It is Mylar and it can be removed by freezing or heating it

That's mylar buddy. It's a thick clear film that protects the playfield. Installed on a lot of games from the factory during the 80's/90's. Now they use a better spray on clear coat. Clean it and leave it alone unless you really just feel like it needs to come off, and proceed with caution if you decide to remove. Good luck!!!

Check out the numerous threads on mylar removal of you decide to take it off. There is s real risk of paint loss even if you are super careful and experienced.

It protects the playfield from damage and is generally easy to clean. Though you might have an easier time getting it off of a diamond plate playfield, I have found the risk of damage outweighs the marginal benefits of removing it. Unless you are trying to do a top notch restoration I would clean it up and leave it in tact.

Take very good care removing it if you do decide to remove mylar from a playfield, doing it wrong can take the artwork with it.

Also, is it me or are those flipper 'rubbers' several elastic bands put over the flipper bats?

I would leave it... protects the playfield. If it is not peeling up then just use novus 1 and clean it up

LOL, I think so too. In general the machine looks like it could use new rubbers anyway.

It has lifted from the playfield from the heat of the insert bulbs. Nothing to do, unless you remove all of the mylar..

I had a funhouse in similar shape. I removed the mylar with a low setting on a heat gun, slowly peeling it up and then it took hours with a citrus based cleaner to remove the mess the glue leaves behind. I was lucky and didn't lose artwork, but it is really a gamble. Mine came out great, but if it goes the other way......
You need a new set of rubbers ! You are aware of vendors for them? Only a few bucks and will make that play so much better

I would leave it if you can put up with it. There are many threads on how to clean the mylar up to make it much more presentable ,basically a plastic cleaner and elbow grease... as far as the insert bubbling, maybe change your bulbs to leds to reduce heat and keep it from getting worse.

You can try putting a pinhole with a needle into the raised mylar and a little clear adhesive to stick it back down.

I would just leave it. You run a real risk of paint loss, unless you are an expert at Mylar removal.

If you remove it you would just have to replace it with more mylar otherwise there is nothing protecting the paint.

? Just wax 'er and play!

You're definitely going to want to get rid of that red rubber band on the left slingshot and replace it with a proper white rubber. In fact, you'll probably want to replace ALL the rubbers in your machine, if that particular one is indicative of their condition.

You'll know it when you see it!
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Is pinball popular in Greece? First time I've seen a pinsider from there.

Leave the Mylar alone. If your just getting into pinball and learning what Mylar is, just clean it. Clean it, fix the lights and make it playable. New balls and rubbers are important and cheap. Leave the Mylar alone for now.

400 US doesn't seem to bad. If you have to order rubber rings online, you should be able to get novus from the same place. Don't use anything water-based if you use something else. I would think it would be harder to get Naptha there than Novus. Here's some US links to get some rubbers and Novus.

https://www.titanpinball.com/ They have some great silicone rubbers and sell novus.
http://www.marcospec.com/ They sell all kinds of parts.
http://www.pinballlife.com/ They also sell a bunch of parts.

There used to be a page around here with a list of stuff for first time owners. LEDs, flipper rebuilds, board repair, stuff like that. Maybe someone else has the link.

If you try to remove the mylar you will cause more damage and make it look worse than better. Buy a new rubber kit, balls, novus 2 cleaner and wax.

Leave it.....get a buffer and buff it out. If you try to remove mylar from a sys 11 you will lose some art.

Hurricane is not a system 11...only Cyclone. Hurricane is WPC and is probably diamond plate so the risk is less.

leave it, clean it, buy new rubbers,
and then play it!

unless you have someone you know who knows how to remove and is experienced
my friend just screwed his paint !

The more I look at the video the more I think a good cleaning with the right products and also treat her to a new set of rubber will do wonders. While your at it, I would be willing to bet a new set of shinny pinballs and new batteries will be a great idea..

since you must be really new to the hobby. You should leave it alone. Just clean it up with it on. It will be ok. I would not suggest trying to take it off, especially since this is the first time you even have seen it.

LEDS will fit fine, just figure out if you need #555 or #47, which you can tell by the base. #555 you just push in with the wedge base, #44/#47 you twist in.

this most likely means a connector in your back box is burnt. As of right now I would focus on getting new rubbers for your game and some cleaners for the playfield.

It needs a good shop out for sure

ewww, like nails down a chaulkboard Also, you need new rubber post rings & sleeves. These are all very cheap items and if you are already paying to ship them, order some extras.

Many of the LED vendors have kits already put together but you will pay a little more for the convenience. Or you can start a thread here on pinside asking other Hurricane owners for help.

^^ that ^^

True...thought it was a cyclone.

PLEASE, NO! Don't use the general cleaning products that you use in your home for your playfield, except when you know exactly what you're doing. They often do more harm than good. Pinball machines require a more subtle approach, with specialty products. In Europe, there are some good vendors where you can buy these.

Some examples:
http://www.ministryofpinball.com/en/spareparts/cleaningproducts.html
http://www.bestofpinball.de/catalog/index.php/cPath/37

That 'Red Devil' is a good product that you can use for cleaning the playfield.

Good luck!

Red devil works great on diamond plated playfield but it is more agressive than most cleaning products in your home.

Hurricane has a diamond plated playfield, like all Bally/WMS playfields of the dmd-era.

http://www.pinballrehab.com/1-articles/pinball-restoration/playfield/139-cleaning-playfield

Go with Novis 1 to clean the playfield. If you want to get the ramps like new, perhaps send them to Mike Chestnut for replating.

go with novus 2. You don't need anything else.

For the cabinet you can use simple green

For the metal ramps you can use a high speed buffing wheel with some metal polishing compound