# DMG Restoration Project

**URL:** <https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/dmg-restoration-project/1218>\
**Category:** Video Games\
**Created:** [December 30, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/dmg-restoration-project/1218 "2018-12-30T19:40:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Peagles](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/peagles/32/3067_2.png) [@Peagles](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Peagles)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/dmg-restoration-project/1218/1 "2018-12-30T19:40:55Z")

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I didn’t initially intend this to be a full restoration project but I think it is now going that way.

What I started with was a very yellow and dirty original colour DMG Gameboy:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/retrogameboards/original/2X/f/f26f7345aac21b5999e1405c1a4c484729559cf8.jpeg) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/retrogameboards/original/2X/4/4eb7f319f8e82fd6ef680c26fd5a1b92c17d6e12.jpeg)

I tried a (very slow) de-yellowing with oxyclean only. I usually use creme bleach and can get something done in just one day, but this took several weeks.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/retrogameboards/original/2X/0/07e947c17ea02eb524359b3e0c76126fad7acc9a.jpeg) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/retrogameboards/original/2X/e/efd3077a8a5aa43cf6c46f724a64192160445af5.jpeg)

Now I plan to order a new lens, likely a glass one.

I’m also tempted to put in a backlight kit… but I wonder if anyone has any recommendations as I see there are many brands and types.

I have been looking a BennVenn’s site and like the look of a few of these…

> **[Game Boy Backlight](https://www.retromodding.com/collections/diy-products/products/game-boy-backlight)**
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> Give a second life to your old DMG Game Boy. With our wide range of Game Boy backlights, it has never been so easy to light-up those old consoles in need of love. We stock 3 different models to help modders with beginner to advanced...

Thoughts, RGB?

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**Author:** ![asmith906](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/asmith906/32/9076_2.png) [@asmith906](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/asmith906)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2018, 6:00am UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/dmg-restoration-project/1218/2 "2018-12-31T06:00:33Z")

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Nice job. Been meaning to do my gameboy for awhile. I might just go with a replacement shell.

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**Author:** ![tron](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/tron/32/607_2.png) [@tron](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/tron)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/dmg-restoration-project/1218/3 "2019-01-01T16:35:15Z")

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Looks good so far!

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**Author:** ![Suteneko](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/suteneko/32/9864_2.png) [@Suteneko](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Suteneko)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 9:44pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/dmg-restoration-project/1218/4 "2019-01-02T21:44:17Z")

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Good job @Peagles.

There doesn’t seem to be any deep scratches on the screen lens so if you can run your fingernail over it without feeling any bumps you could likely use something like Novus 3 to polish your existing one up.

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**Author:** ![Peagles](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/www.retrogameboards.com/peagles/32/3067_2.png) [@Peagles](https://www.retrogameboards.com/u/Peagles)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2019, 11:27pm UTC](https://www.retrogameboards.com/t/dmg-restoration-project/1218/5 "2019-01-02T23:27:01Z")

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Thanks guys!

Yeh it’s just a lot of surface scratching, so I’ll give it a shot!