naptha or lighter fluid will clean that shit up

:D

That must look weird to his neighbors

Jackson Mandle lol

Jackson Mandle they’re probably used to it at this point tbh

It's... Not a keyboard. It's a computer.

Lol🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

Nick Noti yes so true

IT’S FUCKIN RAW!!!!!

He would be like “WHY THE FUCK IS THERE A POOR VIC 20 IN THERE?”

The cardboard had one job, and it did it pretty damn well

E

@@JetFalcon710 it actually did more than just its job. Wasn't really designed to keep the board protected from corrosion, but it did that job in addition to protecting from dead shorting the board.

Three years ago now, a plucky piece of cardboard gave its all in the fight against logic board corrosion. Sadly, it lost that fight but saved the board. We shall remember it and its brave deeds. R.I.P Brave cardboard, we salute you

f in the chat lol

TEXAS!

💀💀 same

True lmao. I also chuckled at his remark at Canton, Texas being in the middle of nowhere -- my state has a number of larger cities that are even more lonely than Canton

same

Same

Mmhmm

Yep

Yup.

Dio Kakouris lol

You can spend days cleaning that VIC-20, but it will take months to fix his hairline

Dio Kakouris what is a VIC-20?

Tsholofelo Monamodi who knows, not me :D

Tsholofelo Monamodi The computer

Jakepops It’s easier to clean your hands than to clean towels.

@@phantomhavok7407 Gloves, man, gloves.

XD

@@Lumaah same problem

@Farhan Tbs disposable gloves?

They'll hire him as a Doctor.

Gum Skyloard or have him run a robo-salon or something. Or both.

Gum Skyloard yeah ai should probably keep some people around so they can repair them if the ai cant

Who says kudos anymore?

@@moadot720 me

Oooooooof

someone already made that joke. Nice try tho.,

your mom is a joke already made!

@@Mutiny960 You did his mom? I thought you had standards dude.

Nope, sure don't. My dick don't have eyes, and don't have regrets either lol.

Can it fix a broken marriage?

The same with duct tape

But It's not a good lube

Have you tried?

"man, i sure am thirsty"

lmao I read that as I restore cats for a living

"Spray Nine"... Reminded me of the song "Nine While Nine" by The Sisters of Mercy :D

Tóth Vince pffft

@@MonoChorMe ikr it's a good song

hoarders special

Same but I’m interested in old Macs though

Even better if you like them.

If 11/10 was a thing, I’d rate it that.

The subtitles are actually generated by UKposts's Speech To Text. That's why they are sometimes really weirdly spelled. Once in a while, when I'm bored, I'll go through and edit some.

im a mechanic and barely use a computer, other than my phone, but i do agree. I love watching these videos once in a while

Honestly I would have tried Dawn first.

@@coffee115 thats what i do before trying any other product when im cleaning something like this

I bet dawn would've taken it right out

Keep in mind he has a daughter. “My daddy is a fireman” “My daddy tests products” “My daddy records himself fixing old computers”

TAWOG Rob?

@Sixto ReWired Ah.

@@jujuba2022ap No, I'm pretty new to electronics, so I decided the best course of action was to salvage some of the parts.

Yeah, that won't work. The chips will likely have bits and pieces missing, the soldering might be scratched off, and mud. On another note, I once found an old computer chip next to my driveway.

That is 😢 restore it to new condition

Wee🐸🐜🐛

@@chrisbrasher6177 🦅 mmm a snack

Huzzah! A man of quality!

"We don't let outsiders talk about the brother hood of steel in public" **Shoots fat man**

So thats how they save old tech.... Watching this guy.

Ad Victoriam!

BoS bad faction

"survived"

Good Joke, when I saw this keyboard it reminded me from Fallout xD

Oh shit it does

HIGHWATER TROUSERS

Looks like it's the first computer from the first Vault.

Women and their decoration, you can't do anything in the house out of fear disturbing the decorations (and their shouting afterwards).

As a girl myself, that isn't true. Everybody's different.

@@bassboostedmoonchao Very true! Well said.

My nan is like that. If it's on a towel rack, I will use it.

@@Dumb_Killjoy 😆 I hear you 👍🏻

Dušan Xmetov Yeah

I'd be proud as fuck if my father had the knowledge and such to fix computers AND has his own UKposts 🤷🏻‍♀️

My daughter: my daddy watches other daddies fixing old computers

Gg

Actually she gets to say her dad develops video games, restores retro technology, is building a hobby computer product, built his own electric car, and makes a living documenting things like that on his extremely educational UKposts channel.

Raposa Dislexa

Z

I'll be not surprised if this one was already used in a post apocaliptic movie.

Roberto Ventilii , more like used in a post apocalyptic war

hugs . That's kind of what I was thinking it looks like a prop from a postapocalypse 1980s movie called crash and burn.

I second Raging Shargon's comment... I remember seeing a 'life hack' about washing your hair with Dawn to strip all the oil and product buildup out. Works MIRACLES on greasy hair. Also Jamberry recommends washing your hands with Dawn before an application to strip the oil from the nail beds.

I personally use break cleaner to wash my hair.

I was gonna comment the same!

Its a trap!

nobody cares or needed to know your a woman.

Keyword: Big ego. Yeah, that really sells the facts..

I was about to comment that (the soap part).

In my experience brake cleaner is often ether and toluene or xylene, rarely acetone.

Yeah I was gonna suggest just straight up Dawn. If it’s gentle enough for sea birds I imagine it’s fine on plastics

I've known a few women who that relates to.

Hellwyck true story bro :)

Мандибрики і Цирупопики im smashed right now and one honest drunk typing on a filthy keyboards opinion... it looks fine! What the problem is?

Ham Sandwich ever been told you're lacking_sense_of_humor_dude?

What do you expect, its a ham sandwich! lol

@@chrispuhara8934 there is a playstation released around every 5 years, to reach the number you listed there would have to be multiple PlayStation consoles per year

@@williamsmith6921 the fact that you made this comment proves you have no life and you don't get jokes consider it deleted, fuck this and fuck you

@@chrispuhara8934 woah woah calm down, I don't think I am the one with no life here buddy

Guy that doesn't get the joke: Has a serious explanation The guy that made the joke: *REEEEEEEEEEE* Seriously, godspeed you two.

@@marblebongos2794. I got the joke the whole time, just made a simple observation and this guy went apeshit

Forreal... Pretty sure that was dip spit out that was the gunk

If he does not mind the dirt. Just let him be. If it is for safety im sure he would take nessecary precautions.

@@davenn7597 You see him douse his skin in every chemical found from his house and then say that?

@Pentti Kantanen Well, most of those chems were relatively mild. *Glass cleaner:* depends on the brand but it's usually a very mild solvent. *Alcohol:* pH neutral, like water. It can dry out the skin, but no worse than what a small dab of lotion can reverse. *WD-40:* my main concern would not be with his skin but with his breathing, since this is an aerosol. It's a petroleum product which means it's pretty toxic, but assuming he washed his hands afterwards, it shouldn't be any harm done. *Baking soda:* A mildly alkaline product, safe for both cooking and cleaning. *vinegar:* The mildly acidic counterpart to Baking soda, safe for both cooking and cleaning. *Deoxit:* This is unfamiliar chem for me, but after googling, it seems it will irritate the skin "after repeated or prolonged contact". Though at least he didn't slap his hand all over this one. *sos pad:* Seems to be some kind of American counterpart to Svinto. I can say from experience that foregoing gloves on this one is no big deal. *hydrogen peroxide:* Not safe, but there seem to be very limited skin contact. *bräkleen:* Is a strong degreaser, but assuming he didn't touch it while applying and hosed it off afterwards it should be fine. *electronics cleaning stuff:* No idea what this actually was, but he applied it outdoors and hosed it off so little to n skin contact regardless. As someone who deals with strong chems in my daily work, I do applaud any and all use of gloves since even water will break down your skin with prolonged use. However, I'll admit that I've been careless myself quite a number of times, and it's usually fine as long as you wash the chem off thoroughly afterwards and soothe the skin with a good hand cream at the end of the work.

Wearing plastic gloves is toxic to your hands

Smaakjeks K why is there hair in your vats of chocolate and gum

+Necluda FDA regulations allow for 3 or fewer rat-sized clumps of hair per vat.

Smaakjeks K yes

Computer came from the Wonka Chocolate Factory, and there was an “incident” with some visitors a while back.

fun fact, gum was a kind of tree sap, and some gum brands such as Glee Gum, still use the same tree sap! 🤓

Unfortunately, 3D printed parts weren't really an option yet.

Brian M: Dawn dish detergent is my preferred de-greaser/de-oiler as well. And it is safe for plastics.

For something this tough just let it sit submerged in a bucket of dawn and water for a few hours and it should come right off.

I was thinking the same thing. Dawn works on everything, ducks, penguins, dishes, computers, whatever you got.

Agreed. Dish detergent should have worked. I had a kitchen stove-top hood with caked on grease from years of oil/frying exposure. I used Dawn dish detergent, and it effortlessly removed the built up grease.

You beat me to it... The whole video I was like 'just use Dawn'.

Snazzy Labs!

Or a Dremel. Other rotary tools are available.

Soaked overnight in a bath of Jizer (just the one Z, add another and this is completely a different natural product!) and then thrown in the dishwasher if I was doing this clean up.

Chevron with Tecron gasoline, or plain Dawn dish washing soap is a great degreaser

Hi Snazzy Labs, I didn't know you were interested in retro stuff...

those were the days

tada oil to the rescue it saved the computer from corrosion and scared cleaners away because it was that nasty

I wonder if it works with the halal-iefed version I can get here too....

People actually are making reproduction Commodore 64s, at least. Hopefully somebody starts doing the same for the VIC 20.

*Christian* I'm half-terrified, half-amused by the idea that something people put inside themselves can be used to remove grease and oil. Then again, what things have people been able to do with Coca-Cola?

The monster energy thing is false please don’t do it. You’re better off trying dish soap, goo gone, or lava soap. The reason the oil is stubborn to remove it’s because it’s been dehydrated over the years.

Christian I couldn't agree more. Have you seen this Extreme C64 restoration? ukposts.info/have/v-deo/pn5nmmawb4uSzYk.html I can't take the credit I'm afraid, Pete did this.

Martin Kronström I also know that he has a family. I wonder if his wife and daughter have become nerdy ever since he started his channel.

i wonder if his neighbours think he is up to some walter white stuff

elma rcianito He is the one who POKEs.

i also wonders what his neighbors think when hi set black plastic box on sunny day in front of his garage

meth

If you listen to that without context it's a chuckler.

The moment I saw this thing, it reminds me of Fallout.

Philip Kwok same

@@spika5872 same

that style of 80-90s techno rubik's cube-esque stuff should be its own style

damit i was just goin to say that

fallout 1 pls

let's just agree on fallout in general

War, war never changes...

Xidexs True

Why?

If you don't want it to move, duct tape. If you do want it to move, WD-40

@@cherrypepsi2815 Gorilla glue works good too (if you don't want it to move)

@@lordevyl8317 gorilla glue is dogshit. It puffs up so much.

@@cherrypepsi2815 Krazy Glue is so much better, and it's also much cheaper than overrated Gorilla Glue

"DID SOMEBODY SAY OIL???"

For the plastic case instead of using peroxide and water use peroxide hair developer. Its peroxide mixed with cream so it doesn't dry out. Just wrap it in gladwrap or a plastic bag. It works on all yellowed plastics

Stop watching UKposts and finish the fiero lol, keep up the good work

@@danpowers3022He actually used to use that method and stopped because some of the pieces would come out uneven. The cream does actually dry out according to him and at least in Texas he'd have to reapply and massage the cream several times. The bath method achieves a more evenly distributed result more often.

If anything it's still got some salvageable parts. You can't just browse ebay and buy a vic20 set of keys for $5.

I wouldn't have paid more than $2 for it

RetroGamer7200 lol

Larry climbs up floor Larry:I want my computer please or face my dimension

Kevin Xie ok

RetroGamer7200 also thats 079 but the ai has been terminated

I gave David your tooth brush to clean that vic 20 after he was done he gave it back so here you go you can still use it to brush your teeth with it just ignore the dirt in the bristles

ÆMEROX Humongous and Wez played Tetris on it together...picture that.

there are stores like bricklings, so there you can browse

32062 is a Technick Axle in size 2 with two notches

MentalmenteFDD There are tons of reference sites for that like Bricklink or Rebrickable as well as Bricklings.

Water will do nothing to any circuit that's not powered. They literally wash motherboards in the factories. Where do people get this crap?

@@evilkillerwhale7078 It depends on the components. Most can handle a water wash and many can't. It's safest to use be benzine as it's inert. Most cellphones won't work if they're dropped in water.

999thenewman don't forget wheel alignment programs and dynamometers

i would NEVER have guessed they were used in automotive garages. that's pretty cool!

what about a oil rig - Texas, early 80s?

I was curious about that. It makes much sense.

Can he go fix my zippy keyborad

I know this is unrelated, but I didn't know that system existed, and now I want to use the horizontal form factor case for whenever I decide to build my next computer. So thank you for introducing me to that beauty! (Yes I know it would be tricky and require mods.)

Cubester64 cool stuff!

Same here

Damn lol

Must be avgn's nes

You mean GameTechUSA . I don't think ReviewtechUSA does any kind of restoration work.

eww, gross, disgusting :S

Wow good find, I would have done the same. With the proper PPE! I still need to clean out a 30+ year old NCR bank mainframe and tape drive that's infected with racoon poop. It actually gave the previous owner pink eye! Yuck. With that I must say ware gloves, wash your hands, wear goggles and for the love of god DONT TUCH YOUR EYES OR MOUTH!

True xD

Martin Kronström I would make the machine replacement parts

Whatever computer he gets his hands on it, it turns pristine xD

🎵Shine bright like a diamond🎵

VIC-20*

Timothé Dorez me too

Great Facebook cover photo material!

lmao perfect!

"The oil actually protects the motherboard from moisture, which can be harmful." *blitzkriegs the motherboard with water*

@@Emily-kd2zv You can submerge motherboards in water as long as you let it dry for a couple of days after. It should be fine. Did the same with my PC motherboard as a test 2 years ago and its still going

You clearly don't know how oxidation works. To damage the board with water you need to let it wet for days, or turn it on while wet or submerged. Actually, we clean almost every super dirty/dusty PCB with water at repair shops, it just need to be dried out.

@@lauratiso still funny tho

Marcus Tiso Putting boards in a dishwasher? No problem! (of course without detergent)

Let me guess, Retro Recipies?

Agreed. I think that whenever I need to get grease or any oil off my hands, that's what I go for.

I bet it never DAWNed on him

@@jeffsabados8075 Get out.

Jeffrey Sabados Bu dum tsssss

@@LesKing72 woooosh

But why would someone piss on a laptop?

Mudkip The Godly Who knows? I figure someone was really plastered and/or thought it would be funny.

Cats do that all of the time.

t0dmacher “$20 and ill fucking piss on this laptop bro.” Easiest $20 of my life - Greek freak

As someone who burns incense probably more often than they should, I understand the reeking gunk you speak of.

There's cleaners available in Australia branded "Orange Power" which sound like they're made by someone with the same idea.

I totally agree.

I'm in 2023 and I too am watching this video at 12am

How did you remove the cement?

i agree.. if you want to restore 50 C64's, you definitely should do it! It's a labor of love! Just.... i disagree with the last sentiment. Don't hoard them! They're not only collectible, they're things people love and which can spark their dreams! If you have this many stashed away, and no one's buying them - consider giving them away to fellow enthusiasts - people who would appreciate the value!

Carefully breaking the cement into pieces and lots of water (electronics removed).

The Obsolete Geek Ughhh god You made this difficult

The Obsolete Geek When will you make more videos?

Gloves please!

Pretty amazing what you can find at a flea market :-)

lol

Get THAT 🅱OYE

Bob Emrich 🤣

This computer need DEMOCRACY !

This computer needs some freedom.

dId I hEaR OiL?

Diamond Snake no, ALF!

Since JR got shot!

George R R Martin dies before completing GOT

yes!!! Cliff Barnes and JR. The oil baron's ball. lol.

You preferred literal Force Awakens cliffhanger?

You need something in your arse

+Handsome_Hero That's quite the proposition.

He has brake cleaner, which is a mixture of solvents, so should act as a reasonable degreaser in most circumstances.

Grease me up woman!

Yeah, auto degreaser is much milder than carb cleaner and works the same without the risk of solvents on delicate parts.

Kenneth Bartlett This comment makes me confused. You said you were 80 years old which isn’t possible, and then after you said you were 23?

Well Jack let me help you get un confused . I said I am now 80 years old, I was born in 1938 OK ? and where do I say I am 23 ?

very recognizable real story. I'm the son in this case ! My dad is also 80

oh how I remember copying all those DATA 54323, 957432, 123512,. 532880. 8589320 so on and so on from the computer magazine. Page after page, after page... Then going back thru and double checking all the entries. and then .... the moment of truth.. I nervously type RUN. (it works!!!) my 2 days of data entry works!!! My dad is 76 now (I'm 45), he got me my 1st computer a Texas Instruments TI-994a in 1982, I had the speech synthesizer for it also. Hunt the Wumpus! next was the Christmas to trump all Christmases for a 14 year old boy - December 25, 1986/ The gift wrap half off torn off.... .. is it? .... is it really???? a COMMODORE 64 !!!!! HOLY COW...... THUD (passed out in excitement). Come back to consciousness. kinda blurry ...and a MODEM!! a 300 baud modem??? THUD. BEST CHRISTMAS EVER! That computer was a big part of my early teens.... and my introduction to computers. unreal everything that little 64K machine could do. The SID chip was amazing (the audio chip). Get SID PLAYER for Android in Google Play. They have the ENTIRE audio offerings that were ever made for the C64 and a SID Chip emulator program. Your phone becomes a little C64 music player. There are also a couple of C64 emulator programs available on Google Play too. They will run C64 programs just like the computer did. Blue screen and blinking cursor and all. Thanks for the stroll down memory lane! PS. I still have my C64... and it still works like a charm. Some of my floppy disks have stopped working though (not my drive, the actual disk... probably oxidation of the magnetic media. But most of them work still. including my disks of the programs I wrote in Basic copied out of the magazines just like you and your son used to do.

YES ! my son loved it....thanks