WHAT HAVE I DONE I think i made it worse. Did all back box and coin door hardware. Now they all have a sticky green yellow film. . It seems to come off pretty easy with a little scotch brite and elbow grease. some kind of anodize? coating.---- Still looking for that Flight 2000 playfield scan . OR if anyone knows where I might be able to take one in the Seattle/Everett area thanks fer looken

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I let the parts soak in the leg cleaning PVC tube I made for 48 hrs and this is how it came out. some sort of chemical reaction? the brackets are from the circuit board mounts, but the coin door parts came out the same. It's a stern Flight 2000. I sent an email to Evaporust, so hope they get back to me. They did clean up. Prime/paint /clear all good

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Kevin,
The yellow coating is likely lead from lead based paint. We see it in gas tanks from the leaded gas era. Lead migrates into the pores of steel which is why it was really great paint but it is hard to remove. If you are going to paint the metal, go ahead and paint over it lead. If not, acetic acid dissolves lead but slowly. The acetic acid (vinegar) will become hazardous waste as it will contain lead.

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used on all makes---used on just about everything, stuff works great, as long as its not to cold. Stuff doesn't work at all I think below 60. It says so on bottle I have done Bally. Williams, Gotlieb, Chicago coin Even a 1950's Jr U.S. Marshall. Which i'm sure had all kinds of lead. never any problem? Well anyhoo plain old Vinegar seems to be working. Wonder whats the best way to keep the rust away on the bare metal any suggestions