I just purchased a Whirlwind that was in a house fire. It has a bunch of smoke damage and the translite and backglass are missing. I am purchasing a new translite and I need to get a piece of glass cut to mount it. Can someone measure theirs and let me know what the correct dimensions are?

Additionally, has any one dealt with removing smoke damage? Through trial and error, I have have found that 90% alcohol and magic eraser works best on the cabinet, but it is pretty aggressive with the paint. Any ideas about what will work without damage to the artwork? Inside the backbox is a major mess that is less of an issue since the machine actually plays without any issues except that the fan doesn't work. I would like to clean it up if there is some solvent or cleaner that will work on the boards and metal grounding plate.

Thanks in advance.

It's pretty bad. I tried a 50/50 solution of simple green/water with magic eraser and it worked sorta OK. I'm out of town for a few days. I'll post some pictures when I get home.

Here are some pics of the smoke-damaged Whirlwind I picked up. Note the backbox door and the white streak to the right side. I sprayed some automotive brake cleaner there. I also tested it on the the side-by-side caps on the power supply. At this point, it seems to do best as it is a pretty good solvent, it leaves no residue and it is generally benign regarding paint. It does "melt" certain plastics (like the topper!).

On the side art, you can see the white in the clouds on either side of the wind-dude's cheeks is where I used 90% isopropyl alcohol and magic eraser to do the cleaning. On the apron, Novus 2 seems to work fine but I have to be careful not to remove too much paint (I cleaned the "W"). I have tried 90% alcohol on aprons in the past and it dissolves the paint rather quickly.

The playfield has some graining but it is in overall very good condition. I will use Novus 2 to clean the plastic and the ramps prior to flame-polishing. I have the tempered glass for the backglass already made and a new translite is on its way. I also have the spinner decals and new slingshot plastics. You probably noticed that the machine came with old Bally legs from the early 80s. Those will be replaced.

The whole project will be a ton of work and I am never going to tell anyone what I paid for it (I'm too embarrassed!), but I am confident it will be a nice machine when all of the work is done.

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I did try a 50/50 solution of Simple Green. It worked OK on the side art when used in conjunction with Magic Eraser. The alcohol/ME combo worked better. Neither alcohol nor Simple Green does anything without a scrubbing assist from ME.

I'll track some down and give it a try. I did use the Simple Green undiluted, not the 50/50 I stated earlier. Again, it worked OK with the Magic Eraser but not as well as the alcohol.

Close but no cigar! 19 by 27 inches. I hope they can cut tempered glass, but I doubt it.