Pinball Repair #3 - Removing Ball Swirls from Pinball Machines
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2024
- In this video I discuss what you don't want to do to your pinball machine - but if you do, maybe this video will help. I use Magic Eraser (AKA: melamine foam) and 99% isopropyl alcohol to shave a layer of paint off the playfield. This effectively can remove ball swirls and ground in dirt, but there are risks.
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You're like the Bob Ross of pinball repair. Calming and informative. Taking the scare out of trying something new or something that looks difficult. Great job.
You're the second person that has said that in the past few weeks. Thanks. It makes doing this worth it.
@@SevensPinballorama Bob Ross is more popular now that he is dead. So you have something to look forward to. I too am glad you showed how much time it takes to do this kind of work. Can we make a living doing this? Heck no. You have to love it. Of the wide variety of skills and practices that go into pin repair, I find detailed cleaning has become my favorite. Sooo relaxing. As always, Thanks Seven.
You can't be Bob Ross until you have the hair! :-D
you know how to tell me where I can buy vinyl for pinball playfield, back to the future.Thanks for all the information
Hello seven I was wandering do u have any idea of what to do with a playfeild that has yellowed on the wood grain areas , the painted areas are coming clean but still going to repaint , love tge videos very informative.
As far as I know, there really isn't anything you can do since the yellowing is in the finish. To remove it, you've have to sand down to wood and reapply a clear coat. I touch on this in the first part of my Varathane clear coat (#20)
Nice side-by-side. I'm looking at an ugly Black Knight, but not sure I want to risk messing the paint. Thanks!
It's a fine line between making it look better and making it worse. If you do it, go slow.
So the whole video until the end I was horrified about you talking about repurposing my favorite pinball machine. Then I saw the state it was in (first video of yours I’ve seen). So if I keep it waxed and use new balls can the swirling be avoided or is it just inevitable?
I think, ultimately, it's inevitable on machines of this era that don't have a clear coat. The ball is rolling over the paint and slowly wearing it away. Keeping it clean might help reduce the amount of dirt that gets in the cracks, but I think this the fate of all these machines. If you uncover one of these older machines in good shape, stripping it down and clear coating it will help preserve it for years to come. It's work, and an expense, but it will make it look like new for 60 or more years.
You are mentioning a product around 16:23 to bring the shine back. Could you let me know what the product is and how it is used? Thanks!
Novus 2. It's a plastic buffing compound. Put some on, buff with a microfiber cloth. Let dry to a haze, buff some more. Wipe off.
Buy a hardtop
I wonder if the alcohol and lose particles do not go back in the cracks.
I am going to try to use some polish to get rid of the swirls.
And after that some de greaser. And repaint.
do you think polish is a good way to. Remove dirt?
Sorry I'm late to reply to this. Polish probably won't do much for ball swirls. They are caused by fine cracks in the paint and dirt gets into the cracks. The ME foam works only because you are sanding down the paint past the fine cracks.