It absolutely breaks my heart to read such terrible advice.

Novus is an ABRASIVE that wears away the protective finish of a playfield. It's meant only for plastics like ramps, posts and the tops of light shields. You may not see damage now, but check the key lines around the inserts after a few treatments.

As was mentioned above, Naphtha is good for cleaning rubber and removing wax, but shouldn't be used as a general cleaner.

Light application of a degreasing cleaner and quick removal with a clean cotton cloth is enough to clean a play field. Then apply a coating of carnuba paste wax.

If anyone wants to clean their play fields with liquid sandpaper (because that's what Novus is), that's totally their prerogative. It's your game and you can treat it however you want.

My concern is that newbies will find this thread wanting to learn how to clean their game and end up hurting their machines because of bad information. Remember, just because half of Pinside cleans their play fields with Novus, doesn't mean it's the best method.

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