Quoted from pinballslave:If anyone else goes this far in stripping the game for a clean up, I'd strongly recommend taking those ball guides out and chroming them... TRON LE with all it's chrome seriously needs this, and I'm both amazed and dissapointed that Stern didn't do this at the factory... it would give a real boost to an already stunning looking game...
Not 100% necessary to send Stern ball guides out for plating--here's what I do:
Slowly pry the ball guides out with a thin screwdriver using leverage (obviously, lay a cloth down first and then a thin block of wood to pry on).
Then buff the guides on a benchtop buffer using green rouge.
They'll end up looking basically as shiny as chrome IMO (I think they're actually stainless underneath that opaque, milky bonus coating that comes free from Stern ).
If you don't have a benchtop buffer, Mother's Mag & Aluminum polish will work just fine with some elbow grease.