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Cleaning and Waxing Pinball Machines - Vid's Guide

By vid1900

8 years ago


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    Post #1954 Opening a jar of blitz Posted by vid1900 (2 years ago)


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    #2034 1 year ago

    This thread is great. Thanks to Vid1900, Pinballinreno, & the other knowledgeable contributors.
    I picked up some Blitz, the kit of tiny vacuum attachments, & I'll be ensmartening my cleaning & waxing approach.

    Regarding inspecting & replacing balls, here are 2 anecdotes:

    My Deadpool premium, built earlier this year, came with 1 ball that had some interesting cracks across it. I'm glad I checked before putting it in my machine.

    800-900ish games on it in 7 months, 2200ish balls played. I've changed the balls out once or twice already. When I examined them today, one & only one looked like a golf ball. Wow. Unless I lost track (possible), all 6 were new Titan Super Shiny balls or Marco Silverjet Premium balls.

    Attachments:
    1st 2: new Deadpool ball
    3rd: golf ball after a few months in Deadpool.

    Thanks,
    -Jason

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    #2047 1 year ago

    Thanks once more for this thread.

    I got a players' condition Black Hole a couple of weeks ago. Perhaps a little sub-player's condition (ball swirls, planking, some chips at the edges & under posts). It hadn't seen much TLC.
    Some vacuuming, cleaning, polishing, Blitz wax, new rubbers/plastics/nuts/lane guides/window screws/window spacers, & a little elbow grease following the formula here ("clean it, wax it, & enjoy it") has brought it a luster & shine that it didn't have before.

    I've got one or two more little things to check off my checklist before I start flipping, but the PFs are rarin' to go. (& it's downright fun deadlifting that lower PF out of the cab & working on it anywhere I darn well please)

    Thanks,
    -Jason

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