Hi guys, I just cleaned and waxed my Nascar machine. It turned out really good and shiny! Now when I play it, it plays much faster, which I expected. But what I did not expect is to see so much spin on the ball. I notice now that the ball will sometimes change it's trajectory mid path. Or even sometimes it will even "crawl" up the flipper when I am trying to cradle it. After it goes around the race track and hits the test car you can see it unnaturally change it's path. I am not sure if this is normal after a good waxing and maybe it will go back to normal after a while. What do you think?

#2 10 years ago

BAK

dsuperbee

Pinside member

Sacramento, CA

11y 82,550 5,597 6

Totally normal after waxing, and will eventually stop after the wax has been broken in.

Enjoy it! I LOVE the randomness of pinballs after a fresh shop out and wax!

#3 10 years ago

JPH

loppydog

Inactive member

Redmond, OR

11y 32,400 411 1

OK...good to know. It does put a whole new "spin" on the game

#4 10 years ago

DEY

absocountry2

Pinside member

Wasilla, AK

13y 82,050 7,424 29 72

All the pins do it, but my TFTC really makes it noticeable.

#5 10 years ago

TSR

TaylorVA

Reese Rails

13y 116K 8,893 11 7

My Wh2O is almost unplayable for the first 10-20 games after wax.

#6 10 years ago

WLP

prock

Inactive member

Winnipeg, MB

11y 26,650 268 1 9

I noticed that as well. Thought I was crazy. Thanks for confirming that I'm not!

#7 10 years ago

RJP

Patofnaud

Pinside member

Tilton, NH

11y 67,150 3,621 7

Randomness is why pins > vids.

#8 10 years ago

JPH

loppydog

Inactive member

Redmond, OR

11y 32,400 411 1

Random is great, but I also like to be able to predict where the ball is heading. The way it is, it is completely unpredictable.

#9 10 years ago

JCS

DrJoe

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Mars, PA

16y 100K 1,513 55 233

The ball should roll, not slide. Use wax in moderation (especially on clear-coated games) and buff it out good.

#10 10 years ago

SBS

o-din

Pinside+ Addict

11y 158K 58,805

Spinouts are just part of racing.

#11 10 years ago

STK

flynnibus

Pinside+ Frequent

11y 134K 13,241

part of the joy of pin - and what makes walking up to freshly prep'd tournament machines tough

#12 10 years ago

ELF

Elfman

Pinside member

Lake Stevens, WA

11y 41,650 270 3 6

I just cleaned my T3 flipper rubbers and has a similar effect.Nice bit of randomness to it.

#13 10 years ago

ERG

cireone

Pinside member

Moreno Valley, CA

12y 56,900 670 16 16

I love playing right after the wax job, the spins make it fun!

#14 10 years ago

TSC

cartert

Pinside+ Frequent

12y 54,550 297 1

nothing like a good spinner : )

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