How To Repair GameBoy Screen Burn!

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@sjm4306 6 лет назад

Thanks for the shout out bro! I'm kinda digging the green shade those dmg backlight filters add to make the dmg pocket look more ... dmg like? Anyway keep up the good work and happy holidays!

@thetechboy8150 6 лет назад

Dude, you could use W-D 40...it takes TEN minutes and not 2 hours. All u have to do is spray some on the screen after u take of the polarizer, wait 10 mins and...pow! What WD-40 does is eats away adhesion, but doesn't eat away plastic! The 8-bit Guy uses it alot. An example of this is in his cartridge restoration video. I recommend you check out his channel 'cause it's good!

@BlutigeTranen 6 лет назад

As you lift the polarizing screens, rub the adhesive side with a q-tip covered in IPA. It will dissolve/break down most adhesives and make it way easier to remove. It's how I do it.

@aaronspacee 6 лет назад

Wow, I didnt know what screen burn was or if it could be fixed but it’s cool that it can be fixed.

@jonathanclyde2579 6 лет назад

where did you get the replacement polariser film from?

@Y_5250 4 года назад

eBay!

@Dukefazon 5 лет назад

Hair drier and Goo Gone is my plan for this, those might make the removing process easier.

@Pierfy 6 лет назад

I was waiting years for this video, thanks Elliot!

@mksenterprise2388 6 лет назад

Love those dmg pockets

@Its_A_Meag 6 лет назад

Hope you and Graham have a good Christmas!

@BILLTHORPE 6 лет назад

I agree with you on the Gameboy Pocket DMG ...LOOKS REALLY GOOD

@TheRetroFuture 6 лет назад

Indeed! I love them.

@gamzboyz5131 3 года назад

Interesting video. Have you tried fixing a game & watch? Do you know what kind of bottom reflector they use?

@Bencarelle 6 лет назад

Have you tried using those LCD removing wire based cutters? Very cheap-there are kits on Amazon. Seems much easier than using a blade.

@bigboy6704 6 лет назад

I want to start refurbishing Gameboys as well. What tools do you think I should have to get started?

@KillerXtreme 6 лет назад

Usually if you want an easier time separating the glue from that, you want to heat it up a bit with a heat gun so that the glue turns mushy and pliable.

@HandyFox333 2 года назад

What about alcohol? I used alcohol.

@JoeMuc2008 6 лет назад

3M has a great "Adhesive Cleaner" (08984) in their portfolio. Just put it on the surface and leave it there for a minute. You'll see the adhesive puff up a bit and it's then really easy just to wipe off the surface with practically no residue (if you waited long enough). Oh, and heating the entire display up from the top with a hair dryer or something will also help a great deal softening up that adhesive so you'll get the sheet off the glass more easily and with less risk of cracking it.

@cobysanders9568 6 лет назад

Watching this at at 11:40 pm in au, awesome video!

@Dinrad360 6 лет назад

How do you actually attach the polirizer film? Do you use some glue or just let it be like squished against the screen?

@someone-xr6ck 5 лет назад

you can get adhesive ones and non adhesive it doesnt really matter

@SlothyWoffy 6 лет назад

Good video mate. Is there some dark spots at the right side?

@SuperJHONPOGI 5 лет назад

did you apply any glue or something when you put back the polarizing film.

@andrefebrirezapradigdo5267 6 лет назад

What type of polarizer do you use for it?

@oldschoolmario9065 3 года назад

bro any polarizer is good

@HieiTF76 5 лет назад

So we should also be able to fix the original gameboy screens with the same problem?

@Mobin92 6 лет назад

Would it get easier if you heated the sticky film? With a heatgun or so...

@MungBoi 6 лет назад

Was going to say the same thing

@meltedgouda8779 3 года назад

What if I don’t have the replacement for the polarized? Is that okay? Will the GameBoy still run?

@goatlord7083 3 года назад

what adhesive did you use when putting the new polarized film

@eugeneavdeev5681 5 лет назад

Hello! Why the picture on your GBP is green? There are should be a black-white colors, without green) Did you use a polarized filter not for GBP? Probably it was filter for GB original?

@pipster06 6 лет назад

Can you use white spirit to get rid of the bottom sticky layer? Just bought a Hello Kitty gameboy pocket with a burnt screen to give it a go. Would love to be able to fix it like you have ♥️

@TheRetroFuture 6 лет назад

Hey! I'm not sure actually. I would suggest getting isypropal, you can get it from a pharmacy pretty easy. It might be called rubbing alcohol where you are. Try get a higher percentage of alcohol. Like 70%.

@tekkrose9008 Год назад

Great video... I got my polarizer and all, everything works fine. Only problem, my polarizer is translucent, what foil do I have to use so I can't see through it into my GB innerts? Update: Went into research... piece of paper will do, I will try the backlight mod...

@032clayman21 Год назад

Hi! Thanks for the tutorial men, i have a question. This method works in gameboy dmg? I want to repair the screen of my old GB dmg

@BIMBOBOOP 6 лет назад

Dude thanks for the video. You know I kept my GB Pocket, GB Light and Sega Nomad inside awhat I tought was a safe drawer, and I found the 3 of them like this. DO you know if I can fix the 3 of them with the same method?

@fab9207 6 лет назад

If you don't have the "special" alcohol, WD-40 works on normal tape residue; which leads me to believe that it will work on getting the residue off the screen.

@obsoleteworlds 6 лет назад

Quick question if you don't mind. Can this sort of burn be caused by (incorrectly) fitting a backlight? I ask because I have a backlit wonderswan that has started to develop a similar look, and changing the hue of the screen from blue to pinkish purple in a blotchy formation very similar to what I see in your video around 4.11. I was wondering if it was something I could fix with a similar technique?

@TheRetroFuture 6 лет назад

Don't think so mate, but maybe.

@strnadik 6 лет назад

Have you figured out a way to keep the authentic black tint to the Pocket? I repaired a few Pockets like this and I refuse to have them in my collection because they are simply not what they were anymore, Pocket's black screen is kinda its feature :/

@CheapMessiah 6 лет назад

You should get a good heat gun, when you were taking out the polarizer and the sticky film you coulve done it much more easier applying a little bit of heat to it, most adhesives tend to flow and lose adhesion when heated. I really liked your content m8, suscribed.

@TheGamersVault 6 лет назад

The only question I have. What do you do with the repaired gameboy's?

@davidchua6083 5 лет назад

wta: is the polarizer film compatible with game boy color?

@tailsthegreenninja2003 6 лет назад

Just got a Gameboy advance for Christmas! Oh, and I want the games you don't want. BTW, Merry Christmas Elliott!

@TheRetroFuture 6 лет назад

Cool man! Thanks, you too.

@tailsthegreenninja2003 6 лет назад

😁

@supasealgaming2439 6 лет назад

Hi fellow gameboy enthusiast. Where do you buy the pulverizer?

@esotericsean 6 лет назад

Sorry, had to laugh at "pulverizer"! 😆

@BeatlesCuber 6 лет назад

SupaSealGaming polarizer film, look it up and you can get some.

@supasealgaming2439 6 лет назад

Whups but do you know where to find the right polarized film?

@leanbreaker7397 6 лет назад

Im curious too about his question, where could i found the polarizer film?

@supasealgaming2439 6 лет назад

handheldlegend.com/products/polarization-film

@ChrisBTubes 3 года назад

Think you could make a 3D gameboy by stacking multiple LCD's? They're transparent right?

@SparksNZeros 6 лет назад

whenever i've done these i tend to just go as slow as possible and occasionally give a quick blast with the hairdrier just to keep it moving and help with the brittleness of the plastic.

@mdoyle1981 6 лет назад

Warm the adhesive with a hair dryer as you start to peel it back, and it will come off easily and usually without leaving residue.

@SuperWifiBattler 6 лет назад

I watch these videos for the awesome montages with the sweet music and satisfying handywork, DIISSAAPPOOIINTEED :D, great content nontheless

@MSaguim 2 года назад

Hi, where to buy polarized gray? For gameboy pocket screen. I only have green

@rowanlewisuk 6 лет назад

Try some penetrating fluid. Be careful not to get it on the circuit bored. It will break the plastic down into jelly like stuff in no time

@ChaotixBR 10 месяцев назад

Is posdible tô happen on gba?

@tailsnumber1fan5590 6 лет назад

actually, on my game boy pocket i used a very fine flat tipped screwdriver and it worked to get those tri-wings out.

@ChakatNightspark 6 лет назад

alot of the gameboys i had got burn in marks. only cause i would leave them on for long periods of times. i still have my Orginial one the grey brick. like me i kept the box and manuals from it as well.

@NoSe-tw7bm 6 лет назад

Hi! what is the name of the magical plastic? I want to repair a pocket pikachu 2 screen, it's a small one...I don't know it could be replace with that plastic that you use here...

@superduperdrew12345 5 лет назад

That is a polarizer, it's part of the LCD screen. This might not be able to fix another screen, but it could be worth a try finding a gameboy polarizer.

@finntv4280 4 года назад

Hello, I have Yamaha EL-70 and the LCD screen is burnt. Can I skip the polarizing film? I don't have one.

@aarongallant35 6 лет назад

Hey. Would the steps for repairing screen burn work on a GameBoy Light iteration?

@TheRetroFuture 6 лет назад

Yup

@hitara5053 6 лет назад

Do you think you'll do a video on the RetroMini?

@TheRetroFuture 6 лет назад

Probably not, everyone has made a video on them already!

@gabrielgoldwoulfe2277 4 месяца назад

Couldnt you speed up the sticker from screen removal by applying some heat..

@JohnGotts 6 лет назад

Thanks for sharing the repair. I will try it at some point.

@gabrieljin8326 6 лет назад

Thanks for the useful tutorial Elliot!

@SPARKI404 6 лет назад

Can you show us how to repair a broken cartridge because I have a Pokemon Blue cartridge and then they put it into my Gameboy Advance SP but it wasn't in all the way so I shoved it in and the Nintendo logo was glitched and it wouldn't go through

@indipha 6 лет назад

Same if my watch digital display get burned? Just change the polarized film sir?

@dennissirvent6965 4 года назад

Would a person be able to use loca glue to stick the polarizer film on the front screen?

@chrismifsud7154 6 лет назад

I've done this a few times. Is there a way to get the black & white back instead of DMG green ?

@martinbouzada3087 3 года назад

Hi, could you find a way? thanks

@le563 6 лет назад

Hi, I'm sorry to be a pain, and I'm not sure I fit into this group of retro gamers, mostly enjoy seeing people fix or mod things, however I grew up playing hand-me-down game boys and other Nintendo handhelds, I recently found my old yellow game boy colour and I want to fix it up. I have the tri screwdriver thing as I had to replace the screen on my Wii-U, and I'm on my way to buying a new battery cover as well a screen lense, mine is really scratched up. I've watched your videos as well as some others about the GBC, so I'm fairly certain I know what I'm getting into. XDD Anyway, I was wondering what I should be on the look out for as potential red flags online, or any common problems with game boys I should be on the look out for, thank you and sorry again for taking up your time.

@TheRetroFuture 6 лет назад

Try go for things where the screen works and the battery terminals are corrosion free!

@matthewbanse9265 6 лет назад

Nicely done Elliot!!! Love ya

@o0julek0o 6 лет назад

Use WD-40 once you peel one of the corners off. It works wonders.

@idzaudin9587 3 года назад

What's the different between front and back polarizer film?

@lmb4967 6 лет назад

why not use adhesive remover spray for the screen glue?

@ProngedHorn 6 лет назад

I'm surprised today one of my friends for me a box with an atomic purple gameboy color, a bunch of gameboy games including two pokemon silvers both legitimate one with a new battery, and pokemon gold, but the sticker has be torn off. It also came with a dmg wall charger so you don't need batteries and a gameboy advance sp wireless adapter that origanaly came with fire red and lead green. Do you know any good place to get repro labels for games that look legitimate, so then my gold displays much better?

@TheRetroFuture 6 лет назад

Not sure mate, ebay probably!

@Tsunamy34 4 года назад

Hey man! Awesome video! I used this video to fix my GBpocket screen but when I removed the polarized filter the screen was still with the black spot, did I do something wrong? I followed all your steps I don't know what to do now. Can someone help? I know that this video is from 2017 but who knows...

@markcordova8126 4 года назад

There’s two filters on the screen. The after you remove the filter there is also another layer where the adhesive is. That’s causing the black spot

@Tsunamy34 4 года назад

@@markcordova8126 Should I remove this second layer them? I tried a bit and it doesnt seem like it's possible

@markcordova8126 4 года назад

Did you replace the polaraizer filter

@Tsunamy34 4 года назад

@@markcordova8126 no, because the screen still have that black spot, I don't want to use my new filter on it

@markcordova8126 4 года назад

Did you remove all of the adhesive

@aaroncummings889 6 лет назад

I need to find myself a dmg style pocket

@Timmymantwo 6 лет назад

Hey Elliot, it's guys here again

@thepumpkingking8339 6 лет назад

1:05 Someone did not love this GameBoy. Look at the corrosion on the battery terminal's....

@lmb4967 6 лет назад

that corrosion is usually caused by leaky batteries

@briansegarra9312 6 лет назад

I have heard but im not really sure if you buy a iphone or other phone front polarizer and cut it to size( obviously you have to check the orientation ) you can get a pretty decent contrast

@sjm4306 6 лет назад

Yes this works great if you find the perfect angle. I've been able to get maximum contrast with crisp pitch blacks this way and it looks gorgeous.

@FishAndBits1 4 года назад

I was born in 1993 and still remember it

@CH3R.N0BY1 6 лет назад

Mr. Sheen, damn Retro how your screens so clean.

@corkyuk 5 лет назад

How about using fine string to help remove the screen? It's how mobile phone repairs extract samsung screens.

@wc.1212 4 года назад

0:01 the middle one. Why does that one have no powerswitch light thing. Red light thing. I have a GameBoy Pocket without it too, And it's green

@nguyenlong1103 6 лет назад

do any polarization film work? i planning on replace the burned polarization film of my gba sp, but i still cant find any gba sp film. can i use the smartphone film and cut out or do i must use the specific one? pls help

@TheRetroFuture 6 лет назад

I would suggest getting the one made for the device but as far as I know any of them works.

@shnazzyone 6 лет назад

Try zippo lighter fluid for glue removal.

@mychalwood601 6 лет назад

Very interesting videos! 10/10

@unitedstatesofamerica9239 3 года назад

So can anyone explain the science behind the screen burn and why it happens? Because I've had my Game Boy Pocket stored in a box, in the closet, never used... and over time, it developed screen burn. This has happened twice thus far.

@jaredf.6532 2 года назад

Has to do something with the light frequencies and pixels when I looked it up online. I guess its similar to how rusty forms on metals. After an exposure to the light on the game and the pixels. Itll slowly deteriorate overtime it seems. Thats my only logical explanation but I could be wrong

@skylardickson5201 6 лет назад

Aree there any alternatives to Mr. Sheen?

@miamifiction 6 лет назад

Why can't you make the screen cover? Is just a piece of plastic with paint, is very easy to remake.

@noquendo68 6 лет назад

W-40 is the best to get out the sticker residue!

@thefallingpi341 6 лет назад

WD-40*

@WH250398 6 лет назад

Wd40 tends to eat some plastics. I always use alcohol for sticker residue.

@MrJ0mmy 6 лет назад

Never worked for me

@radiorob7543 6 лет назад

Goo Gone works just as well, and smells better.

@kbbbb7 6 лет назад

I like this video but where's the awesome music? Usually you have backing music when you do mods?

@bazahaza 6 лет назад

Could try applying a little heat before removing the polarisers

@TheRetroFuture 6 лет назад

Ah good idea, with what do you suggest doing it with? Hairdryer or something?

@bazahaza 6 лет назад

Yeah a hair drier would work fine. I have used it a lot getting mobile and tablet screens off. It just helps soften the glue up. DO not use a heat gun.

@TeaBurn 6 лет назад

Screens are expensive? They're the first things I see on ebay when looking for old handheld consoles, for as little as under $2 with free shipping. Though they're aftermarket ones from China.

@TheRetroFuture 6 лет назад

Thanks. The grey ones that go with this style of gameboy costs around £5 each and costs £11 to ship from USA to me. Thats the same price i paid for the gameboy.

@TeaBurn 6 лет назад

Oh, I see. Yeah, don't see too many of the grey ones for a low price. Though for as little £0.99 free shipping from China, there are plenty in black. Other colors like grey, not so much (at least from the ebay uk site).

@luciaagapito3411 2 года назад

Just opened my Gameboy following your video. Bought everything. Turns out it's my screen that is burnt 😭😭

@raymondteh3772 6 лет назад

Hi where can I but the polariser flim...some links is much appreciated

@TheRetroFuture 6 лет назад

Deadpan Robot if in the UK, Handheld Legend if in the USA. Or ebay!

@robbufford 6 лет назад

They sale polarizer films for "backlight" GBP not the polarizer for the "normal" GBP...

@betaman7988 4 года назад

Has anyone else had it where a GameBoy screen has gone blue due to being in the sun? It just happened to me and it's scary. I've since put it in a dark draw and it seems to have gone back to normal

@jaredf.6532 2 года назад

Blue? I know there is yellowing because of UV light but ive never had a blue one

@thetechboy8150 6 лет назад

6:06 Start covering your ears!!!

@gamingartistshadow3576 5 лет назад

AHHHHHH ITS NAILS ON A CHALKBOARD

@shalengalocgoc9133 4 года назад

Can you do a video on gba lcd burn ?

@wallacewinston3627 2 года назад

I believe that it’s the glue that burns and not the polarizer itself.

@SnailToothGaming 6 лет назад

Well done!

@Nick-ef8tu 6 лет назад

How do GameBoys pocket get Burns screens?

@WH250398 6 лет назад

Pug01 Retro and more commentary Yo Sunlight exposure. Or overheating due to severe Pokemon addiction.

@Nick-ef8tu 6 лет назад

That makes sense and the Pokémon thing lol

@mizinoinovermyhead.7523 6 лет назад

sun light melts the polarizer causing the structure to change. In side of a polarizer is a line structure that causes only waves that are vertical or horizontal go pass through. Hence the reason when he rotates it in front of the screen it goes from light to dark. When this polarizing film gets too hot it melts and starts doing all sorts of odd things. So leaving your game boy in a hot space or in direct sunlight causes this effect.

@cstubed 6 лет назад

Mine got it recently in almost all screen. The Gameboy Pocket was inside its box with the original plastic package and i guess normal room temperatures. I didn't use it much the last 15 years, just every 1-2 years i was checking it.

@detective.chitzuru4461 4 года назад

Can I use iphone polarizer films for my gba?

@Sammy0190 6 лет назад

New video LETS GO!

@tahirrizvi5473 6 лет назад

Sir have a Game BoyTM and i want to replace Screen ...Give me the link sir where can i Buy

@Y_5250 4 года назад

What if their is still a burn after taking the polarizer film off?

@picassos1988 6 лет назад

Can you fit the polarizer on some glasses so that your the only one that can see the image?

@serpykologicl5871 3 года назад

yes and that would be sorta sick ngl but i don’t think it would work very well at all

@MajorJimPlays 6 лет назад

You can get replacement screens for £3 through deadpanrobot. Glass ones are £5.

@TheRetroFuture 6 лет назад

They don't sell the grey colour that this one needs.

@MajorJimPlays 6 лет назад

Nuts.. I should have known you would know that. :-0

@Vossie81 6 лет назад

The Retro Future where to get them?

@Marthchidote2003 6 лет назад

You can do this on gameboy advance?

@dexieboui4956 4 года назад

Where can I find a polarized film to replace it with?

@dexieboui4956 4 года назад

Never mind eBay.

@markstevengaspar7575 5 лет назад

The reflective film underneath the LCD, do you know where I can find an alternative material of the same?

@ExtremeBogom 5 лет назад

I don't know if you're still looking, but if so just search ebay for "Polarizing Sheet". That's it. They're often sold for being used in modern mobile phones but they're the same thing as inside the gameboys. As for the sticking part, they tend to have adhesive already on them when you peel them.