Big N64 Lot with Mystery Games - Cleaning and Testing the Lot - Fixing Ebay Junk

I got a deal on 18 N64 carts including 3 "Mystery" carts. Here I open, clean and test them all, and determine what the mystery carts actually are.
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[@SportsRadio]

Haha someone had a vendetta against those back labels.

[@chaseholmes8229]

Sports Radio I’m assuming they all were blockbuster games at one point. I have a few with those pesky labels

[@jak8274]

Great video, I'll have to try the eraser and dry eraser marker tricks! I recommend when working with isopropyl alcohol to wear nitrile gloves so your fingers don't get horribly dried out. I also sugguest using a small container to dip your qtips into, instead of dipping them directly into the bottle, so the contaminants on the qtip don't mix in with the rest of the bottle if you happen to double-dip.

[@mildgrooveon]

DUNDAS/KEELE in Toronto!! (Marker on Bomberman!) That's just northwest of me in the Junction, and home of Seescape, a great videogame bar!

[@mattdoe04]

I was waiting for this comment! Glad someone else recognized it!

[@lorax1968]

loving the videos dude! you should do a "skills" video, like desoldering, soldering, resoldering, tracing circuit breaks, tools to use, repairing traces, chip replacing, etc...keep up the great content!

[@RandomActsOfRandom]

Retro Repairs: Inserts Q-tip into cartridge for cleaning Me: Inserts headphones for ASMR

[@BeAGoodDoga]

Great use of the Super Mariokart title music for the cleaning montage!

[@HouseClarkzonian]

What i'm guessing is they've all had Blockbuster stickers on the back and someone's tried their best to get rid of them with terrible success

[@RetroRepairs]

Good chance of that

[@kittentheboss2796]

I always take those stickers off but I'm always careful about the manufacturer stickers. Never knew why those stores couldn't just afford a few plastic cases and put stickers over those and keep them when the game is sold.

[@valmontdraconus]

Lots of fond memories with Fiddy Kong Racing, Golden eye, and Perfect Dark. Lots of nostalgia points in that bundle right there lol

[@weirdosheep619]

Ah yes Fiddy Kong Racing my favorite.

[@theannoyedmrfloyd3998]

When it comes to replacing labels, if you have a really good printer, use glossy paper and a spray adhesive like E6000. You have to hold the label down as it dries because it can lift up. But once in place, it'll stay.

[@michael1stay251]

The Annoyed Mr Floyd Do you know any good video about this?

[@antonnym214]

I have had deodorant spray melt certain kinds of plastic, so do a test on one of the backs first, a part that would be covered by a label.

[@theannoyedmrfloyd3998]

Who uses a deodorant spray? I'm talking about a water based spray adhesive. And I don't have a video... But I think The 8-bit Guy does.

[@SugarwoIf]

Man, as soon as that copyright rare 2000 came up I knew it was perfect dark, loved that game.

[@TheMr77469]

Loved the speed up music choices

[@drnod4779]

watching this videos is so relaxing and comfortable

[@scottythegreat1]

What a remarkable trip down memory lane seeing all these games.

[@Methylene.]

god i love this channel As a fellow Canadian and Techy myself this is the place for me the only reason i found this channel was looking for ways to repair a visibly broken trace with new methods. and i found Adam and he helped me fix donkey kong 64 (which still works to this day ) i use your 2 strand twist method now when bridging if it wasn't for you and these videos id have nothing but a pile of broken plastic and PCB's thanks again buddy! and cheers from Halifax!

[@joshmartimez2235]

Im glad to see soneone giving these classic games a new lease on life. Good job sir.

[@PaulTreasterpro]

I enjoy your repair videos. I have a bunch of old games and consoles so I will be cleaning them up soon.

[@RetroRepairs]

Nice! Hopefully you get everything up and running

[@gartmorn]

Great tip about removing the permanent marker. I'll need to try it on some marked up gbc games I have.

[@stevenrod100]

One other method I saw that seemed to work better on game carts is rainx.

[@MarcusCroy]

Great video dude. Looking forward to more of them:-) keep up the good work. I also do the same stuff like you do. Only I use bright boy on my connectors. But like I said before. keep up the good work

[@KISSbestfan]

Sure thing I stayed until very end ! The SNES controller is not that bad, it has a Genesis style d-pad, dont know about you, but I absolutely prefer this over the Nitnendo cross one. Great haul you got there, and no problems from what I can see. Less entertainment for the viewers, but more fun with all the games being fully working condition. Speaking of N64, right now Silverwings21 is doing a challenge consisting of beating all of the NA games for the system. Its still in an early stage, as he only did 5 of the 296 titles, but still Im going to follow him through this challenge. I remember when TMR was starting his NES challenge, that actually led him into Guinnes WR. What may interest you is the fact Silver follows the same rules, no emulation, only real hardware and carts

[@RetroRepairs]

Yikes, that's quite the challenge, sounds cool. As for the SNES one, i agree, i like the snes controller. This particular one was in really bad shape, so is only good for parts, which still isn't a bad thing. Those controllers were just bonus really, i bought it for the carts

[@MadMordo]

Dude I really enjoyed this video! You're videos have evolved so much since your early ones and I really like the direction you're going with them. Keep it up 😁

[@Sprinkstation2]

best unintentional asmr for people interested in video games

[@willsteinmetz]

Cool video and that was a great haul for the price! I've never had the dry erase method work well but denatured alcohol usually takes it right off (obviously being careful not to get it on the cartridge board). Even just a bit of Rain-X with a cotton swab works well for me.

[@picklespip9213]

Nail Varnish remover will take off perminent marker, preferably nail varnish remover with Acetone in it. Lighter fluid will take of stickers or the glue left over, I make models for a living and that is what we use 😊

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

Hi, question, do you do preventative maintenance as well? What would you recommend to someone who has consoles in original condition and would like to keep them in working order for as long as possible? Regardless if stored or not. Also, what kind of ICs or chips do you usually need? I live in Asia and am able to source quite a few different ICs.

[@RetroRepairs]

Capacitors need to be replaced. The 90s had a lot of really bad capacitors manufacturered. Some systems are worse than other for this, but a few systems that always need caps are SNES, Game Gear, Sega CD. Otherwise, some ICs that often go bad are cpu, ppu and vram on the snes, ram, cpu and ppu on the nes. The snes chips are proprietary and the only way to replace is pulling one off another board. Nes chips are off the shelf i believe

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

@@RetroRepairs Should I email you? You can tell me what you need if you have difficulty sourcing in Canada. I'm from Canada as well and go back every now and then. I love these vids and would love to have a way to support the channel a bit. I'd love to see as well in hopes I could keep my consoles in top working condition.

[@chefkdowg]

@@RetroRepairs where do we find your email?

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

@@chefkdowg I think it's in the about page of his channel.

[@instahawk8422]

I know your always busy working you do your best to bring us uploads when you have the time seriously if you did a ASMR live stream of repairing stuff I would watch it your voice is so calming and it’s very relaxing to listen too

[@penguinjay]

@5:00 Good job kid, you snuck Perfect Dark past mum. Being denied M rated games during this era was horrible. I hadn't thought of that as an option.

[@doc_sav]

Sweet, you got a new Wrestlemania 2000 to replace the one you had to take parts from. Actually it looks like that is the one you took parts from. I am imagining these lived a rough life in some little mining town out in the middle of nowhere.

[@RetroRepairs]

That was the one i used as a doner. Im going to try and repair the damaged chip and put it in this one

[@MarcoMazziniYT]

For missing Nintendo cartridge label, I always rely on www.nintandbox.net and I suggest you all to check this site. For Battletanks North American label, check here: www.nintandbox.net/index.php/en/nintendo-boxes-project/Nintendo64/Battle-Tanx---Global-Assault/BattleTanx-GlobalAssault_N64-Sticker_AME(NUS-NBQE-USA).zip/file-4610/ For Perfect Dark, right now you only have the European label available, but the NA one might be uploaded in a near future.

[@robross6462]

Love that someone handed an airline this random backpack with your name/number on it... and it arrived. I couldn’t imagine this happening in the US! Federal authorities would certainly show up at the door 😂

[@RetroRepairs]

There's alot of small communities serviceable only by air up north, and some airlines which almost exclusively service them. I'm guessing they're plenty used to it. That would never fly with a bigger airline like Air Canada or Westjet

[@wilsvgaddiction4456]

Removing marker? Get you some of the Ben Bizzle Special - Rain X is all you need. Doesn't do much for SFC carts but does on most others.

[@FranktheTank319]

It looked like the color marker you used left a little bit of a rosy tint on the front of that bomberman cart. If it were me, I would try using a black marker instead.

[@stevenrod100]

One method I've seen to remove the old marker is to use rainx. Seemed to work great the few times I've seen it.

[@BrynSmith76]

Do you think Blockbuster had one of their own labels on the back which caused the ripped stickers on the rear of the carts, a barcode label to scan and when they sold them as ex rentals they ripped them off. Similarly the marker pen numbers would have matched the boxes on the shelves so they knew cart 12 was rented and the barcode scanned it into their computer to id who'd rented it. Lighter fluid is very good for removing labels, you may be able to peel the top layer label off that one cart you did and potentially save the original label.

[@loganfamils4401]

I use magic eraser for the marker signs or deep stains. It kinda sands it a bit, but the plastic looks clean after it.

[@biggunz31]

The Super DeGooper works wonders on marker and sticky residue. Available at home hardware. It can be abrasive so use with caution.

[@keithholley546]

mr clean magic sponges work well for removing sharpee

[@burntartic2239]

I've always found those sand down parts of the shell when trying it, even with a light touch

[@xninja83x67]

@@burntartic2239 Yeah I don't like them because of that. I go over it with a dry erase marker really really well and then clean that off with isopropyl. Hadn't made it to the point in the video where he does the same. I usually have better results than he did though.

[@JMGO1999EternalMajorKakoEscoby]

Nice Green Carts you got there, you also got a Mario Party 1 Cart, witch is one of the best N64 games imo.

[@RetroRepairs]

Yeah, there's quite a few solid carts in there. No real junk, either something I didn't already have, or duplicates of decent carts like mario party or mario kart

[@JMGO1999EternalMajorKakoEscoby]

@@RetroRepairs Before i watched the video, my first thought was that one of the two greens would be a Rayman 2 cart, didn't know that the Battle Tanx also use green ones.

[@fredsmith6401]

Stick em in the dishwasher. Will clean them up in no time. I always do that to my old boards etc. Works a treat.

[@Strike562]

when i was a kid we would go to the park and teens would write on the equipment with permanent marker and we tried one day using sunscreen to get the writing off and it worked really well. not sure if it works on game cartridges or not

[@steves_garage]

Wow..the mystery games were pretty darn good!

[@RetroRepairs]

Yep. No filler carts here.

[@chaseholmes8229]

Enjoy all your videos I have watched every single one. keep up the good work. I have a n64 game I was cleaning up and one of the pads that connects the cartridge to the Console lifted up and come off. any way to fix it or just swap the chips over to another similar board.

[@VantaCube]

I just really want to know the logic behind the person who devastated the back label on all those games.

[@RetroRepairs]

I find it's better for my sanity not to even try and understand why.

[@crbenne]

If they were all bought used from a rental shop, they might have had barcodes or some other kind of label on the back that were stuck to the original paper labels. Maybe it was a Blockbuster around Dundas St W + Keele in Toronto? Google maps only goes back as far as 2007 at that intersection, I can't remember when Blockbuster closed up shop in Canada I think it was after that though?

[@crbenne]

Found it! goo.gl/maps/51NGcvsGSZRdwmh49

[@Official_Twix]

When I was a kid. I used to take my friend N64 cartridges peel the label off and lie and say they were mines. He actually believed me. I wouldn't be surprised if they did that too. I wish I haven't now since I'm grown. I still got those lableless cartridges.

[@RetroRepairs]

@@crbenne is nobody going to talk about that "corner store"that is not located on a corner?

[@Crippledsasquash]

Magic sponge great for getting rid of marker pen marks

[@SPac316]

I usually use Magic Erasers to take marker off carts. But the dry erase markers seem to be nice alternative and good if it's written on the label.

[@RetroRepairs]

Be careful, magic erasers will also take the finish and texture off as well

[@supersaiyamanlb]

for permanent marker, use Off bug spray. sounds weird but it works

[@mindustrial]

I always use the white-spirit aka the refined petrol to clean marker and sticker residue of cartridges.

[@aurthorthing7403]

I'd like to see a cheap DIY way to print off the labels at home. I think it would be cool to use mailing labels or some other inexpensive sticker stuff...

[@sadmac356]

I think the 8 bit guy did something like that once

[@littleitaly7203]

Printer and glossed paper. Gorilla spray adhesive will keep it stuck indefinitely unless you’re trying intentionally to get the label off. At least for a LONG time. Edit: I usually lay the label down on some newspaper and give the back a nice spray to keep it on the label on on the label only. If you put it where the label is GOING to go it’s liable to be messier, and more room for error.

[@genem915]

That Zelda music Perfect. You made me crack a smile right here :D

[@LtKernelPanic]

Since the one had a Blockbuster sticker I wonder if those were former rental games and whoever bought them tried removing labels the store had stuck on them.

[@4lifejeph]

Hello. What's the song playing @ 27:00. I checked the description and didn't see that particular song. I think I hear some Zelda in there. Thanks.

[@RetroRepairs]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIjIfax_jNB2nJI This one

[@Arz2003]

Thanks for your channel You have given me hope to replay my N64

[@rebootrevival4989]

Use Everclear or any 95% ethanol for permanent marker. Permanent markers are suspended in SDA-40 which typicall is 99.86% ethanol and a .14% tertbutyl poisoning agent. Everclear will destroy permanent marker and its totally fine for plastics, and labels, provided none of the marker is suspended when it hits the label. Generally as long as the label already has ink printed on it, the marker will not absorb in, so usually you can even it get it off the labels too.

[@ExodiusDB]

You can try using Nail Polish Remover (Acetone) to remove markers, ball point pen ink and such.

[@vgplayersandhaters518]

learn something new everyday. i did not know about the Dry erase marker trick. thanks :)

[@leefischer5814]

Mr. Clean Magic eraser cut into 1"×1" cubes with Rubbing alcohol works great against marker😁

[@prozac4545]

Gotta be careful with those because they will change the texture of the plastic.

[@leefischer5814]

@@prozac4545 granted it is like a sand paper but with a smooth surface it should come off easy with little to no difference unlike say NES games.

[@prozac4545]

@@leefischer5814 it could change the sheen of the plastic as well.

[@josephnealeUKscratchcards]

nice cleaning carts on video as always

[@Famikompisar]

Baby wipes are great for dirt stuck in places like ingraved logos.

[@leefischer5814]

Rock on, glad I'm not the only one shoving single wipes in my pocket at hot wing and rib joints😁👍. I also tend to cut pieces of Magic Erasers up and use them with alcohol against marker. As well as using foaming window cleaner on the pins.

[@harryandy44]

Great haul, thanks for the video.

[@conradmacintyre]

WOW! $255 in carts w/ labels. Great pick-up.

[@joycegodsey]

if you try Ronsonol lighter fluid you should be able to lift stickers easier without harming the original labels or ink. basically naphtha or heptane

[@JohnGotts]

Battle Tanx was just on Game Sack today.

[@iamchubbs]

All of the carts with permanent marker and back labels ripped are from the Dundas and Keele Blockbuster in Toronto. When that location closed, the games must have been sold. Whomever had the carts tried to rip off the barcodes which ripped the labels on the back. Not uncommon for games purchased from a location that rents games.

[@cbaxter6527]

Permanent marker (sharpie) is not permanent but uses a different solvent - oil based. Hence water and alcohol does not work, or your normal cleaning method. You can use a thin oil to remove with elbow grease or if you are impatient mix a solution of 50-50 acetone and rubber alcohol. More the volume of acetone, the more aggressive the solvent. Warning acetone is a paint remover, will melt laminate counter tops, styrene plastic (pill bottles), crack lexan (polycarbonate CD/DVDs). Most polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon are impervious. The rubbing alcohol is to cut the solvent strength and allow usage on vulnerable plastics. Remember, paint is a plastic. HOW TO USE>>> get a cloth or paper towel you do not want to keep, spritzer on cloth, wet to touch, then wipe; allow solvent to evaporate quickly. The permanent marker will run like maskcara when wet. Note: you may want to wear gloves; any porous label or, cloth will be stained with the pigment from the marker. GOOD LUCK. I used this solution, cleaning markers from RC car/truck lexan bodies and paint over-spray for years.

[@awmehgoddd]

That's actually not too terrible a price for a lot like this. Some good titles in here. A bit of a shame that Perfect Dark is missing the back label, as it would have been easier to tell which revision it was. (The "8.7 final" doesn't mean much here)

[@tony7287]

nice refurbishing work 👍

[@mancavehobbies6213]

I 3D printed N64 case with embedded pictures looks awesome .

[@RetroRepairs]

Nice, you mean the cart labels were embedded in the cartridge? That's a cool idea

[@earlspencer7863]

You have link to pictures or designs?

[@mancavehobbies6213]

@@earlspencer7863 I print one of and do a youtube video...can't give away how i do my design sure you understand lol

[@mancavehobbies6213]

@@RetroRepairs i 3d print you one and send it to you , if you could do a video and mention me be great

[@RetroRepairs]

@@mancavehobbies6213 yeah, I'm interested. Email me at [e-mail] and let's chat. That sounds super cool.

[@theropesofrenovation]

Lacquer thinner is amazing for removing sharpie.

[@yup5581]

We love these videos

[@me109g4zaku]

Oh man battletanx global assault, spent wayy to many hour as a kid playing that gem

[@mjc0961]

*BODY HARVEST!* I friggin' love that game.

[@mjc0961]

Doom 64 is great too, but better played on PC via Doom 64 EX.

[@mjc0961]

Yeah, Doom 64 is just super dark. Very hard to see no matter what you do. One reason why Doom 64 EX is better (nicer controls also help a lot).

[@brandonburks4451]

Loved the video! Two quick questions: What did you use to clean the pins? It's looks like a rubber eraser, but I'm not sure. Also, what is the red liquid you used on the cartridge to remove markings? Thanks so much.

[@RetroRepairs]

Yes, rubber eraser and a dry erase marker

[@StuartHicks01]

Off topic but love the Smith jersey in the frame.

[@RetroRepairs]

Thanks, me too. I had it signed a few years back

[@Groglor]

thx for eraser idea and the video. im also from canada

[@JuicyJakeRepairs]

Some flux remover is good at removing perm marker 🙂

[@Hexsyn]

What a haul!

[@christiangomez9516]

Next time you can try Mr. Clean magic eraser to remove the permanent marker for the additional sticker use goo gone.

[@MysterioMask]

I find magic erasers remove marker really well and easily.

[@PuffyRainbowCloud]

They also remove the plastic though.

[@MysterioMask]

@@PuffyRainbowCloud What I do is dip a part of the magic eraser into isopropyl and rub the marker area, it comes right off. If it removes the plastic its just a rather minor layer and when you wipe it clean it looks almost new.

[@PuffyRainbowCloud]

@@MysterioMaskThe point is that you're using an abrasive material to remove the marker. The abrasive material is going to also damage the plastic, however little you claim it does. When you remove things like marker off of anything you want to scrub with something that causes as little friction as possible, not something designed for maximum friction.

[@MysterioMask]

@@PuffyRainbowCloud Why even clean it then if your going for full purity? I would challenge anyone to tell the difference between a new cart that hasn't had any eraser used on it vs one that has. It looks the same. You can make the argument then about how if you use erasers to clean the pins your also taking off a layer of the plating which I have read can cause reduced connectivity, but I haven't noticed any issues on any carts ive cleaned the pins with using a normal eraser. I mean its not like saying sandpaper it off. I am just saying it worked great for me.

[@bazdaniels7420]

AWWWW - I was hoping the green one was Rayman! rats.

[@SuperKillersz]

This guy probably has the biggest game collection he buys all of the broken games and fixes them, they are probably cheaper than the working ones

[@RetroRepairs]

That's how I got started doing this, by buying broken stuff with the goal of starting a collection. My connection of games isn't huge by any stretch, but it's definitely bigger than your typical retro game collection you'd see. I'd guess ive got around 60 n64 carts. I mainly look for stuff I'd enjoy playing rather than looking to get a huge number by loading up on cheap baseball or football games. N64 has a pretty small cataloge of games, so I'd say it's the most reasonable to try and complete. Systems like the NES, SNES or Genesis have a ton of games, it would take serious dedication and $$$ to really build up those.

[@hayleywaalen2612]

The mystery games are BattleTanx: Global Assault, Perfect Dark and Duke Nukem 64

[@xt0ferx]

the sound of your fingernail scraping the contact is haunting me :(

[@prozac4545]

Just a PSA for everyone saying to use Magic Eraser/Melamine sponges. These will change the texture of the plastic and should be used as a last resort.

[@dirkdiggler9379]

prozac4545 that’s incorrect

[@xninja83x67]

@@dirkdiggler9379 Well to be fair they have on everyone I ever used them on.

[@chefkdowg]

Why is there not. Sierus xm radio channel of video game music, 8-bit. , remixes etc.?

[@therepairsloth]

Mr. Clean Magic Erasers also help to remove permanent marker you just get it a little bit wet and rub over it vigorously and it'll do the trick

[@yodead369]

Step one: Place game cartridges in (top rack only) dishwasher! Step two: Fill dispenser with 99% isopropyl alcohol. Step three: Set to light wash/high-temp. (Working method as a 1998)

[@TH3x3NT1TY]

Wd40 for the marker. Goof off works for the stickers and marker,👍

[@michael1stay251]

Are you kidding? Im so excited when you post a new video.

[@RiceandChicken]

What hardness of toothbrush do you use to clean?

[@Reach1335]

More mystery game cleaning vids plz.

[@TheRupeeMine]

Cool fact: "Dundas/Keele" was the blockbuster store in Toronto

[@noahp1293]

this is awesome. keep it up

[@EtaYorius]

I used nail polish remover to clean a bunch of games that i got. All of them had names and symbols with permanent marker. The way i did it was put some Nail Polish remover on a piece of cloth and then rub and rub in circles and alternating with another side of soaked cloth with alcohol. If you apply nail polish remover directly to the plastic it will bleach and permanently damage it. None of the games that i cleaned have any evidence of permanent marker. Another safer way is to just keep rubbing and rubbing with alcohol, it might take 30 minutes or more this way, but it will get removed eventually. The harder part was the person who marked the cartridges also put marker along the plastic lines... that was Hard AF to remove.

[@RetroRepairs]

Be careful with nail polish remover. If it contains acetone, that can and will eat away at the plastic finish.

[@EtaYorius]

@@RetroRepairs Indeed. The games i tried were few that i didn't care much and wanted to see if it would work. But never apply the nail polish remover directly from the bottle to the plastic, first soak a cloth piece and wait a few seconds before rubbing. Then alternate between cloth with alcohol and cloth with nail polish remover. Marks will be gone in a few minutes. It is riskier that way, but twice as fast than just using alcohol. I cleaned five different N64 cartridges this way 6 months ago. They almost look brand new except for the stickers, last owner marked them too and i don't want to deal with printing or buying those online. Alcohol is the safer way to go, just keep rubbing and applying force, it will eventually be gone completely if you keep rubbing it.

[@RetroRepairs]

@@EtaYorius the dry erase marker works ok on labels too, it doesn't come off perfectly, but looks far less obvious than big marker marks. As long as the labels in good shape, my dry erase didnt seem to take any of the printing off

[@cbaxter6527]

@@RetroRepairs i am guessing the dry erase marker has an alcohol as a solvent, likely ethyl alcohol as methyl tends to be more aggressive. Bic Mark-It marker (Sharpie competitor) uses ethyl alcohol and I used a contact cleaner with likely 80% plus ethyl alcohol to revive a dry tired marker. The problem is finding 160 + proof alcohol without making moonshine. The acetone really works if you cut it with iso-propyl.

[@Jinx8015]

To remove the maker use tooth pasta works like a charm :)

[@demofilm]

For hard worn pins you could use a glassfiber pen .

[@RetroRepairs]

Pencil eraser is really all you ever need for 98% of carts. Fibreglass pens will scratch up the pins alot and provide more opportunity for future oxidation. Only if they're really rusted or truly horrific shape.

[@demofilm]

@@RetroRepairs indeed . only for the last resort

[@robnergal575]

Have a pretty cheap junky multimeter and am going to be investing in a better one soon 3mins in as I'm watching and trying to teach myself to fix my copy of SW Ep1 Pod Racer which isn't loading at all, no visual board damage, I believe that I've tracked the break in continuity down to the c2 capacitor; it doesn't seem like a common issue on forums for these caps to blow; proceeding to comb through your entire channel! (

[@AlisaWhiteheart]

I wouldn't be surprised if the cover project website has the labels you're looking for

[@RetroRepairs]

Yep, they have most. For a couple, I'd rather just buy them from a seller. My printer sucks and rather than finding decent sticker paper and playing around using trial and error, I'll just spend $3 and get it done right the first time. If i had to do a whole bunch, then yes, I'd try print my own

[@PringlesEG]

Nice permanent marker trick. I have had permanent marker on the labels and I have removed that by rubbing my finger over it. Works on gloss labels.

[@zachrumney841]

So just to recap, If i'm going to do a simple cleaning, i'm using a cue tip and what type of liquid/ paste?

[@RetroRepairs]

99% (or highest available) isopropyl alcohol and q-tips. That will take care of pretty much everything. A toothbrush is also handy to get into creases and crevices

[@xsharknadox9620]

Bug spray removes permanent marker like butter 👌

[@Jonluk83]

Axe body spray removes permanent marker very well👍