Griswold, CT
Hello everyone! I picked up a stern star wars pro and the original owner accidentally spilt super glue on the playfield. Anyone know a safe yet effective way to remove it?
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Acetone based fingernail polish remover on microfiber cloth is about the only thing that will remove it.
Can also be used to remove the fingernail polish on Whitestar driver board 5V pots.
Quoted from Broy1189:Hello everyone! I picked up a stern star wars pro and the original owner accidentally spilt super glue on the playfield. Anyone know a safe yet effective way to remove it?
Rubbing alcohol on a microfiber cloth. How big is the spill?
EDIT: Nail polish remover as recommended above will probably be faster. But if you go that route, a little goes a long way. Rub carefully and clean/rewax when done.
Quoted from PinMonk:Rubbing alcohol on a microfiber cloth. How big is the spill?
EDIT: Nail polish remover as recommended above will probably be faster. But if you go that route, a little goes a long way. Rub carefully and clean/rewax when done.
It's a decent sized smeer, looks like the guy spilt it and then tried to wipe off.
I was thinking of trying some sort of super glue remover/debonder but nervous about messing up the clearm
received_1380982675648305 (resized).jpegYou could buy a PF protector to make everything smooth.
I would not worry too much. If you are gentle and it comes up, great. If not then there is super fine grit sand paper or a protector.
Quoted from Bryan_Kelly:You'd be surprised what you can do with a new flat razor blade.
Yeah? I'm just nervous to scrape the actual playfield
Quoted from Broy1189:Yeah? I'm just nervous to scrape the actual playfield
l works well for small globs. Not sure about smears.
Hold the blade real flat and increase the angle and see what happens.
You can remove the apron and practice there.
Quoted from Bryan_Kelly:l works well for small globs. Not sure about smears.
Hold the blade real flat and increase the angle and see what happens.
You can remove the apron and practice there.
Quoted from Broy1189:Yeah? I'm just nervous to scrape the actual playfield
I do leveling with a blade all the time when I'm doing clearcoat leveling after filling inserts.. Start with tape on each side of the area and a fresh blade. Figure at a minimum you are going to have to do some buffing with compound when the glue comes off.
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Edmonton, AB
Quoted from Broy1189:looks like the guy spilt it and then tried to wipe off.
more curious as to what he was doing with the glue there in the first place !
Quoted from transprtr4u:more curious as to what he was doing with the glue there in the first place !
I'm wondering the same thing!
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Quoted from Broy1189:It's a decent sized smeer, looks like the guy spilt it and then tried to wipe off.
I was thinking of trying some sort of super glue remover/debonder but nervous about messing up the clearm [quoted image]
I'd try the rubbing alcohol soaked on a microfiber cloth first. Then if that doesn't work maybe rubbing alcohol and a magic eraser before moving to more serious options. Small circular motions with decent pressure and see what you get.
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