sell this game someday. Third. Can I remove the small metallic stand to straighten it up. It's a little bent. I seem to remember that it was held in place by a small plastic thingy inside the back cover. Can this be safely removed and put back in place without damaging anything? Cheers.
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Post by sAner on Jul 1, 2004 14:23:21 GMT 2
Hi there and welcome, It's fairly safe to open up g&w's and especially widescreens and new widescreens are a piece of cake. I have a special page on my site about doing this, supported with photos. It's worth a visit: www.xs4all.nl/~sane/html/fixing.htmI wouldn't throw the plastic cover away. In my opinion it's better to have a scratched one then none at all. But that's your decision. If you intend to sell that game sooner or later without the plastic cover, you should be straight to the buyer. You can always buy a real cheap g&w (f.e. without b/c, s/n or non-working etc.) which has a unscratched plastic cover and then change it. sAner
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Post by Construct on Jul 1, 2004 14:58:22 GMT 2
Hi there and welcome, It's fairly safe to open up g&w's and especially widescreens and new widescreens are a piece of cake. I have a special page on my site about doing this, supported with photos. It's worth a visit: www.xs4all.nl/~sane/html/fixing.htmI wouldn't throw the plastic cover away. In my opinion it's better to have a scratched one then none at all. But that's your decision. If you intend to sell that game sooner or later without the plastic cover, you should be straight to the buyer. You can always buy a real cheap g&w (f.e. without b/c, s/n or non-working etc.) which has a unscratched plastic cover and then change it. sAner Thanks a plenty, this is exactly what I was looking for ( I have been googling for it for quite some time without success). I still though have memories of the image loss from earlier years. It happened on my DK-52 as well, when fiddling with these white conductive rubber strips. After process of elimination it seemed to have something to do with these white rubber strips *shrug*. What did I do wrong back then, which now seems fairly safely to do? About the protective plastic cover, I was thinking on replacing it with something else. I guess it's only a thin translucent piece of plastic film which I could replace, perhaps with something more scratch-proof and certainly scratch-free. Total removal is naturally out of the question
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Post by jonwiththewind on Jul 1, 2004 19:03:26 GMT 2
"Seems to be a great forum" ?? It´s the best forum on the planet my friend ;D Welcome to the insanity of collecting G&Ws We must all go for a drink sometime. How about this Saturday/Sunday night in Athens!! ;D
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Post by Southbomb on Jul 2, 2004 16:47:15 GMT 2
Word of advice, Don't ever try to open your TableTop. I had a very bad experiance recently. -Matt
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Post by pulse8 on Jul 5, 2004 8:08:49 GMT 2
Matt, What sort of problems did you come across opening a tabletop? I opened one recently to take photos of the procedure, and never had a hiccup. pulse8 P.S. Incidentally, this will be the second part to my "repairs" section when I open it to the public...
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