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I believe I’ve made a terrible mistake.

By SilverballSleuth

3 years ago

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Quoted from YeOldPinPlayer:
It’s nothing to worry about long term. There are no sparks in that area to possibly start a fire.
Air it out with a small fan for a few hours and you’ll be ok. If you smell the WD strongly after that try some isopropyl alcohol 95% or greater. Rubbing alcohol is only about 70% IIRC. The rest of it is water.

Yeah I’m inclined to think this was just a minor scrape with hanger steak, not a full on USDA beef. Game will probably be ok. Air it out, if you are worried, take it apart and clean it. And stop doing dumb things you know you aren’t supposed to do!!

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Quoted from SilverballSleuth:
I can agree with that to a point. I’ll probably be in this for 200-300 hours when it’s done, and it’s still gonna look awful - I don’t think anyone would ever buy it from me when done.
Most plastics are broken including the ramps, the side art is basically gone, and there’s no way to ever make this game look acceptable.
Trying to keep parts cost to an absolute minimum. With quarantine, I have nothing better to work on.
I tried removing the volume control again today, it is still not going anywhere. In retrospect, a small amount of WD-40 may have been my only option in this case.
I cleaned it again today, with a light misting of rubbing alcohol. Will still leave the game off for another day or two.

At some point in every bottom feeding pinhead's life, he or she must ask the question: Is this worth it?

I have no idea what you paid for Hook (a terrible game) that clearly spent some time underwater. Even if it were free, I probably wouldn't take it, but I've had 20 years to figure out what's worth my time and what isn't.

Good luck on your journey my friend!

How do we feel about 3 in 1 oil?

I’ve used it on a precious few EM things. Also quieter up my bathroom door.

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I believe I’ve made a terrible mistake.

By SilverballSleuth

3 years ago

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