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Jumping in Head First...First Pin Star Trek Next Generation !!!
Charles4400:
Thanks guys...you two are definately my pinball counselors! Thanks!
Before waxing I just used windex to clean the surface of dust and such and used Novus 2 just on some specific areas where I saw slight surface scrathes, but didn't do the whole PF (maybe on the next big maintenance).
Didn't know that you werent supposed to wax mylar but will keep that in mind next time. (I actually thought I was supposed to put more wax on mylar :P )
I did get new balls, ordered these from pinbits:
http://pinbits.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=10&products_id=283
Didn't know you could wax the balls so thanks will do that too!
Flake:
Did factory's start clearcoating PF's at some point then? I suppose its only the older games I hear about getting clearcoated......wait didnt the IJ restoration guy say he sent his off to be clearcoated? That game isnt that old.
If this is right then what year did they start doing this? Was it an industry standard from that point on?
Just curious....
pinballwizard79:
I think right around 1991-1993 (depending on the company) it all started.
Factory clear coats are far from the uber glass type of clear coats you see on these wicked restored machines.
Charles4400:
I read this in an article about waxing (not that I followed his waxing advice) but he mentions a brief and approx. clearcoating timeline:
right under the heading 'Introduction' in the below link:
"The first thing you need to do is to check what type of playfield you have. Older games (up until 1990) usually are paint which is sprayed with lacquer. More recent games are protected by a type of automotive polyurethane clearcoat. Williams games in the early 90ies had the Diamondplate logo on them to indicate this. Later games (1993 and up) don't have this logo anymore but they are all clearcoated.
Some prototypes of earlier games also had clearcoated playfields (Diner, Whirlwind, ..) so if your game is of the late 80ies, always check what type of playfield you have. What types of product you can/should use on clearcoated and lacquered playfields are very different !"
http://www.flippers.be/playfield_wax.html
Visitor Q:
For the record, I wax the entire pf including any mylar.
As far as waxing the balls. :D
When replacing the balls just make sure there are no imperfections and throw a coat a wax on them to get any oils that maybe on them off. Honestly I think replacing the pinballs is one of the most important things you can do to keep that PF in good shape. Balls with nicks or surface way, not good.
Ok… So moving right along here. There is something else that is very important that you should do. Replace the batteries and mark it down when you do. This is something you should be doing on a yearly basis regarding whether the batteries are bad or not. The reason is if the batteries were to leak out onto the board, it would be more trouble cleaning that board than if you would have spent the little extra cash to replace those batteries.
A few tips with this…
To keep your hi scores, replace the batteries with the machine on, otherwise you will lose all your hi scores.
Secondly… Now is a great time to update the pinball’s rom to the latest version. If there is a home rom for the game, now would be the perfect time to upgrade to that version.
!!!NOTE!!! When upgrading the rom, do this with the machine OFF and UNPLUGED! You will lose all hi scores regardless, it is unavoidable when upgrading the rom.
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