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Hello, everyone. My name is Oklonia and I am new to these forums. I am wondering about keeping NES Games clean. Currently, I do not own an NES console, but am planning on purchasing one off the Internet within a short time. I have heard all of these stories about what happens when NES Games get dirty, and I want to make sure that when I get the system, I keep them as clean as I can. Can anybody recommend methods (besides blowing and using a Q-tip with rubbing alcohol) to clean games? Also, does anybody know how to reduce damage to NES Games? Thank you in advance.

as Im sure any mod will tell you, this has been posted ALOT before so if you'd look before you post, you'd see that you use rubbing alcohol on your games and the pin connector to keep it clean. but, just as any mod would say, look it up before you post. chances are its been posted before. now get ready for a mod to find this post and I'd bet they take it down. just givin' you a heads up for next time.

Naw, I won't take it down There have been a lot of new people and a lot of new posts. The thread count is getting pretty big now... I think it's unrealistic to ask everyone to read through all the threads first... with that being said...

I always use a Q-tip and Windex. I never have any problems. Another method that alot of people have talked about in the past is to clean the connectors on the games with an eraser. I haven't tried this, but I could see how this would help.

windex? thats a new one to me. do you add any water or just strait up windex?

Just regular windex. It does a pretty good job.

I never use rubbing alcohol I just use windex, and KABOOM if the windex is out from cleaning windows.

I'll just throw my 2 cents in...

I agree with Roth that you can't expect that people read through all the threads. But you CAN expect that they use the SEARCH function.
If more people used the search before making up new threads with problems that have been solved already in countless other places, the thread count wouldn't be that high in the first place.

i got some REALLY bad carts from someone who gave them to me because he failed to clean them with whatever he uses (probably alcohol), most of them had dirt eating into the surface of the metal. the only way to repair them was to take the whole surface off and start again. i used one of those green plastic saucepan scourer sponge things and used it like people use steel wool (never use steel wool). some of them i had to take right back to the copper (as they come there is a layer of metal on the contacts that will not oxidize) then re-tin the contacts with solder and desoldering braid, then clean the flux off with isopropyl alcohol before going over with the scourer again to smooth it all off to an even level.
thats for some heavy corrosion though.

when theyre just a little dirty, use isopropyl alcohol and cotton buds or some specific tissues made for the use. (tissues i have used are single layer relatively coarse acid free stuff that you really wouldnt want to blow your nose on if you enjoy being comfortable:P

I bought a tool used to open cart.s and it came with some cleaning solution. I had always used alcohol and stuff like that, but this was a paste you applied; I tried it and couldn't believe the amount of dirt and grime it removed on the cart.s I "thought" were clean.

I just got some games in the mail and a few flat ass didnt work. I tried the windex thing for the first time and I was really happy with the way it got the crud from the inside AND outside of the game. windex & q-tips are my new hero.

I use Alcohol and Qtips mostly, but sometimes that isnt enough. If i can manage to get the really filthy games open, i will use an eraser to "erase" the dirt, grime, oxodization, etc. Sometimes this is all that works for my really dirty games, Plus it can make even the worst game's contacts shine like new again (the softer white erasers by the way, not the firmer pink ones)