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Cleaning and Waxing Pinball Machines - Vid's Guide

By vid1900

8 years ago


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    Post #51 A list of pretenders. Posted by vid1900 (8 years ago)

    Post #77 Wax Recommendation Posted by vid1900 (8 years ago)

    Post #1122 Reasons to use Naphtha (rather than other solvents) for removing wax from a playfield. Posted by vid1900 (6 years ago)

    Post #1237 Playfield protectors Posted by vid1900 (6 years ago)

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    #975 7 years ago
     
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    Pindufus

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    Hey Vid

    Not sure this should be in your cleaning/waxing post or your playfield restoration post. I picked up a Devil's Dare that's in fairly good shape considering it's age. The problem I'm facing is playfield dirt seems to have migrated under the mylar at various places. This isn't just the line of dirt that is seen at the edge of the mylar (photo 1). This dirt goes about 1/8" into/under the mylar (photos 2 & 3).

    I'm assuming the mylar has loosened somewhat in these areas. I know how to polish mylar and although I haven't made any attempts yet, I don't believe Naphtha is going to be too effective in removing dirt that far under the mylar. I really don't want to remove the entire sheet of mylar as it covers nearly all of the playfield.

    Thanks in advance for any input/advice you can provide.

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