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

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


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    #1061 6 years ago

    I used that Blitz Grand One on my Mata Hari today. That stuff is fantastic. Very easy to work with and no white residue left behind that I could see. Machine plays super fast now. I have to do my car with this stuff. Thanks vid1900 for the recommendation.

    #1064 6 years ago
    Quoted from thundergod76:

    I'm looking for other waxes to use other than Blitz. I spend as much time vacuuming the damn chunks up as I do cleaning and waxing. It even clumps up while applying it. Gets worse each time I use it. Maybe I got a bad batch?

    That's strange. I did not have that issue. I was very pleased with how easy it went on and off.

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    #1091 6 years ago

    I'm having a real hard time getting this Mata Hari shooter lane clean. I've tried Naphtha, Magic Eraser, Simple Green, alcohol, (not all at the same time, I let them dry!). Anything else left to try? I got a lot of it off but the rest looks like it's not coming off. I think I may have got a little too zealous with the Magic Eraser. It may have removed some of the original lacquer or Tuff Coat as Bally called it. Or maybe it's just the wax that's removed. Not sure. Anyway I will re wax the lane but I'm hoping vid1900 or somebody has a suggestion to finish cleaning this. Thank you.

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    #1094 6 years ago
    Quoted from ForceFlow:

    You will probably have to sand down the shooter lane. All that discoloration is embedded in the wood, not on the surface.

    Thanks, I was afraid of that.

    #1097 6 years ago

    I did try sanding it a little. It's a little better but not great. I didn't want to go crazy with it right now. It does look like some of the lacquer is gone. For now I only rewaxed it. Is that good enough or am I asking for problems down the road? How do I Mylar the shooting lane with the groove in there?

    #1099 6 years ago
    Quoted from vid1900:

    It's a slice of a cone, so stick the Mylar down oversized, then trim with single edge razor knife

    That's probably what I'm going to wind up doing, thanks.

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    #1727 4 years ago

    I tried some of that Mist-N-Shine on my Mata Hari. Holy cow! It plays like a new game. Lightning fast!

    #1732 4 years ago
    Quoted from pinballinreno:

    Now that its clean you can wax it to finish the job.

    Yep it’s overdue for wax.

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