redfield0009
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I got a copy of Last Blade 2 in the mail today and was pretty disappointed to see how disgusting it was. The manual has grime and finger prints and a giant crease that runs through the entire manual from front to back. The case as well was probably swaped out as well. It's pretty loose like the KOF 97 home carts and I don't remember my old copy of LB2 being like this. It's scuffed to hell and the snap is about to fall off. Basically trashed.
![20201010_124325_17.jpg 20201010_124325_17.jpg](http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/data/attachments/45/45470-105db949bc782bb08d409358abab32d8.jpg)
![20201010_124340_17.jpg 20201010_124340_17.jpg](http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/data/attachments/45/45471-51e5245452e6e5bbd555415068d46683.jpg)
The seller is going to give a partial refund and since I used a ton of ebay bucks the game was pretty cheap. I figured I'd do my best try and clean it up.
I went out and picked up some tearable erasers to try and get the grime off the manual. The case is a total loss so I swapped it for an extra I have lying around.
![20201010_152744_17.jpg 20201010_152744_17.jpg](http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/data/attachments/45/45472-f0fee7fc93aeb60cfc645f58b1ae9f25.jpg)
I cleaned the manual the best I could and then ran it through a heat press. I got the vast majority of the creases out of the manaul, but there is still wear on the spine. I can't do anything about that, but I'm happy with the outcome.
![20201010_152200_17.jpg 20201010_152200_17.jpg](http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/data/attachments/45/45474-603ce719754bd81b60c7b284b3358b52.jpg)
![20201010_152425_17.jpg 20201010_152425_17.jpg](http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/data/attachments/45/45476-ab9eede54a276151013f536d90aed1c5.jpg)
I also cleaned the hell out of the game shell and cleaned the out of the contacts. They were filled with grime.
I also stopped by gamestop and the guy working there hooked it up with some of the cleaning cards they use for their credit card machine. I used on on my AES and it pulled out a ton of dirt.
![20201010_124319_17.jpg 20201010_124319_17.jpg](http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/data/attachments/45/45475-3af580a689b5b50908fb2678073974cf.jpg)
So that's how I spent my Saturday. When you guys get a new home cart and it's not what you expected, what do you guys do? Do you guys have any tips or tricks to get grime off manauls and inserts? The insert could use a press as well but I need to practice on a spare FF3 insert first.
![20201010_124325_17.jpg 20201010_124325_17.jpg](http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/data/attachments/45/45470-105db949bc782bb08d409358abab32d8.jpg)
![20201010_124340_17.jpg 20201010_124340_17.jpg](http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/data/attachments/45/45471-51e5245452e6e5bbd555415068d46683.jpg)
The seller is going to give a partial refund and since I used a ton of ebay bucks the game was pretty cheap. I figured I'd do my best try and clean it up.
I went out and picked up some tearable erasers to try and get the grime off the manual. The case is a total loss so I swapped it for an extra I have lying around.
![20201010_152744_17.jpg 20201010_152744_17.jpg](http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/data/attachments/45/45472-f0fee7fc93aeb60cfc645f58b1ae9f25.jpg)
I cleaned the manual the best I could and then ran it through a heat press. I got the vast majority of the creases out of the manaul, but there is still wear on the spine. I can't do anything about that, but I'm happy with the outcome.
![20201010_152200_17.jpg 20201010_152200_17.jpg](http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/data/attachments/45/45474-603ce719754bd81b60c7b284b3358b52.jpg)
![20201010_152425_17.jpg 20201010_152425_17.jpg](http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/data/attachments/45/45476-ab9eede54a276151013f536d90aed1c5.jpg)
I also cleaned the hell out of the game shell and cleaned the out of the contacts. They were filled with grime.
I also stopped by gamestop and the guy working there hooked it up with some of the cleaning cards they use for their credit card machine. I used on on my AES and it pulled out a ton of dirt.
![20201010_124319_17.jpg 20201010_124319_17.jpg](http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/data/attachments/45/45475-3af580a689b5b50908fb2678073974cf.jpg)
So that's how I spent my Saturday. When you guys get a new home cart and it's not what you expected, what do you guys do? Do you guys have any tips or tricks to get grime off manauls and inserts? The insert could use a press as well but I need to practice on a spare FF3 insert first.
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