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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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    #498 8 years ago

    What are your thoughts on acrylic clearcoat sealants, like Klasse High-Gloss Sealant Glaze? I'm applying 3 coats to my Shadow (24 hours wait between coats), and then will finish it off with Blitz to get a nice shine. It's just an experiment for now.

    I really like Klasse All-In-One for cleaning. It's not abrasive like Novus2, but it does seem to pull the dirt out really well.

    #500 8 years ago
    Quoted from vid1900:

    Is your playfield particularity porous and in need of sealing?
    Can the product be completely removed without damaging the playfield? (like if you wanted to clearcoat in the future?).
    Does it contain silicone?

    My main concern was the slight separation around the inserts. It does seem that the HGSG filled that in pretty nicely. The car sites say there's no silicone in Klasse HGSG; Autopia calls it a "polyethylene-acrylic compound". My long-term plan is to maintain the finish with simple carnauba wax, nothing fancy after this initial treatment. Here's how it looks after 3 coats of the Klasse HGSG:

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    #558 8 years ago

    You can save a lot of time by masking off posts and rubbers with masking tape, before waxing. Sorry if this was already mentioned.

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