Old 03-28-19, 11:59 AM
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If you keep it to a superficial clean, then I think it’s very unlikely you’ll negatively affect the value. Serious tinkerers will want to take it apart anyway for a deep clean, and the superficial clean helps assess condition in photos. If you start disassembling, then that’s where things can go wrong, so I would avoid.
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