OK - working on a Dealer's Choice EM. Very dirty, planked playfield, some fade, inserts falling out. Planning on replacing all rubbers and pop bumper caps, rebuild flippers, relamp with #47s. Normally, I remove everything from the playfield, then clean and wax, reassemble. Since this thing is so dirty and planked, I am thinking about NOT removing the posts, rollovers, and standup targets, just work around those with the Novus and wax. Arch, flippers, and launch assembly already removed.

Am I causing more work by NOT removing everything, which gives me a chance to hit the playfield with a 6" buffer, or go ahead and clean and buff by hand? I want to get this done before Christmas - I figure this might be an intro machine a family would want, so I want to move quickly. (10K by Xmas, LOL!)

Pinside doesn't show a price, so I'm not sure where to price it at. I know how much I will have in it (Not counting labor, of course), so I want to at least break even.

Thanks for your thoughts.

Force -

Thanks for your thoughts. You're right - faded hot pink with planking doesn't look good. Looking close, some of the areas I will not be able to get to, and they would be visible at the right angles. I think I will probably remove the posts, and carefully work around the targets and rollovers. I can break even in the middle of your estimate, so if I get 'er done within the next week or so, it may have a new home for Christmas.