Tips for Cleaning Your Vintage Pachinko Machine

[DukeOfDelmar]

I came here just now hoping to find out if alcohol is OK for cleaning the machine, because I have a spot with some very mild mold growth. I don't want to use bleach or ammonia (obviously), and I don't think hydrogen peroxide will do the trick. Alcohol will kill it, I think; mixing it with distilled water ought to lessen any corrosive tendencies, and running a fan should evaporate it, I think, to there won't be any warping. I was going to use cotton balls and Q-Tips, for just the right amount of gentle abrasion. What do people think?

It depends what part of the machine. If you are talking about the cell itself, be very careful using ANY liquids on it. If even a little bit seeps through at the base of a nail, you can get a waterstain radiating out from that nail. I've used Windex and a q-tip on cells before, staying in the middle of the ball travel paths and away from the nails.

I don't think plastic/metal parts wound be affected much by momentary contact with 50% rubbing alcohol for cleaning.