Submitted by No_need_for_that99 t3_yqk1cm in consoles
Hi guys,
I don't want to make this story too long, but I lent my sister dreamcast like over a decade ago, because growing up, she loved playing with mine and asked if she could borrow it. She was a regular player on it for about a year, but since she lived at my parents... I figured it was no issue if I ever forgot to pick it.
Well, sadly my sister passed away this summer (F32) from what most would call an "suspect overdose".... so we had to clean out my parents basement and such, because she was storing everything there.
Unbeknownst to me, it turns out my sister was a very bad CAT horder, and despite my console being in the basement, it was stained yellow on one half from being exposed to all that amonia (cat pee) and I can tell from the greasiness that I will have to take it all apart... find a way to clean it, deoderize it and retro bright it.
My controllers and memory cards are in the same state....
How do get rid of the stains and cat pee smell.... I have no idea how long my poor baby has been in this state. I don't mind if I have to buy a third party shell... but the internals reek of cat piss. :(
Quite a depressing year...
Has anyone ever succesfully removed cat oily cat pee and smell from a console?
All the help would be awesome.
I'll post pics later if it helps, I'm at work right now, and didn't think to take pictures.
LiteratureNo4594 t1_ivots4b wrote
Sorry for loss dude, when I lost my sister 15 years ago I never got over it, even now! Different situation completely but still losing your sibling is the hardest thing I'm dealing with.
As for your dreamcast I'd disassemble everything into individual stages. All cables I'd run through a dishwasher or soap and hot water but thoroughly dry with warm air, or ebay spares are plentiful, maybe a donor DC that's not working?
For the Power supply I'd replace it as the urine is slightly corrosive and could cause damage later on. They're quite cheap and easy to replace. As for the other boards I'd get some iso alcohol and a few tooth brushes and get scrubbing.
You mentioned retrobrite for the case so I'd stick with that and once applied get it in the sun or UV box which can be easily be knocked up, youtube is king for these kind of things.
Good luck with everything and I hope your family celebrate your sisters life, not everything is defined by what we do and I'm sure your sister loved you all and her cats. Remember her and celebrate everything she loved.