Let's Refurb! - Severely Damaged £15 Faulty GameBoy Pocket!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ธ.ค. 2018
- Really hope you enjoyed this one. I had a lot of fun making it! GameBoy Pockets are my all time favourite consoles to refurbish. very simple and very rewarding. It was a shame about the motherboard but regardless, let me know what you think!
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Just bought a Clear game boy color in basically brand new condition for 21€ with shipping on this eBay page :)
Use dw40 to remove glue from the screen
Buy almost every Gameboy at this store.
Nooooo! Don’t tell anyone about this ebay store! Soon I’ll have nothing to buy 😉 But seriously, I have bought about 20 consoles from japan4u and enjoy fixing and tuning the things immensely! Thanks for a great video once again!
Really good video.Congratulations :)
I have an old Game Boy from 1990 and I would like to repair the joypad 4 button , because It doesn´t work in one direction,
Where can I Get some plastic and button pieces and the rubber unfer the joypad ?
Do you know aly place to look after this pieces ?
Thank You very muck.
Keep going with this good videos and the really interesting youtube channel :)
Congratulations :)
You should really consider removing those left over cohesive-marks that are left from removing the stickers and screens. I was about to write this comment to your previous video where you stick the brand new screen over a painted case. If the contact surface is uneven two parts won't stick as well as you hope. You can easily and quickly remove the left over residue by scraping it off with sharp chicel or razor blade and end up with nice smooth contact surface. What comes to that restored Gameboy Pocket I can see that the surface is uneven under the detail sticker.
ARGH, my OCD. All that work and he leaves that.
I was think the same thing, when painting he should put painters tape where the screen lens goes, and where the stickers go. Also should remove leftover adhesive/glue. Would leave a better surface for things to stick back on.
Thanks! Will do.
@@TheRetroFuture To get a good paint job, 90% goes into prep. If your preparation work is on point, your paint finish will come out 1st class.
You should have used Isopropyl Alcohol on the left over residue from the label and under the screen lens. Other than that, it does look good.
but he placed the same screen back on, and he didn't clean the back of the screen. so the two pieces will fit together and be even anyway. @The Retro Future you did a fine job
Those bubbles under the label. Dude comeon!
Ikr
and thats why it isn't perfect...
Looks perfect 🤣🤣
The screen is like a DMG screen now, that's awesome!
You should have removed the sticker glue before spray painting
Yes the *sticker glue*
@@quackywhackityphillyb.3005 xD
Lol for real! Half ass job! Even the paint job was horrible smh
@@omarbernal3804 stfu
“And the battery contac- OH THERES NO BATTERY CONTACTS” beautiful
Great video but your painting needs a little work. Gotta sand it down, primer it, then paint.
and top coat it would be wise too
@@Rakwas Definitely, that gold will rub off real easy.
Sanding isnt always a good idea on plastic, as it can leave scuff marks and other defects in the surface that will show through. A good cleaning can do the same job as a sanding without leaving defects in the surface
@@kennyclark131 - Using a fine to very fine sandpaper (220 to 400+ grit) to at least slightly scuff the surface so the paint has something to stick to will help a lot and won't mar the surface (unless you just rub one spot). This was a pretty sloppy restoration.
@@murrys5444 I've worked with plastics and fiberglass for years. To use a 220 grit paper would cut through that plastic. If you were to use a sandpaper you would need to use an automotive finishing style sandpaper at least 3000 grit and it would have to be wet and very lightly used. Even then the scratch Mark's may show up through the painting, because the cases are colored in the forming process and not painted.
But yes the OP could have done more to make the paint better.
Elliott, thanks for so many great videos. How do you know what gauge wire to solder in when adding new things to a circuit board?
Thanks,
Mike
Maybe I missed it but did you need to apply another adhesive when you replaced the new polarizer film to the screen? If so what did you use and if not will it stay in place?
what happened to your fancy screwdriver?
Nice work! It really was a challenge.
I have one question though. I try to find these Motip spray cans here in the UK but I can’t. Where did you get them from?
Really nice video! But like some ppl have said in the comment section your paint skill needs some work, with this said I'll give my advice. Clean, Sand, Prime, Paint and Top Coat and it will look much nicer. Keep up the good work and love your channel.
You say at the end "it almost looks like a completely different gameboy" well... It kind of is though isn't it? I mean you swapped out the main board which has the majority of the components leaving just the screen, case and buttons. Other than the outside it technically is a different gameboy. Nice vid though. 👍
Retrotronix he didn’t use a different motherboard he just use a different game boy to test the screen and to test if he needed to replace it
I have a used classic game Boy, is it the same method?
Great job! May I suggest some light wet sanding and priming before the paint? After the paint another round of sanding will make it shiny nice!
Absolutely love watching your videos. It's kinda hypnotising, relaxing and so satisfying when you make them work. Your videos help me rewind. Keep up the good work...
Love watching you fix these, makes me happy to see them like new again with just a little bit of love (and Mr Sheen...!).
How do you only have 88k subs? I love your channel! Your knowledge and enthusiasm is awesome!
Where did you get the stickers?
What will you do about the print that was on the front?
What paint are using for this? I have a couple OG DS shells which have needed structural repairs and they badly need painting!
Where did you get the tri-wing bit from? You have no link to that in your video description, only to the whole set which has a huge tri-wing in it.
You know, I think one of things I appreciate most about your videos are your nicely manicured fingers. Some of these guys' hands... yeesh!
Thats not a comment I get often haha!
Hahaha lol. Gotta take care of those gamer hands mate.
I love how you are so impressed and happy with your own quality work that you are convinced that people will think you are trying to pull a fast one.
Great job. It really does look amazing.
Your videos really inspire me! I just fixed up a water damaged gameboy pocket I had lying around and I loved it so much! I'm going to look around for more gameboys to fix up thank you for these videos!
Nice video! Have you refurbished a gameboy light ?
Looks like severe water damage and yellowing. Wow. What happened to this poor console!?
Looks like someone with sweaty hands have been using it ALOT
Watching this video is a great way to spend my work break!! Love your work as always 💜
Did you repair the board? Or swap it with the working one from the blue shell?
Nice refurb. job there..! As others have commented, removing the old adhesive from the case would help the screen and rear stickers to stick better, but I also think it may help when spraying the casing, to actually use a thin coat of primer first - something like the light grey Halfords car primer spray (works perfectly on plastic), as it'll help cover-up the stains/marks, and give a nice smooth layer for the top surface colour paint to key onto, and give a more resilient, stronger finish... :-)
It depends on what brand he was using. There's 2 in 1 primer & colour sprays nowadays.
i was wondering, how many gameboys do you have all together? from dmg 01 to gba sp.
Awesome work Elliot it looks like a totally different system, I remember when that post was added to the facebook group some weeks ago
Would heating the polarizing film up slightly with a hair dryer help in softening the adhesive so that it isn't as hard to remove and doesn't leave as much residue behind work on these devices? I know it does on others, but I don't know if it works on all devices.
Bit of an off topic question: would you be able to carry that crkt in England or is that illegal?
Were the first GB pockets still with a mono chrome screen? My GB pocket I got with Pokémon red had a gray scale screen. I wish I would have kept it :(
what did you use to stick the polarizing film to the screen ?
I need to replace the reflector on the back of the lcd screen from my game boy pocket any ideas on what I can use
Great repair I'm thinking of getting one in your opinion elliot which gameboy is the best for money please answer my question thank you elliot🙂👍
This is extremely helpful for me as I’m just about to rebuild my green gameboy with a new atomic purple shell, white glass lens, new white buttons and also the other things like the stickers. I have no experience as of writing this and can’t wait!
Great video!
I did this to a gameboy light a while back :)
Tip, get a smal lab powersupply and aligator leads, that way you can run the gameboy without the back on.
You skipped the logic board work, did you repair or replace the board?
When you were showing the repaired game boy pocket ithought it would drop and you need to fix it again
Btw great video looking forward to the next video keep up the good work
I love these kinds of vids! Please do a gameboy advance again soon! Thanks btw your voice is so soothing
Glad you liked it
Nice vid but you should always remove all traces of adhesive for the lcd housing so it’s sitting flush with the shell
I'm glad that one of your videos was in my recommendations.
I really like watching these refurbishing videos.
Thank you!
Any tips for cleaning up the screws?
Is there a video where you refurbish the pokemon cart? I can't seem to find it
Don't know if you're aware Retro Future, but you can use Japanese games in American consoles. I only bring this up because your last Gameboy Repair you said you didn't have any cartridges around. You can use JP games in NA systems or vice versa, all the way from Gameboy up through the DS, 3DS is where you got region locked, and then unlocked again in Switch.
Shoulda left it that badass desert camo/Orange Julius color
Really nice, I enjoyed this video! Well done bud!
so basicly all that is left of the original is the shell and display ?
*THAT. GAMEBOY. LOOKS. AMAZING!*
Thank you for fixing it! Seeing it new makes me feel so satisfied.
Where could I find some polarizing films that don't have the green tint?
What was the Mr Sheen used for? 🤔
It was very good. You could have removed the relief behind the sticker. That would eliminate the bubbles. As always great content!
So do you replace the original motherboard?
What brand of paint did you use?
Pharmacy and drug store are interchangeable in the US. Usually I hear pharmacy, and I assume it's because of "drug" having negative connotations.
Up here in Canada, I buy ISA from the local pharmacy. Same with most other medical gear.
I actually quite like that rustic look I would make it work and then just leave it like that But yeah good job I still have mine in good working order
Where you nave buyed tour kit of screwdrivers ??
How do you get a hold of Isopropyl alcohol in Jersey?
have you never done any paint prep?
You can use goo gone to get rid of the adhesive as well, I think it works a lot better than IPA.
That turned out really nicely! Personally I probably would had given it a little sanding even just to get rid of the glue marks. But what a nice result anyway!
I took the number sticker off my Gameboy color,is that bad?
Does the polarized film has any kind of glue?
I've never found a way to restore the original "black & white" of the pocket. I've tried re-orientating the polarizers and all.
why do gameboys require polarizer film?
That's really great to see. I need to upskill in tech knowledge as would be a joy to revive some classics. GaZ
the lest over residue really erked me on what was a really well done job. goo d work though!
Not even an attempt at repairing the motherboard...?
It can't be repaired because of the damage
Not too fond of the bumps under the sticker on the back, but other than that it looks pretty good.
Does everyone hammer right next to their game boy pocket?? Almost all of them have this same issue
I wished u showed step by step on how u glue the screen on etc
Did you just board swap with another unit?
Can we know the white liquid to lighten the Nintendo Game Boy Shell?
Why on earth you didn't properly clean the case BEFORE spray paint it?
Uff man, good restoration!!
I feel like you !! It really looks amazing!! You transformed a trash looking gb into something absolutely great!!!!
Something about watching someone repair older technology is just so therapeutic for me!
Great video looks great good work. Be careful mixing batteries tho!
love the stuff you are doing,
keep refurbin'!
For stickers and glue residue, goo gone is pretty handy.
Hi, thanks. Is it still possible to replace the back polarizer?
My Dreamcast VMU's back polarizer's burnt.
God bless, Revelation 21:4
That replacement polariser would look pretty sick in a classic edition GameBoy Pocket, makes it look even more like the original model that way!
I bought the same screwdriver set off amazon so I can repair my ds lite which has had more and more problems as I get farther into it but it used to not turn on but I fixed that but now I have to replace the top LCD screen
Agree, best refurb yet. Superb job as always; great to see another little gem or retro tech resurrected.
Damn! That turned out beautifully😱
Just an idea: if you're replacing the stickers, why not replace them with your own ones? You can add the same information on them and add extra info from you. You can design the stickers on your computer and take them to a print shop where they print silver stickers. You can even print on holographic paper.
From the way that even the paint under the label has been eaten away, I think it's had some kind of solvent spilled on it.
The retro future my game boy pocket had a problem he doesn't turn on even if I put batteries it does not light up how to do
looks gorgeous, good work, dude!
Thank you Brandon!
you're welcome
The bubbles have been addressed but I already gasped when he tore off the sticker just to put it on another. You can get replacement stickers new.
Hey retro, i have a nintendo 3ds xl with broken touch screen, is it possible you can fix it if i send it too you?
..or a vid on what to order and install may help. Wish I was more upskilled Id do you a vid if could. This dude knows what he's doing haha.
Can I get away with 91% isopropyl? Or does it have to be 99% for cleaning purposes etc
10:36 the sticker has so many bubbles
I got so triggered with the excess residue on the back shell. Lol! Still, excellent job!
Why dont you use heater to remove film on screen?
For the glue residue on the screen, if you use denatured alcohol it removes it much better than isopropyl
Excellent content i just subbed, Happy new year
Thanks! You too!
I have a GBA and it has that same stain on the screen! I didn't know it was the polarizer!! I got mold inside because my closet has lots of humidity 😭😭