Hey all, title is pretty self-explanatory. I've noticed that after I wax my newer pins with carnauba wax , they play way too fast. Like so crazy fast that it's not fun, and plastics are at risk of getting broken, ect. Is there any way to overcome that?

My old 1980 Black Knight was great with wax, but my new Sterns are awful with it. Even some of my B/W games like Johnny Mnenomic or Mousin' Around are scary fast with wax. I've literally chipped plastics on those games after waxing, to the point where I had to clean the wax off. I left it on some high-wear areas like shooter-lane exits and top rollovers, but that's it.

The only reason I want to wax is to protect the pf, but I don't want to damage plastics and mechs because of the post-wax speed boost, and I don't want the games to play like crap. Is there anything I can do about it?

Right now, I'm operating under the precept that the pf clears on newer Sterns are robust enough that it's not worth the downsides of waxing. As long as I clean the pf regularly, and make sure the balls are in good shape, should I be fine on my newer games? Looking for some advice. At home I don't put enough games on my pins to really worry about it, but I might be doing a little routing soon, so it's of slightly more concern to me now. But again, I'd suspect rough/scratched pinballs are the main cause of pf damage, as well as a lack of mylar over high-wear areas such as ball-drops. What does everyone else think?

I've often wondered though, once those initial games are done and the ball speed slows back down, is there even any wax left on the pf? I would think the ball speed slows because the wax has been worn away; otherwise, what's happening during the break-in period?

Plus, I'd even speculate that owners that wax their pins regularly do more routine cleaning, and more frequent pinball-condition inspections, than other owners; and that could correlate to less pf wear regardless of the presence of wax or not.

Uh, I think the P21 carnuba stuff.

Oh yeah, when I do wax, that's the type of stuff I use. Gotta swirl that rag around the tin until the wax softens enough. Yep, yep.