Does anyone else get excited by that old pinball smell? Is it just me?
I've got a small 12'x12' clean-room set up at work adjacent to our shop where I restore the occaisional pin in my free time. I have a WH2O in there right now. Every time I walk into the room I get hit with that indescribable pinball scent. It's a sort of musty, mechanical, smokey wood scent... I can't really describe it. All I know is that it must be one of the best smells in the world. Reminds me of old arcades and pool halls or something.

Last night I had a similar reaction to some Novus 2 and Mothers carnauba wax while cleaning up my IJ

Anyone else suffer from this affliction?

#3 12 years ago

AJA

Drano

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Mississauga, ON

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crazy how that works huh?

#9 12 years ago

AJA

Drano

Pinside member

Mississauga, ON

12y 110K 3,840 14 60

Quoted from Anim8ormatt:
I clear coated my Firepower playfield and it has masked some of that pinball smell. I hope it comes back as that clearcoat continues to cure.

Yeah, any machine I've restored tends to lose it. That could be good or bad depending on your preference.

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