CLEANING and RESTORING a PLAYSTATION 3 SLIM ( the worst ever? ) 

Like this one!!! :) Give it some love :)

Prolly infested with roaches too 😂😂😂 I wouldn’t have taken it even if it was given to me 😂

Mine has roaches and some damage on it.​@@fabiofontes

Roaches are quite normal!! 😂😂

@@fabiofontes my phat PS3 is pretty clean other than the dust but yee

Thnk you for watching !! 💪

Thanks man! It means a lot that words!!!

@@fabiofontes your welcome keep up the amazing work and can't wait what you restore next

Odd Tinkering also good.

Odd Tinkering is one of if not the best

Its almost too satisfying as playing :) clean this beautys up :) !! Thnks man!

Obrigado!!!!!!! :)

Hey man!!! Thanks a lot!! I try show the much I can in every project... sometimes not easy to avoid long videos.. :) But thanks and welcome!

Its isopropyl alcool! It works really good :)

Thnks!!

​@@fabiofontesit's alcohol

@@perrycoffey5410 Thank you!

Please where can I get the mx 4 paste from? @fabiofontes

Im Glad it helps!!! ✌️

Ahahaha! Na its quick and simple! Take some pictures to help and guide you :)

No problem Nephew!!! 🫡

Playstation… PS4 and Ps5 are even worst! 😂😂

@@fabiofontes Lmaooo i wouldn't know, but i'll take your word for it 😂

Here in Portugal a couple roaches and other insects is quite normal in some consoles badly maintained consoles... But yeah thermal pads also need replacement time to time...

Ahahah. ! Sempre!

Obrigado!!! Abraco

@@Godzilla5963Gameing-bc5wh thank you!!

😂😂 thnks!!!!

@@fabiofontes Hahahahahaha😂😂😂 yes.. but what should I do now? I want to do what you did in the video and I want to clean my device but I am afraid of doing something wrong.. so I said I would ask you maybe you have a solution

Go for it! Take pictures, do it slowly! It will be fine!

@@fabiofontes Okay.. Thank you I don't know how to thank you for your effort but today I will do what you did and I will clean it well but I have an abnormal fear when I start🤔🙃😪

😹😹 Obrigado!!! Abraco

Obrigado!!!

Thnk u!!!

Thnks!!!!

Thers 3 bolts i think thers a “special” tool needed :) with a hole on the middle :)

@@fabiofontes OK 👍 thanks

Its isopropyl alcool! :)

Tenho ca um ja para quando tiver tempo :)

Yes! It works but shutdown after a while because its gettin to hot! After the clean is working fine!

@@fabiofontes I was sure it won't even launch when I saw the insides lol.

@@Niedajsiepolaku Ahaha! It powers on 😂😂😂

Well on this one pretty much for shure! It stop shutting down so you can imagine … :)

I use a soft paint brush 😂😂😂 but the make up brushes are very good

Ive read about some cases with problems on the main chip… maybe your case… not quite shure … the fan is spining? Make shure thats all connected and in good shape…

What do you mean! On your console?

Thnks!!! Take pictures do it with care… you should be good! 🤞

No! He uses almost every day! 😂😂😂😂😂

Not quite shure but i think not. Just the thermal paste. If the pads look good normally theres no problem

Yes you do! Just take some pictures and you are good to go! :)

@@rickandmortyfora100years3 im affraid not… sometimes a small flat head works but the bolts became quite ugly then… :/

@@a009000088 its isopropyl alcool! :)

Hey! Yes its the same. I use Artic Mx4. Are you refering Flux? To help the soldering melt?

Sem duvida!! :) Mas o meu amigo é mais fã de original 😹

Well its depends how many ours and where you use it… :)

@@fabiofontes I vacuum and dust every day and once a month I use the fan's test functions to blow through. Even cooling fins had no dust due to the fan test function. But I still find the PS3 quite loud, especially if you're used to a PS5, Series X and a quiet PC.

@@Nost2682 yes they are a litte bit loudy.. yes!

In my case i roll the clips and see them 😂😂

@@fabiofontes lmao, ur right i just either find the reasembly vid concerning the model, and then i look at instructions

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Sorry to ear that!!! :(

Its hard to tell! Open it up and have a look inside!!

@@fabiofontes i did and it has leaves in it but the motherboard and power supply looks good although I got a backwards compatible ps3 and it looked good to but it electrocuted me and popped

😕

@@fabiofontes what do you think

@@Laughatthis-42 you shouldnt mess with it any more :)

Hi! Its isopropyl alcool!

@@fabiofontes what tape did you use to tape the cords down at the end?

@@alexslusher16 Any kind... In tis case is Paper Tape.. :D but you can use anything!

😊 Even today in 2024 its still a nice gaming machine!!! :)

@@fabiofontes yea ik im getting a ps4 also next month but the memories i made on the ps2 and ps3 will never be forgotten ill still play my ps3 after

Update:I sent it to gamestop and te person sais its not repairable 😢😢😢

@@WaterPlayszs Sorry man

Thnk u!

Its thermalpaste! Its for keep the chip cool and prevent it from getting too hot!!

Quite normal 😂😂😂 They have a passion for PS’s …

Thnks! Its F1 2012 i think :)

Ola! Sim ja tive situacoes parecidas que era sobreaquecimento. Limpar e mudar pasta termica é aconselhavel!!!

@@fabiofontes muito obrigado! Já agora, recomendas alguma pasta térmica em especial? Abraço!

@@ocanaldomehmeh1893 Artic Mx4 boa e barata :D

@@fabiofontes muito obrigado Fábio!

thnk u for ur words!!!!

Hey! Its just isopropyl alchohol

Did you replace the thermalpaste? Have a look onto to do HDD too may need to be replaced…

Thank u!

Hey man! Have a look all over again… fan connector, thermalpaste all of that!

Thanks a lot!

Ahah… So it your self! :)

Ahahhaha! Ja fiquei contente!!!! Obrigado!!

I have a question, do we use water to clean or spray something

No. I use the same.. Just clean them up…

@@fabiofontes tnx and happy new year :)

Thnk u ! For you too!

Here in portugal is around the same so its a normal price … if their do the job well done its good!!!

@@franciscomallqui-q9r 😂

Hmmm is that a sugestion or!? :)

Hi!!! Well cant answered it… im in Portugal :) Why dont do it??

True!!! 😂😂😂

Obrigado!

Hey. Yes it can help.. Check out the HDD then too!

Isopropyl alchool! :)

Absolutly!!! Thnks man!

😂

Thnk u!!!

😂😂😂 Ahahhahaha maybe! Who knows!

Yeah! Cockroaches is quite “normal” sometimes!! LOL ;)

What!? 😂

The spray is Isopropyl alcohol… Mx5 is my choice on thermal paste ;)

@@fabiofontes where you get the paste?

@@Ed19859 local store in Portugal..

Yes you can 😂😂😂 !! Thanks mate!

Repeat the process again with carefull you will figure it out!!! :)

@@fabiofontes its alr i figured it out 👍

Take out the filming you can do it in a couple hours!

:) Eheh

Hi! You can paint! Have a look on my other videos! I have a orange one! ;)

@@fabiofontes I will do thankyou

Thnks for watching!!!

Water just for wash the plastics… the spray is isopropyl alcohol !

I think it does… Not quite shure…

Esta es de un Amigo! Apenas una limpeza satisfatoria… 😀

@@fabiofontes excelente en ese caso😁😁

Lindo trabalho pinte o console e presenteie teu amigo ele ficara eternamente grato e mais um belo maravilhoso trabalho

@@rivelinosr1458 haah vontade nao falta! :D

Pinta mi cerca :v

Well the best its take ot fully apart like this one… Isopropyl alcohol and much patiente and you can get it done for shure ;)

thnk u!

Thnks my friend!

Its a powder to use with kind of a super glue to plastics! Its quite strong and in about 3 seconds its hard!!

@@fabiofontes I must look for this here in my country 😂. Good stuff

Yes. I have done it … I dont think the gain is too much but if you install HEN for example to run backups from hardive it should improve load speeds…

@@fabiofontes nice! only reason to get ssd cuz kinda hard to find good hdd on my area anymore lol

Thank you!

But why? Its rounded up? If so try make and try with a flat screwdriver!

😂😂😂

i got do what the man wants 😂😂

Isopropyl alcool! :)

Not shure :) Have to check it

Take ur time and re do all again!!!

@@fabiofontes Bro Thankyou for replying back wasn't expecting that. appreciate it! even I plug it there is no red light showing on ps3 power button.

@@leroidelaforce8857 Have a look on power supply connection and more important check the flat cable from the button to the board… check if its correctly fitted or evend in wrong direction!!

@@fabiofontes I think the problem is the fan connector ripped off

@@fabiofontes I just brush the mother board and the fun connector came off

Thnk u!!! :)

Sem duvida!

Check the thermalpaste! But it also could a chip fault…

Ahhahahahhahaha. 😂😂

Hi!!! Yes you can polish out by hand with car polish :) or by machine wich is faster and better

@@fabiofontes Thanks, what causes the gloss plastic to get scratched?

@@glx3846 Light ones are from normally use, cleaning… The hard ones are from bad using 😂

@@fabiofontes What causes deep scratches? I bought a pre owned PS3 Slim the other day and it had a few deep scratches and normal light surface marks. I wonder what causes the deep scratches?

Do you think the previous owner put items next to the PS3 Slim when they owned it?

😂😂 Patience!!! But yeah not so hard!!! :)

@@fabiofontes So there's no tricky hidden hinges and leavers and nonsense like that which has to be pushed in a tricky way? Just patiently prying around risking to crack smth with every push? Fuck me. Cuz I was already at it for about 30min and that damn stupid lid isn't snapping off.

@@JustSomeGuyLV No , nothing hidden.. you have to work out with all the plastic tabs with some patience... Try another tool maybe.. :D

@@fabiofontes There's video titled ''HOW TO Open PS3 & Fix No Power - Powersupply install'' - it's a guy who's experienced electronics repairman. He found the hidden latches or whatever thing that need to be popped open at specific places (Sony has made shit-ton of psu variants for ps3, this doesn't say anything good about their design if they find flaws again and again). And even he was struggling a lot at 7:35. Sony is making dumb product build decisions (i feel like it's intentional design choices to complicate repair/maintenance at home). I noticed it in my recently purchased Sony BT speaker as well.

Yes you can! Do it slowly. Take pictures!!! ✌️