Pinball Rubbers - Black or White ?

[Strangeways]

Simple question - What color rubbers do you prefer on DMDs ?

Let's Define DMDs as any pinball post 1990...

[pinnies4me]

I like the bouncier feel and the lower amount of grime build up with white, although black looks better on some games. I have gone white on everything except BBB.

[silverball]

I have and will continue to re rubber my pins with white, all except Freddy....

[Strangeways]

I prefer White.. I saw a Jurassic Park with white rubbers and one with black rubbers.. The white rubbers really make the machine more "bright" and faster.

Maybe it is just because I'm "old school" - I always though black rubbers were installed by operators that didn't like cleaning their machines... Leave them black and the dirt won't be seen  >:(

[felixthadog]

I think it depends on the machine and also the colour of the flipper bats. I also believe in keeping the colours the same as they were when the machine was manufactured, but I know that there is varying levels of "bounce" and maintenance associated with the different coloured rubbers so it is the owner's preference for the style of gameplay that they prefer. I will stick with the original black flipper rubbers on my Judge Dredd machine, I think it suits the "dark" theme of the playfield.

Matt

[Pinball Fixers]

Maybe it is just because I'm "old school" - I always though black rubbers were installed by operators that didn't like cleaning their machines... Leave them black and the dirt won't be seen  >:(

That, and the black rubbers don't break or frey anywhere near as quickly.

Any machines that I do for operators are done in black. But for home machines, it depends on if they want what is original, or what looks the best.

[Nug]

i am for original rubber, perhaps the vote/poll could be white, black, OEM

[Strangeways]

i am for original rubber, perhaps the vote/poll could be white, black, OEM

Added OEM.. Vote peeps !

[Greg]

l think white  but would have to agree with the fact that some games do look better black

Scared Stiff
Big Bang


but apart from the odd game  l prefer white

[Retropin]

Most games look better in white and are my preference.

Im also a big fan of yellow rubbers on red flipper bats

[Pinfan]

Anything bar black !  :P

To slow, less bounce and i believe it dirties the playfield and ramps twice as fast...

So it leaves me with one option... WHITE  ;D

[Ballywannabe]

Simple question - What color rubbers do you prefer on DMDs ?

Let's Define DMDs as any pinball post 1990...

What, they still made pinballs after 1990?!?  I am still stuck in the early 80's where white was the ONLY colour.

cheers
Ian

[markc]

home pins  ALL WHITE
showroom pins  black
hire pins  black
sited pins   black

pre sold  and ordered pins  or pins not going on showroom  floor   all white

[felixthadog]

home pins  ALL WHITE
showroom pins  black
hire pins  black
sited pins   black

pre sold  and ordered pins  or pins not going on showroom  floor   all white

Doesn't it make a difference what colour the flipper bats are? I don't think white rubbers on yellow flipper bats would look very good.

Matt

[ktm450]

I agree with most, white on everything with a few exceptions, a few games just look bad with white rubber
I re-rubbered my HS2 in black because it looks heaps better in black
And of course you need to add a few of Gregs coloured post sleeves to finish off ;)
Commission welcome thanks mate! ;) ;D