Be careful with Goo Off Spray on the classics

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I got some of the new Goo Off 2 spray, to clean some nasty spots on some of my games. When I went to clean the CPO on my Star Trek, I got some overspray on the plexi, which then proceded to eat the plexi. Even though it says its safe on plastic it can still do damage to plexi if not wiped off just after spraying. The piece of plexi that got ruined, I can easily replace, because its just a clear piece, no artwork, so no big loss, but if this happened to one of my original marquees, then theres a problem. So keep this in mind when using this stuff on your classic games.
 

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I got some of the new Goo Off 2 spray, to clean some nasty spots on some of my games.
When I went to clean the CPO on my Star Trek, I got some overspray on the plexi, which
then proceded to eat the plexi. Even though it says its safe on plastic it can still do damage to plexi if not wiped off just after spraying. The piece of plexi that got ruined, I can easily replace, because its just a clear piece, no artwork, so no big loss, but if this happened to one of my original marquees, then theres a problem. So keep this in mind when using this stuff on your classic games.

This isn't news to me. I have ruined both a Mario Bros wide body marquee and a generic plexi bezel with this stuff. Goo Gone is safe on plexi.
 
Thats why I don't even buy Goof-off... too much risk in using it and getting a bad reaction.

I use plenty of other chemicals that might not tear the crap right off, but I have yet to damage a single piece of art or plastic cleaning something...
 
I've mentioned this before but if you read the goof off label it clearly says do not use on plastics. As a rule of thumb I would only use goof off for a job like removing a cpo or cleaning a part that will be sanded and painted. Will never use it to clean up a nice finished game.
 
I've mentioned this before but if you read the goof off label it clearly says do not use on plastics. As a rule of thumb I would only use goof off for a job like removing a cpo or cleaning a part that will be sanded and painted. Will never use it to clean up a nice finished game.

I bought the new "Goof Off 2", which says in big letters on the bottle, "Safe for Plastics"
 
I bought the new "Goof Off 2", which says in big letters on the bottle, "Safe for Plastics"
There is like 500 types of plastics... something that strong cannot be safe for EVERY type.
I suppose that I just like working a little more elbow grease and not taking the risk.

Also, upholstery and carpet cleaners... Safe on upholstery and carpet you'd think... but if you read the fine print they ALWAYS say "TEST ON INCONSPICUOUS AREA".

Maybe send them a picture of your plastic and call bullshit on them...
 
There is like 500 types of plastics... something that strong cannot be safe for EVERY type.
I suppose that I just like working a little more elbow grease and not taking the risk.

Also, upholstery and carpet cleaners... Safe on upholstery and carpet you'd think... but if you read the fine print they ALWAYS say "TEST ON INCONSPICUOUS AREA".

Maybe send them a picture of your plastic and call bullshit on them...

Your right, it does say to test on a inconspicuous area, but I wasn't using it to clean the plastic, I was cleaning the CPO, and a few drops went onto the plastic, and thats all she wrote.
 
Your right, it does say to test on a inconspicuous area, but I wasn't using it to clean the plastic, I was cleaning the CPO, and a few drops went onto the plastic, and thats all she wrote.

cpo's are usually covered with a layer of lexan for protection. Lexan is basically plastic FYI.
 
In the future, Goo Gone works great to get sticky residue off...
Magic Eraser does miracles for cleaning sideart and control panels.

Sorry to see your bezel get mangled... as you pointed out, at least it isn't irreplaceable artwork.
 
I never use Goo Gone to clean anything. I only use it to remove stickers put on the marquees at auctions. I've found that standard household cleaners work fine.
 
Goof off is a little strong but works well on metal. I have to say I'm disappointed in the magic eraser since it never got the magic marker off the side of my Millipede instead just scratched the shit out of it.
 
For cleaning:
Goo Gone - GOOD
Goof Off - BAD

It's too bad the names are so similar... they get confused far too often. And people come up with their own hybrids, like Goo Off....

There's another product that's just like Goo Gone, but cheaper, called De-Solv-It:

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