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Note: Extreme white plastic compositions tend to be brittle.
I have had to change new plastic flipper assemblies on a Bally Captain Fantastic
because the "new" bright white flipper assemblies just snapped.
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Back in the 1980's the manufactures changed the plastic formula
to be more pliable. Today anything goes.
Quoted from Pinballemporium:WICO rubber rings
WICO rubber rings decomposed in different weather conditions.
I had a Gottlieb Amazon Hunt playfield that the WICO rubber rings were
on... They all turned to goo and melted down the posts and onto the playfield.
In all, ABC were the original rubber ring manufactures for the pinball industry.
Texas, Seven Stars were one of the worst, but they did offer 5" + sizes
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