StanJr Posted October 6, 2001 Share Posted October 6, 2001 The FLEA came up big today (well, ok, not really), but I did find a Barnstorming cart (hey,its the first cart I have ever found here in KY) And the guy who had it says he has 3 systems and over 100 games and he'll hook me up. (I know we've all heard these stories before, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, who knows.) ANYWAY. I know this has been asked before, but I cannot find where it was, the cart has some "dirt" on the label and I'd like to try to clean it up. How do I do that without destroying the label? Finally found something Stan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted October 6, 2001 Share Posted October 6, 2001 Just look on the firsr AtariAge page under "reference" and then "how to". Good luck cleaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted October 6, 2001 Author Share Posted October 6, 2001 Thanks. I'm still a little nervous about putting alcohol on the label itself. Has anyone done this with success? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osbo Posted October 7, 2001 Share Posted October 7, 2001 don't use alcohol, it'll take the ink in the labels away. Osbo [ 10-06-2001: Message edited by: osbo ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted October 7, 2001 Author Share Posted October 7, 2001 That's what the How To on this site said. I was thinking a slightly damp q-tip gently applied. Will this do it or will it also damage the label? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snider-man Posted October 7, 2001 Share Posted October 7, 2001 The slightly damp Q-Tip trick may work. I've used a slightly moistened paper towel on particularly cruddy labels. You may also want to try Goo Gone if it's a particularly sticky/nasty residue. SNider-man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osbo Posted October 7, 2001 Share Posted October 7, 2001 I dunno... y'all see what happends when I cleaned some carts with alcohol... http://www.geocities.com/golgiati/ebay/car...arts/carts.html stupid geocities.com I hate you!! Osbo [ 10-06-2001: Message edited by: osbo ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted October 7, 2001 Author Share Posted October 7, 2001 YIPES! I'm going to give the q-tip a go here in a minute. Thanks for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted October 7, 2001 Share Posted October 7, 2001 How did it go with alcohol? Alcohol really cleans, but I've stopped using it because I ruined a couple of labels. I use a Q-tip with alcohol on the inside, but just soapy water on the label and cart. I'd rather a little dirt on the cart than a messed up label. How about Armor-All on carts? It works great on consoles. -- RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted October 7, 2001 Author Share Posted October 7, 2001 The hot, wet q-tip did nada, zip, nothing, but make my label wet. The damage may be permanent. I'm tempted to try the alcohol just a little and see what happens. Maybe I'll grab some GOO-GONE tomorrow.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khryssun Posted October 7, 2001 Share Posted October 7, 2001 Personnaly I use water. I never had any problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skatepunk60 Posted October 7, 2001 Share Posted October 7, 2001 Are you sure its dirt and not actiplaque Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted October 8, 2001 Author Share Posted October 8, 2001 Yeah, it looks to me like some general funk and crud from being handled by crumb-gobbling children. I'm going to get that GOO-GONE stuff tomorrow and give that a try. If all else fails I'll lightly apply that tempting alcohol....It is just Barnstorming after all. Scrubbing Stan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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