For me it’s in for a penny, in for a pound.

If I’m going to use any abrasive cleaning methods, I won’t be happy if it removes the topcoat and the playfield begins to wear rapidly.

So I would either use a playfield protector or clear the playfield. But if I’m clearing it I would have to touch it up first.

I normally use heavy duty magic eraser cut into cubes and Simple Green. Circular motion as well as back and forth motion constantly changing direction to clean out all the dirt from ball swirls.

For Freefall, there was so much ground in dirt that the manual process would’ve been too tedious and time consuming. So I used these magic eraser pads for your drill.

They have the regular foam, not the heavy duty foam so they won’t easily cut into the playfield surface. That said, I wouldn’t use these if the playfield is planking and the artwork is flaking.

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This playfield was so bad, this is how it looked AFTER cleaning! Look at the original color under the pop bumper ring. It really needed the magic eraser treatment.

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After a few minutes the results looked promising.

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I probably spent an hour cleaning up the blue. I can only imagine how long it would’ve taken to clean it manually.

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Here’s how it turned out after my amateur touch ups and final clear.

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