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Quoted from lb1:Maybe not so new but I found out yesterday that a Q tip with a bit of acetone did miracles to clean up white rubber. Before and after below. Also great to clean flipper rubber and slingshot rubber.
I just took mine off, used hot water and washed them well in diluted simple green, cleans them right up AND they get a bit if their original tackiness back.
If the PF is in nice shape, just wax the shit out of it after cleaning and play! Your games aren't going to wear it down more. If it was getting 50+ games in an arcade a day, prob a different story
Find some naphtha and/or 100% alcohol. then nothing gets to wood.
try some simple green if itll help get rid of grime, but then youre introducing water based cleaner.
This must have had moisture or dry ? damage. I started gently vacuuming the dirt out and discovers this under the dirt. A local
Has asked me to get this going. I’m assuming there is a nothing I can do as the paint is going to come off whether I like it or not.
1CBB04C6-85FA-4921-B593-AC692C78319B (resized).jpegQuoted from Nokoro:I think you need Vids guide to playfield restoration rather than his guide to cleaning.
Ha! Jeez, clicked on the wrong Vid guide!
Quoted from zahner:If it’s that terrible and too far gone, if they make one, perhaps it’s time for a hardtop.
There’s no hardtop, but there’s the overlay from classic arcades I found
Quoted from zahner:I know of a fellow who has a Flash Gordon with an overlay that was clear coated and it’s pretty sharp. Definitely a step below a pro restoration of a damaged PF. However, accomplishing anything that requires paint and a brush is so wildly beyond anything I could ever dream of, the idea of an overlay becomes a real option. So, depending on budget, ability and effort, the overlay may be an acceptable alternative.
I’m not touching the PF with paint. no way, no how. Not mine, no skill. don’t give enough fucks to attack it like that
If this person wants it working, I’ll make it work. It’s going to cost them enough $ just in straight up parts to make it a go.
I would clear it if it was an option, but it would
be a mess. Overlay is like 225 usd. I could clear over that?! But we’ll see.
I have a feeling I’m going to be making a very low offer to buy it from them if they don’t want me to make a go of a working unit
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