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Offline DSB

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Re: BoP slap and tickle
« Reply #15 on: September 02, 2013, 04:24:51 PM »
Looks great. I see the ball gate wire forms look like new. Are they new or what method did you use to clean them? 

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Re: BoP slap and tickle
« Reply #16 on: September 02, 2013, 09:22:06 PM »
Very nice work Adam.  ^^^

Rebuilding the Pop Bumpers with new parts makes the game play much better - and it looks much better. There is a fair amount of time involved in the process, but it is worth the effort.

Yes, the pop bumpers are a bit of a pain to do while the playfield is still in the machine but very much worth the effort. Before hand I generally wouldn't get past the 25k jet level. Now with them rebuilt I regularly get to the 100k jet level and sometimes the 500k level.

Looks great. I see the ball gate wire forms look like new. Are they new or what method did you use to clean them? 

For the ball gates and the wire forms I clean them up with some scotch bride and then buff them with a buffing wheel on the bench grinder. Same goes for most metal parts and if something is a little more difficult to get into I'll use the Dremil to get into the hard to reach spots. After buffing I give the parts a wipe over with a bit of windex on a micro fibre cloth and then wipe off any excess residue with a clean dry micro fibre cloth. Not much to it really, just a bit of time and patience.

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Re: BoP slap and tickle
« Reply #17 on: September 02, 2013, 09:41:51 PM »
Thanks for the info. I might try that on my TAF restore. The bright wires really seem to stand out for me for some reason. Think I'll purchase a Dermil as you suggest to get into the hard to reach areas.