rusty balls

[pachitimsj]

whats the best and 2nd best way to clean up balls.

[takethecastle57]

http://www.pachitalk.com/forums/pach...ine-balls.html

[takethecastle57]

Ok , The best way to clean pachinko balls is to get a rock tumbiler with fine walnut shells media and tumble them for a couple of hours then have a mesh screen with holes large enough for the walnut media but not the balls then use a towel or micro fiber cloth and clean them off .

the other way is to lightly soak a micro fiber cloth in alcohol ( No open flames permited) and roll a hand full at a time in it then, with a clean micro fiber cloth roll them dry.

[luckydog]

CLR or Dawn in really hot water. swirl around or let soak, then rinse well in hot water and dry by rolling around in a towel.

i usually lay they all out to air dry for awhile afterwards

[DrDark]

Lucky ... do they come out as nice as tumbled ones?
Do the balls need to sit in the CLR for an extended period of time?

[luckydog]

it all depends on how bad they are, with clr or dawn they will still show the staining if they are really bad, but, it will remove the rust.

a tumbler is the best way to go, but, really bad ones won't come out looking like new.

[digital1]

I had luck with cleaner/polish/wax combo for boats. I put some balls and some polish into an old sock and played with it for a while. Then put them into the other sock to clean off the polish.

I used the rock tumbler on other ones and it worked good too but I put too many in at a time and it opened at the end while running and I had a mess to clean up.

[fortytwo]

after tumbling the balls would you guys recommend waxing them or some other way to protect them from rusting again. I was thinking of a liquid wax like playfeild wax for pinballs?
FortyTwo

[takethecastle57]

after tumbling the balls would you guys recommend waxing them or some other way to protect them from rusting again. I was thinking of a liquid wax like playfeild wax for pinballs?
FortyTwo

Wax , Like all other lubricants will deposit residue in EVERY nook and Cranny of the machine . The balls are HEAVY chrome plated . When the chrome wears off I.E. dirt saw dust ect Will wear down the plating .


If you want the uber Non-Toxic Cleaner /Polisher here it is



Miracle Polishing And Cleaning Cloth . The original Miracle Cloth which has proven to out clean and polish any other product.

[mudfud]

hey. remember the guy that said I needed a "parlor frame" for my pachinko? well, when I was emailing him, he said that he'd ship without the balls, that it would be lighter that way and he'd find something to do with the balls... like what, I wondered? they don't even have a hole to use 'em as a fishing sinker. and, why would I want a pachinko without balls?

anyhow, he was a nice guy and honest buyer and I got a good pachinko out of the deal. the thought of throwing away rusty balls just reminded me of him :

[benjamaniac]

I agree with Takethecastle57...those Miracle Cloths work wonders. I've been using them since the '70's when they 1st came out. I used one the other night on one of my pachi's. I saw on their site though that they cost about 9 bucks each. I just got some a month or so on eBay for about two bucks apiece. I just looked and they're still on there. These things work as good as Brasso without the mess involved with Brasso. I highly reccomend them.

[birdbrain]

MIRACLE POLISHING CLOTH CLEANS PISTOL RIFLE SHOTGUN - eBay (item 220369661187 end time Mar-29-09 10:40:46 PDT)

[wrkey]

I really don't have much to add.

Just couldn't pass up posting on the link with the title that was near and dear to my heart!

[digital1]

I really don't have much to add.

Just couldn't pass up posting on the link with the title that was near and dear to my heart!

Your heart??

[bfree]

[JACKSJE4]

I agree with Takethecastle57...those Miracle Cloths work wonders. I've been using them since the '70's when they 1st came out. I highly reccomend them.

I ordered one from ebay this morning to try out. Thanks to everyone for the strong recommendations! This is just one of the things I really like about PachiTalk - you can learn quickly what works and what doesn't so that you save yourself the time, agony and expense of experimenting on your own.

Jeff

[birdbrain]

Your heart??

ok, his brain

[wrkey]

I have a very short torso!

[pachitimsj]

thanks guys