Anyone know for sure whether or not bleach can damage HuCard contacts?

[Arkhan]

I'd be careful with Clorox bleach.  It might discolor the text and shit on the card.

Peroxide didn't seem to do the same.

That stuff at the beauty supply store, the developer, comes in a few strengths...

there's 10, 20, 40.. and 50 (you cant buy that without a license).

It's just the concentration of Peroxide inside.

drugstore peroxide is the same shit, but the strength of peroxide is so low, its not useful.

de-yellowing it will desmell it too.


The yellow-stuff is also the stuff that smells.  Dissolving it = win.

you could put some baking soda in the developer to aid in the cleaning process.

It's basically the same as ghetto-fab teeth whitening at that point.

[Tatsujin]

you can make bombs much much smaller, more handy and way more efficient. but am not gonna tell this here now

[vestcoat]

Really? I know we can't talk about ROMs, but I thought bombs were fair game.

[Necromancer]

Really? I know we can't talk about ROMs, but I thought bombs were fair game.

Bazzy's afraid his police record for felonious poster displays will bring the secret police knocking on his door if he starts talking about explosives.

[GohanX]

I had no idea, I've been wanting to make some retr0brite for ages now but can't find a local source of xanthan gum. Thanks for the knowledge, there are plenty of Sally's here!

[Digi.k]

I use white spirit on mine

[Arkhan]

I had no idea, I've been wanting to make some retr0brite for ages now but can't find a local source of xanthan gum. Thanks for the knowledge, there are plenty of Sally's here!

its at walmart.  it's useless.  I wouldn't be shocked if the stuff is already in the cream developer.  It's mostly used as a thickening agent, or a thing-to-hold-it-all-together.

Whatever the scientific word for that is.   It's likely already in the thick, cream version.

[Tatsujin]

Really? I know we can't talk about ROMs, but I thought bombs were fair game.

Bazzy's afraid his police record for felonious poster displays will bring the secret police knocking on his door if he starts talking about explosives.

this

[BigusSchmuck]

You guys really should pay attention to my sig, there is a reason why you don't submerge your hucards in any kind of liquid. I have used a little bit of rubbing alcohol in the past with qtips to clean some of my old snes cartridges but I dunno about cleaning hucards with it.

[Tatsujin]

Sig? There ain't no sig.












I know, it's your avatlar 

[Black Tiger]

You guys really should pay attention to my sig, there is a reason why you don't submerge your hucards in any kind of liquid. I have used a little bit of rubbing alcohol in the past with qtips to clean some of my old snes cartridges but I dunno about cleaning hucards with it.

I wash all my HuCards in the kitchen sink with sponges and they all come out looking and working like new.

[soop]

You guys really should pay attention to my sig, there is a reason why you don't submerge your hucards in any kind of liquid. I have used a little bit of rubbing alcohol in the past with qtips to clean some of my old snes cartridges but I dunno about cleaning hucards with it.

I wash all my HuCards in the kitchen sink with sponges and they all come out looking and working like new.

Yeah I think the avatar refers explicitly to milk.

[Black Tiger]

I couldn't take good pictures with any of the cameras I have, so I scanned it in before and after. The yellowing looks/looked worse in person.

I sat the HuCard in a small cup of bleach. It sat on an angle so that everything from 5mm below the pins and lower was submerged for 2 - 3 days. I also scrubbed it with a toothbrush a couple times.

Because HuCard plastic is much harder than white PC Engine console plastic, the bleach had more of an effect on the label paint. But it was definitely worth it to essentially have a like-new, completely clean and non-stinky HuCard. I'd rather have a worn and clean item than anything mint and tainted. After thoroughly rinsing it, I gave it the usual HuCard soap/sponge cleaning in my kitchen sink.

[ProfessorProfessorson]

Got to be totally honest with you, that didn't turn out well at all, but if you are satisfied, that's all that matters. Might be best next time to cover the paint areas with clear tape to prevent damage to the paint.

[Black Tiger]

Got to be totally honest with you, that didn't turn out well at all, but if you are satisfied, that's all that matters. Might be best next time to cover the paint areas with clear tape to prevent damage to the paint.

Like I said, it might as well have been in someone's anus. I didn't want the painted area to reek, otherwise there was no point. I didn't plan to keep it soaking for as long as I did, but wound up away from home for a day and a half. I used a little bleach on a q-tip to wipe the rest except the pins, which I cleaned with isopropyl. Because of the way I obtained the game, there wasn't much I could do other than make the best of the situation. I'm not a fan of the game and am not an elite condition-based collector. I just want to be able to play games with tainting my consoles.