ProtonX | 69 Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Got a copy of Pokémon Box for the GameCube for a reasonable price with the big box, but the top flap was heavily damaged. Carefully glue it back together- got to say I m think it turned out better than I expected. Feel free to comment with your thoughts and if I could have have fixed it better. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 No that couldnt have gone better. What type of glue, an acid free? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverspoonGaming | 332 Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Great work on the repair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 3,986 Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Nice work. Other than the piece you repaired that box looks really nice! You might as well go for the full set now you have the most expensive item ticked off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProtonX | 69 Posted June 10, 2023 Author Share Posted June 10, 2023 1 hour ago, MrWunderful said: No that couldnt have gone better. What type of glue, an acid free? I simply used an Elmers purple gluestick going very slow and using a toothpick to pack it in the small tears. So- I hope it’s acid free. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfreakofkorn | 282 Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Cool fix Another saved from the landfill . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,933 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 I was going to suggest until I saw you did the work using the very same glue stick. That thing is such an amazing tool in the kit of mitigation and repair I've used for over a dozen years now. That glue holds powerfully well. I've got some carts here I got at flea markets going back to around 2010 that were curled up that got the very treatment which still hold flat now. That stick works great on cardboard console boxes to thinner pressed paper boxes like that too. Tears when you have a good fray like that where you can lay it out and get it back on point works great. It works neat on spread layers of thick console boxes too or game cart boxes even. You can get a bit of glue between each layer and just press it flat like it used to be and it just works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,494 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 On 6/10/2023 at 3:01 PM, ProtonX said: I simply used an Elmers purple gluestick going very slow and using a toothpick to pack it in the small tears. So- I hope it’s acid free. It is. Acid free tacky glue also works for paper based boxes. https://www.aleenes.com/aleenes-acid-free-tacky-glue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHazard51 | 2,043 Social Team · Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Damn, that was an impressive repair job. Some times I think it's just the luck of having an easier repair. Like having it tear at very slight angle versus a clean 90 degree cut from a pair of scissors. I'd say the key thing now is to avoid future damage from it being moved (open & closed) multiple times. And of course avoiding sun fading. Which reminds me. I need to buy some clear UV blocking film to put on my glass bookcase where I store my games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 6 hours ago, Tulpa said: It is. Acid free tacky glue also works for paper based boxes. https://www.aleenes.com/aleenes-acid-free-tacky-glue I wonder if something like that would work for cart labels, that start to pop up and just need to be re-adhered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrslam | 475 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 I've used Tacky Glue for reattaching Atari 2600 cart end labels many times without issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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