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How to clean a translite?

By Brewchap

4 years ago


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    #1 4 years ago
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    Brewchap

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    I am curious to know what methods and cleaners can be used to remove the brown film/dirt on the back of the translite.

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    #2 4 years ago
     
    JIM

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    I’ve used novus 1 and a soft microfiber cloth with good results.

    Edit: I’ve always been leery about the white backing coming off, and would not recommend any solvents or alcohol. Even windex is risky for that I think.

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    #3 4 years ago
     
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    I used rubbing alcohol on my pinbot and it worked great.

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    #4 4 years ago
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    Thank you for your suggestions, I end up using some dish detergent after I tried the novus 1 and rubbing alcohol. The rubbing alcohol seemed to take some of the white off

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    #5 4 years ago
     
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    Pinballer73

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    Don't use anything like rubbing alcohol, it's possible to melt the white layer away, trust me I found out the hard way.

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    #6 3 years ago
     
    DOC

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    Ok, so any help now that I read this thread AFTER I cleaned the back of my translite too aggressively? What type of white paint is recommended to fix masking?

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    #7 3 years ago
     
    JOR

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    Probably best to lock the image in first

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    #8 3 years ago
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    Brewchap

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    Quoted from jorro:

    Probably best to lock the image in first

    I have to agree. But I'm not sure what to tell you what to use. Triple thick? I'm not sure how it will react to the translite.

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    #9 3 years ago
     
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    This was a plastic BBBB translite so I never thought to triple thick it like I do my glass. Live and learn. It was extremely smoke stained.

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    #10 3 years ago
     
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    #11 3 years ago
     
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