Permanent Marker

[Shadysmurf]

Is thier any way or possibly a mixed solution to get permanent marker off the back of nes and snes games, when I was younger I wrote my name on the back of all my carts and would like to remove it for trading purposes.. plus it shows my poor hand writing :P

[nesman85]

goo gone.

[Kim Possible]

Goo Gone works pretty well. You will have to use several applications and really rub the hell out of it, but eventually you can get MOST of it off. I bought and entire collection one time in which EVERY game was scrawled on with Sharpie marker. It took a LOT of work, but eventually I got many of the games totally clean and the rest were close.
The main problem with NES carts is the texture on the plastic. I use a stiff brush to scrub the Goo Gone in.

[dave2236]

Oops wil also work but that will sometimes melt the plastic and will damage the sticker.

Some one on this board told me to use a white eraser. i did that on a couple of my SNES games and marker came off right away.


Hope this helps

[Shadysmurf]

187 Games to clean off 187 games take one off rub the goo in 187 games to clean off *Sigh* >)

[Needle]

Where can you buy Goo Gone? Is it a supermarket item or is it more of a Home Depot-style product? This is the first I've ever heard of it.

[Vroomfunkel]

Dunno about NES games, but I get frustrated with EB / Game when they scrawl in black marker on all the pre-owned games (usually a big 'P', and a number over the bar code). However I have found that a clean cloth and a dab of white spirit can do wonders :)

Vroomfunkel

[Lifebringeroftorv]

got my goo gone at a hardware store.

[Zaxxon]

Just use rubbing alcohol. It won't disolve plastic.

[dave2236]

Wal-Mart and Shopko both sell goo-gone

[nesman85]

Just use rubbing alcohol. It won't disolve plastic.
it also won't get the marker off very well. especially if its permanent and been on the cart for a long time.

[Zaxxon]

I just used cotton balls soaked in alcohol. You need to rub. It won't come off in one swipe.

[Ed Oscuro]

Yeah, but you don't need very much Goo Gone at all to get good results. I got a post-rental Tengen Tetris cart that had been a victim, as most rental carts are, of stickers. All the Goo Gone I used was simply enough to get the end of a cotton swab wet (I think I used 4 of these, and that would include the back as well):

http://home.attbi.com/~edoscuro/Tengen_Tetris_sm.jpg
Edit: replaced the ~1MB file with this smaller version.
It's still 340K, be warned.

[Kim Possible]

Goo Gone is available in many fine general and grocery stores such as Wal-mart, Target. Meijer. etc....

Never heard of that eraser trick. I'll have to try it, Thanks! :)

[Ed Oscuro]

Heh, Eraser Trick. I suppose you'd know about what I'm getting at, seeing as you're a GnG fan also, Ben Reilly?

[SuperPsycho]

I get Goo Gone at Fred Meyer.

[themessage]

We sell goo gone at Winn Dixie supermarket.