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Aussie Pinball Forums => Restorations => Topic started by: Marty Machine on December 14, 2008, 12:23:27 AM
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Hi All,
I've stripped down 3 playfields today and want to clean them up as best as possible.
I probably won't go to the point of touching up any paintwork or whatever.
I just wanted to know the mest method(s) and materials i should use to clean playfields up?
They're a bit dusty and grimy being in storage with no glass to protect them and i realise i DON'T use water (why is that anyway?).
I'm sure everyone will say "use Novus" but i thought that was more for the final clean and finish after the initial heavy dirt/grit removal is complete?
Please enlighten me &&
Marty Machine.
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I always use meths on a rag - dont let it near the apron though as it will strip the paint.
Does wonders with Magic Eraser also - go easy with this if its an old PF - 50's, 60's - any drap felt on it and stop as its rubbing the paint away.
But general purpose cleaning - meths is my choice
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They're all mid-late 70's? gottliebs (cleopatra, Close encounters, Buck Rogers)
I have "special meths" aka isopropyl alcohol if that's better than regular hardware store meths? or is isopropyl too hard and rip everything off?
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Isopropyl is fine, just expensive to use for general cleaning. Meths is cheap and handy to come by.
Both will be fine on the pF;s you are talking about. I never use anything but meths no matter what era the machine is from - dissolves dirt and grease like a charm.
On 50's and 60's games if you use Magic Eraser then you have to be careful - they arent sealed the same as later pins. The meths is fine on them, but the ME can start to rub the paint away
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Eucalyptus oil is another I would highly recommend!
Sounds stupid but is a great cleaner!
Also smells nice!
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Thanx Guys,
I'll carefully try some regular meths on my PFs....
I actually used Eucalyptus oil over the years to clean up MANY things that couldn't be cleaned by other cleaning products, amazing stuff.
Marty
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Check out some of my resto threads Marty - in particular 0 the Sinbad Resto..
In a nutshell ;
Compressed Air - Clean out the CRAP with compressed air - back and front
Nifti - I love Nifti.. "Nifti in one hand and rag in another"..Spray on the rag, not the playfield
Novus 2 - It is gently abrasive on playfields - test on plastics, and don't do the reverse side of the plastics
Paste Wax - Meguiars' Carnuaba Wax - I swear by this product
Water expands the wood.
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Check out some of my resto threads Marty - in particular 0 the Sinbad Resto..
In a nutshell ;
Compressed Air - Clean out the CRAP with compressed air - back and front
Nifti - I love Nifti.. "Nifti in one hand and rag in another"..Spray on the rag, not the playfield
Novus 2 - It is gently abrasive on playfields - test on plastics, and don't do the reverse side of the plastics
Paste Wax - Meguiars' Carnuaba Wax - I swear by this product
Water expands the wood.
I with Nino on this one...
I also love Nifti, but you do have to be careful with it. As Nino has said - never spray Nifty directly on to the playfield, always onto the rag. And don't rub too long in the one place.
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where do you get this NIFTI from, Supermarket !@# !@#
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where do you get this NIFTI from, Supermarket !@# !@#
Looked ion Bunnings - but no luck
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where do you get this NIFTI from, Supermarket !@# !@#
Looked ion Bunnings - but no luck
Yeah, from the supermarket - in the cleaning isle. You will find it in a trigger pack, much the same as a windex bottle...