Quoted from vid1900:These pics are from Novus' book under the question "Can I use Novus to polish painted surfaces?
What book is that? They don't have anything even vaguely resembling that on their website. They do however have a testimonial from someone who says Novus 2 is great for old 45 rpm records.
Quoted from vid1900:Just one look at those diagrams would tell you that you DON'T want to use Novus more than once on a playfield.
The toothpaste you scrape across your teeth twice a day is way more abrasive than Novus 2. Both products use silica as an abrasive. Toothpaste has 2 to 3 times more silica than Novus 2. Read the MSDS sheets. If your tooth enamel can handle twice daily scrubbing with way more abrasive toothpaste and a brush, don't you think the clear on your game can take a light cleaning with Novus 2 and a soft cloth every few weeks?
Quoted from markmon:Actually, I know of someone that was using novus 2 to clean ball wear marks by hand and ended up with wood showing.
Ball wear marks means you've worn through the clear. Once you've worn through the clear, water and a rag can remove paint. Bad example.
Quoted from markmon:Clean your playfields once properly then keep the waxed with a real wax and you'll never need to "polish" them again, seriously.
If you're waxing a dirty playfield, you're damaging the clear far worse by doing that than you would by using Novus between waxings. Just like a car, you always want to clean before you wax (which I don't recommend for any game less than 10 years old).
I've seen folks post here that they squirt Novus 2 directly on the playfield. That's not how it's designed to be used. Put a small amount on a microfiber cloth and clean small areas at a time. Rotate the cloth so that you always apply Novus to a clean spot on the cloth. Think of Novus as more a lubricant to get the dirt off the playfield rather than a cleaner. The cloth does most of the work, not the Novus.
Also, Novus 2 is the only cleaning product Stern recommends for their games. Including in their preventative maintenance checklist. See for yourself:
