thats what i used on the lockdown bar and door (and door frame) went i restored my playboy.

but before that i used sand papers starting with 180 and finished with 1200... long process.

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Wow, nice job Beatmaster.

good tip...thanks Beatmaster

auto parts here in canada, probably something similar in your area.

You want some sort of metal polish. Mag wheel polish from the auto parts store will do fine. I use Blue Magic. Put dab on a clean rag, rub on side rail. It's time consuming and smelly, but will clean up everything but ball trails on ramps (regraining fixes that).

Be careful what games you use it on. If it's an older game with fade or dings on the cabinet, making the side rails and lockdown bar minty may look out of place. Metal polish will make them look damb near new (except for the scratches, which will now be much more visible).

nice job on the backbox.

Very nice. You can also use the polish to clean plated metal parts above and below the playfield. Gottlieb used an awesome plating process back in the day. If the parts are just tarnished, polish will make them look spectacular.

backbox looks GREAT!

The nickel plated looking stuff is what will really pop after you polish it. The metal piece that goes over the shooter lane is a good place to start. Remove the parts before polishing so you can do both sides and don't get any polish on other parts.

Works on other metals too, but the chrome-ish looking stuff really stands out once polished. Be sure to post more pics when you get finished.

Got a link to the auction?

Also, what is being used to polish? Just a normal drill, or are some of you lucky enough to have a adjustable speed bench grinder/buffer?

i used a normal power drill and work just fine.

No polish needed to restore stock appearance. Just use painters tape on the cab and glass for protection, then sandpaper to desired grain. I took my TAF from crappy to gleaming in less than an hour of elbow grease and a few grades of sandpaper. Actually I used the spongy sanding blocks, kept damp (but not wet) to cut down on dust. Works wonders.

Good luck!

Brian

pinster68...What grit sanding sponges did you use?

Not sure. It's not printed on the blocks, but I'll venture to say 200 to remove scratches, and 400/800 to target finish.

I love shiny things.

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Do you know what color they were? I think the color may be code for the grit on those things

Sort of dull grey. I don't think they were color coded like Scotch-brite pads - which incidentally might work quite well too.

It is. It does the job but I think a better one would have more torque. It needs more torque. For occasional buffing its fine. If you plan on polishing all the metal for more than 2-3 pins a year id get a better one.

Jomama. I have used Scotchbrite pads (green) with pretty good results, hand polishing in the direction of the grain. It doesn't produce a mirror finish but instead puts a "grained" look that I think resembles the original look. I saw a Delorean owner polishing his car recently at a show using the maroon Scotchbrite pads. (stainless steel body panels) Straight motions in the direction of the grain. The maroon is slightly finer. Wally