Hmmmm... do they make pinball astroglide ?? LOL

Seriously though I don't think there is a way to demagnetize a pinball as it would be almost impossible to apply the opposite magnetic field to it. I remember there was an old thread about this a few months ago.

Try buying a new set of pinballs, but one that isn't so prone to magnetization. These are what I have in my Twilight Zone, which also uses magnets a great deal and I've never had any issues.

http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=1325&parent=49

I bought a half dozen of those on my last parts order. They are really nice.

I clicked on this thread just because of the title. Does that make me weird?

I gotta give props to pinballlife.com as well, they are very reasonable on prices, friendly and quick on shipping, easy to use simple website also helps. A+

Best way is to wait until the weather changes. I hate snowballs

Maybe the Holy Pickle could bless your balls?

Showers and Gold Bond should take care of that

Sorry couldn't resist....

If you drain them every once in a while they will not stick together!Center drain should work.LOL

In the Netherlands we used to have a little hype around "mirror glazed pinballs", not sure if they're known under that name in the rest of the world? Anyway, these pinballs are very nice - great lasting shine and totally non-magnetic.

I had a similar problem with my TOTAN. I am not sure where the guys that shopped out the machine got the balls from but they were magnetized big time. I got some new ones from pinbal life and had no problems so far. Like many mention the quality of the balls really do matter. You also might want to order a second set so in the future you can just replace them when you have an issue.

When I got my Johnny M, I ordered new parts, balls, rubbers, post etc. Made the effort to research the type of ball to use because of the magnet on the pin, got all the gear put in then after a couple of days the balls were getting stuck in the ball trough, they wouldn't roll down to the popper. After taking ball trough apart expecting to find divots I discovered all the balls had been magnetised, I then checked my order I made thinking I'd been sent the wrong balls.

No I WAS an idiot and ordered the wrong ones, always worth double checking before you press the buy button!!!!

bugray are there different bals? I always thought that balls are standard for all the pins. What kinda balls do you need for johnny?

"" What kinda balls do you need for johnny? ""

I would think Johnny would have come with two!!! or @ least one!!!

OK. I promise to quit posting useless comments on this thread. Couldn't resist!!!

BTW. Guess I'm demented. While reading that this morn,I spit coffee all over the place laughing..

Johnnie has steel balls-what a man>I mean pin!

Hi ya, yep Johnny M likes to play with 4 shiney balls. These are the ones I would use in any pin using magnets, they appear to be called premium mirror balls over here(uk) just like Robin said.

http://www.pinballheaven.co.uk/shop/product_info.php?products_id=145&osCsid=39c9652e0758fe3975aad5e692bfa8c2

A beer holster, great idea!!!! I'd like to have one on every machine and on each side for the lefties too.

Yeah that's cool, I like those, not quite a neccessity yet but definately something to get one day, so for now I guess I'll just keep playing that game of "where did I put that damn bottle??"

Greatest thread title ever! 'nuff said.