Are you trying to buff out scratches, or clean your playfield?

I just recently cleaned mine. I couldn't locate novus. I decided to use a product called ZEP heavy duty citrus cleaner. It is sold at Home Depot. It seems to clean my play field perfectly! I think it takes off the old wax though, so waxing afterward is a good idea. I have also heard simple green cleans pretty good and does not take off the wax.

You don't want anything that contains water, or you run the risk of planking your playfield.

If you want to strip off all the wax and clean, then just plain Naphtha works great.

Novus 2 is an abrasive polish, not a cleaner.

isn't Novus 1 water based?

Why take the risk with an untested product?

Just get a can of Naphtha, available anywhere in the world, and clean your playfield.

Then, get the hardest paste wax (it should NOT say "cleaner wax" on the can), and wax your playfield.

If it is available in your country, I recommend Blitz brand wax. Don't get the "easy to wipe off" brands, because those are mostly silicone (junk).

This is what Novus says about using it on painted surfaces :

SCRATCHES.jpg

Then:

NOVUS-3.jpg

Then

NOVUS-2.jpg

Finally

WAX.jpg

So you can see that Novus takes away a lot of material with each use.

You don't want to use it unless you need to use it.

If you use it too much, you will wear through your paint.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naphtha

Sometimes it is labeled at the paint store as "VM&P Naphtha", a very common solvent.

VM & P supposedly means "Varnish Makers and Painters", or at least that's what I've been told by some old auto painting guys.

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