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Aussie Pinball Forums => General Discussion => General Pinball Discussion => Topic started by: wedgehead on October 08, 2013, 03:20:34 AM
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Hi All, first posting in AP,
pls recommend best quallity pin balls that wont rust after a week, thx
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Hi All, first posting in AP,
pls recommend best quallity pin balls that wont rust after a week, thx
Welcome to AP
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Welcome, there is a thread dealing with balls found here,
http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?topic=10983.15
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$.$ and %)% to Aussie Pinball !
An interesting problem. I've heard of NEW IN BOX Stern owners replacing the factory balls after a week. But this is not due to rust ! Sounds like you were sold second hand balls - which is common unfortunately.
I buy from RTBB ;
http://www.rtbb.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=140&products_id=2956 (http://www.rtbb.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=140&products_id=2956)
These are very good for all pinball machines EXCEPT games with magnets, as these balls cause havoc when magnetized ! But they retain their shine, and they won't be rusted when you receive them !
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I bought some from Pinballlife about 18 months ago and they went rusty after a few days.
All of the ones I have bought from Pbresource have been good.
As an experiment I polished up some old pinballs (70's, 80's vintage?) from machines I bought and sat them in the shed unprotected, so far none of them have rusted.
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I use Bling balls or the high gloss Pinball Life balls. Both have a great finish and last. No rust issues at all.
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just btw could the amount of humidity of where the balls are attribute to the problem? I know I had a problem with ramp flaps on a new ramp that developed rust marks while I was in a rental house during a build. I put it down to the ducted evaporative cooler. we never had one and obviously we had it on too long and too high.
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I replaced my Stern balls from day one with bling balls and they look great and have lasted for ages.
Peter
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$.$ and %)% to Aussie Pinball !
An interesting problem. I've heard of NEW IN BOX Stern owners replacing the factory balls after a week. But this is not due to rust ! Sounds like you were sold second hand balls - which is common unfortunately.
I buy from RTBB ;
http://www.rtbb.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=140&products_id=2956 (http://www.rtbb.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=140&products_id=2956)
These are very good for all pinball machines EXCEPT games with magnets, as these balls cause havoc when magnetized ! But they retain their shine, and they won't be rusted when you receive them !
+1 These are the in all of my games. No issues, they still all look shiny and new.
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Bling balls for me