Hi guys, new guy here(sure you hear that a lot), and I’m in the middle of doing basic maintenance on his ‘68 William’s Pit Stop. He’s had it since at least ‘72 when he pulled it out of a bowling alley he owned, and it’s been in his house and office since then and my dad grew up playing it. So the good news is it had only a few years of commercial use at most, and it’s been fired up at least once a year since then so it’s completely working mechanically. Downside is it’s had almost no maintenance done over the years. So I have some before pics, then pictures of what I’ve done already. The rubber was completely worn out so I got a replacement kit, and I’ve already swapped it all out except the plunger tip(which I also have replacement spring for, although it’s still in decent shape).
So reason I’ve made this post, is I want to do further maintenance but need some tips and advice. The play area has a thick layer of dirt, so I was wondering what the recommended cleaner/wax was since I obviously don’t want to damage the paint. The other priority thing is cleaning the glass, but I was just planning to set it a good distance away and just use some standard window cleaner and let it dry while I wax the play area(the play area glass I mean)
I would like to do some additional repairs and clean up work, the outside of the cab is pretty battered, and the inside could use a cleaning too, along with the scoring glass needing some form of resealing. On the upside I do have all the original documents too which is nice. But the biggest thing is the wax recommendation because my dad would love to have the critical stuff done this week so he can fire it up and play some rounds
The pics are kinda in random order, but I’m sure you guys can tell which is with the new rubber. Also took a pic of all the old rubber I pulled out(the bottom bumpers only gave out a year or so ago, the rubber I mean). I’m also fixing this guy up so I can use it and actually get some pinball skills down.
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