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How can I remove haze, ball tracks, etc from Mylar?

By jimgravina

4 years ago


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    #1 4 years ago

    Hello fellow pinsiders!

    In process of tearing down and cleaning my playfield on a pin I just got. I’ve cleaned all the dirt from the playfield, but now I’m trying to remove the haziness, ball tracks, light scratches from the Mylar.

    Any recommendations? I ran some Novus 2 over it but it doesn’t do much...I have polishing pads hooked to my drill. Maybe I need to work it in longer and harder than I thought? Maybe there’s another product I should be using? Maybe it’s not even possible on Mylar?

    Thank you!!
    Jim

    #7 4 years ago

    The headlight polishing kits...your using the kind where you actually start with the fine grit sandpaper? Or are you just using the polishing steps? I’d be nervous to use sandpaper...maybe I’m wrong.

    #15 4 years ago
    Quoted from flynnibus:

    Spot the hazy 25yr old factory mylar in this video...
    sanded and compounded with high grit sandpaper... compound finished with machine pads and polish

    May I ask what grit sandpaper you started with? My machine is about 30 years old so def has some haziness but it’s not overly terrible. I just don’t wanna risk going too hard and completely taking off the Mylar...

    #17 4 years ago

    Excellent advice everyone! I ended up getting a headlight restore kit sanding pad and finished up with some novus 2.

    Still a few swirl marks but it’s much better and can live with in. I’m just too nervous about going too far and taking off all the Mylar!

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