Tips for Cleaning Your Vintage Pachinko Machine

[RivkahChaya]

A note on lubricants: I know WD-40 is an anathema, and spraying it willy-nilly over the back of the machine and leaving it is just asking for dust clogs. However, if you have things that are stuck or sealed with rust, spraying down the part (off the machine) with liquid wrench, carb cleaner, or some kind of lube that is a rust releaser, and then, once it has done its job, cleaning it off, is something I have done with success. People say "Don't use lube-- clean the part"; but if the part is rusted solid, that's an impossible order.

My point is that if you are not sure whether something is one part or two, make sure it isn't rust-sealed somewhere.

Can you provide better pix? I'm not sure how much further I'd advise breaking that down, although I have seen them broken down further.

Removing a film of lube can be done with alcohol and a child's (very soft) toothbrush, then rinsing VERY QUICKLY under hot water-- not boiling-- the hottest you can get from the tap, and drying very well and thoroughly. Use a Q-Tip to dry it in crevices, or a blow dryer.