The Wii U Didn't Sell...But Can It Be Cleaned?

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Join me as I disassemble, clean, and reassemble an original white 8GB Nintendo Wii U console for the first time. Having recently cleaned a Wii, I am excited to see what changes were made internally.
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0:00 - "X22" - Ben Elson
3:03 - "Below the Mouth (Instrumental Version)" - Tory Wolf
7:03 - cleaning
13:28 - "Double Up (Instrumental Version)" - Nbhd Nick
15:27 - "Choral" - Giants' Nest
18:46 - "Saving Myself From You - Alec Slayne
20:24 - outro
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@Budaipeter91 5 ай бұрын

I dont know, but if the wii u uses thermalpaste you should change it. If it stuck on the APU you should heat up the cooler and it will be easier to disassembly the cooler from the apu.

@LordStevenStone 5 ай бұрын

I have a lot of good memories with the Wii U I remember my dad got it for me for my birthday during 2015 I believe and on Saturday my friends would come over to play games with me too

@anthonyshiels9273 5 ай бұрын

I bought an Ultrasonic Water Bath last summer for cleaning intricate items like jewellery. Never looked back. It is excellent for steel mesh watch bands.

@RestorishOfficial 5 ай бұрын

I have been considering getting one (or using my boss’s). But there is something I enjoy about the hand washing process.

@villarrealsamuel 3 ай бұрын

I was really hoping that you were going to polish out the scratches! The polish that you used probably works for really fine scratches but with how deep some of the scratches were on this you probably would need to start by wet sanding it, then finishing with that paste. But really great job on this project!! Keep these coming!

@Kahli21 5 ай бұрын

Try a foundation (or other) brush instead of a paintbrush. It's also a larger brush, but with shorter bristles and in a rounded shape . Powder, foundation, blush, or buffer brush should all be great for somewhat larger areas that need scrubbing. As long as they're the more tightly packed type and not a fluffy one, they should be easier to use for cleaning than a long bristled paint brush. Dawn is the best detergent for getting rid of grease, and it can also be used for cleaning makeup brushes (if you use them for cleaning). They also make some little textured rubber mats that are a few inches across that you use to clean brushes - brush cleaner mat/pad. They're easier to use to clean brushes than washing them with your fingers, and helps to entend the life of the brush.

@MrAkarie 4 ай бұрын

Great video as always. Never seen it taken apart and looks so much more that a normal wii. Made me want to go back on mine on my day off work

@Wheels8504 5 ай бұрын

The way they did the battery compartment for Wii and Wii U would have been good for GameCube also.

@RestorishOfficial 5 ай бұрын

Yes it’s nice to be able to access it so easily

@KitDoctor 5 ай бұрын

I know camerawork and other video-making considerations would add to it, but I'd still like to know on these videos how long the completed project takes to finish. When I do cleaning/disassembling projects myself, I'm always surprised by just how much time it takes up altogether.

@RestorishOfficial 5 ай бұрын

Yeah it is really hard to say. If I weren't filming, I would say the average restoration would take a couple of hours, not counting the down time while the washed parts are drying. That is just a guess though. I tend to record almost all of the projects I work on that are dirty enough to be worth recording and cleaning. It has been a long time since I have done a project like this without recording.

@MrBocasecaman 3 ай бұрын

Yo aplico el pulimento tras el lavado, luego vuelvo a lavar ya que quedan restos por las juntas. Buen video!

@mousequeen7220 5 ай бұрын

The fan shouldn't build up electricity, but if it is still plugged in to the motherboard, it can generate more voltage than the motherboard can handle and potentionally fry something.

@RestorishOfficial 5 ай бұрын

That makes sense

@PG-gs5vb 5 ай бұрын

It can even fry the motor itself if the airflow is too high. Also, even though there are ball bearings, the heat generated from friction may cause the plastics to melt. Always hold the blades with your fingers when running excessive air through it. It does not hurt if you let it turn a bit, but not over the usual RPM range.

@dylantrerise3844 5 ай бұрын

I guarantee you even if it’s plugged into the motherboard the voltage generated spinning at a low rpm would not fry anything the voltage would be minuscule bc yes dc motors generate electricity but they are not efficient like a generator designed to make electricity and for the other comment about spinning the fan so fast it generates that much heat to melt something you’d have to be trying to destroying it and spinning it was faster than it’s rated rpm and using a high powered air gun in that case you kinda deserve to fry the fan If you are working on electronics not knowing how to properly do it

@stewartpurvis177 5 ай бұрын

That great clean pal

@LazeTheDayAway 5 ай бұрын

its ironic this video came out now cuz i literally just bought a wii u yesterday

@kalicia84 5 ай бұрын

Great job!

@MrAkarie 4 ай бұрын

I loved my Wii u and I still play on it cos monster hunter tri is awesome . Also looks better in black

@RestorishOfficial 4 ай бұрын

agreed

@Derpingtonshere 5 ай бұрын

The truth with the fans creating electricity is kind of obsolete. 20yrs ago this would be true but they don't really cause electricity like they used to (They still do but very little) the part you should worry about is the bearings inside the fan, Letting the fan spin out of control like that can damage them.

@hawkfeather6802 5 ай бұрын

They're really nice systems to play. It has small cult following now. I've modded more wii u consoles than anything else

@iosgamingshorts247 2 ай бұрын

Where do you even begin man?! This kind of stuff interests me but im too afraid to open these things and I don't have anything that's broken to try out

@MrAkarie 4 ай бұрын

Always wanted to ask what made you get into this type of thing?

@RestorishOfficial 4 ай бұрын

I was working for Steve at TronicsFix. One of my job duties was going through consoles from his previous projects getting them ready to sell, and I kept taking too much time detail cleaning them (because I just really like cleaning things). We ended up brainstorming that I should start making videos doing deep cleans since I liked doing it so much.

@brentreynolds5381 5 ай бұрын

Did you happen to take a count of the screws used in this console? Seemed like ALOT

@RestorishOfficial 5 ай бұрын

I didn't. And I forgot to grab a shot showing the screws all together on my magnetic pad :(

@brentreynolds5381 5 ай бұрын

@@RestorishOfficial I’m sure there will be another down the road that will need a good deep clean. Thanks for the fun content.

@RBKing80 5 ай бұрын

FYI the white model is 8GB not 32gb

@RestorishOfficial 5 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, thanks!

@Nyxatron 4 ай бұрын

Not necessarily. Japan had white 32gb models at retail and the US also had 32gb white models that were only available through Nintendo refurbished systems.

@RBKing80 5 ай бұрын

At least you aren't calling it a restoration this time. Cleaning a system is not a restoration

@RestorishOfficial 5 ай бұрын

I see what you are saying. I am curious though, are you referring to my channel name? As far as I can remember I have not referred to any of my videos as restorations in the title.

@anthonyshiels9273 5 ай бұрын

In Ireland the suffix "-ish" on a word means: Approx, Approximately, Roughly, About, Give or take, Thereabouts, Around, &c. In any case Mr. Carlson NEVER used the term "Restoration" in the title of his video presentations.