Thank you soooo much for this post and the tremendous amount of detail.

I have a brand new bottle of mill wax “pinball play field wax and cleaner” that I was going to apply to my Attack from Mars LE. It’s my first pinball machine I’ve ever owned, it’s my baby, and it’s due for its first waxing ever.

Instead this bottle of mill wax is going in the trash and I’m picking up some Blitz One Grand!

Silly question.

Are you supposed to wax the shooter lane too? Do you wax the metal rails the balls travel across and metal parts of the ramps?

Thanks! For a pin that’s basically brand new do I NEED to take the whole play field apart and wax the whole play field? Or can I simply wax what’s reachable with just the glass removed until it’s time to change the rubbers?

Thanks! Didn’t know if I should use Blitz on the plastic (ramps).

Only makes more sense to use it now!

If I accidentally use to much, just wipe off the excess with a dry rag?

vid1900 someone today challenged me on suggesting naphtha for regular pinball playfield cleaning vs Novus 1&2. The attached image is their claims.

I’ve only been maintaining pinball machines for about four years. But I use your advice and guides as gospel.

I just want to double check that I didn’t misunderstand you.

In your (or anyone else’s) experience, is this person correct that it will quickly thin and ruin the playfield clear if used regularly? (A couple times a year).

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vid1900 I hope you don't mind me dropping a link here. I made a video demonstrating Novus 3,2,1 and Naphtha on an old plastic cassette case I was cleaning up. It's very similar materials to pinball ramp plastics. I talk about Novus 2 and 3 being abrasive and demonstrate it on the plastic.

I though it would be relevant to share here because I learned about Novus and how to appropriately use it from this thread. So I made this video to illustrate what you describe in action.