Vintage / Modern.. got to keep em clean

[Moparformances]

With just the cost of shipping one of our fine members shipped me a Bag-O-Rusty Balls

Thanks Lazarus..

so with lots of talk about the how to's hear is a nice before and after..

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[Moparformances]

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so since i can only post 3 pics?? i split them

before is how i got them.. then 12 hr in a Cabella's bowl tumbler and walnut shells from the local pet / feed store and a bit of Polish compound

This is what i got

as an FYI i Run 500 pachinko balls or 500 Tokens at a time

[Lazarus]

Wow ,they turned out nice! Now if you don't mind can you ship them back to me?
I didn't pay attention to the design. The cleaning really brought it out.

[Moparformances]

Wow ,they turned out nice! Now if you don't mind can you ship them back to me?
I didn't pay attention to the design. The cleaning really brought it out.

sure

[Lazarus]

Just kidding. They will look great in one of the vintages.
I will have to look into a tumbler one of these days.

[MrGneiss]

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so since i can only post 3 pics?? i split them

Just put in 3 hit upload and then you can put 3 more in and upload etc!!

[Moparformances]

Just put in 3 hit upload and then you can put 3 more in and upload etc!!

well dont i feel like a

[JACKSJE4]

I ran 200 rusty balls through the tumbler for 2 days last week using the same walnut shells. The rust was completely removed, however most of the balls were badly pitted and some had 'chunks' missing.

Of the balls you cleaned (above), were many pitted?

[Moparformances]

no no pitting at all

but i have tossed some away before.. due to pitting
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I ran 200 rusty balls through the tumbler for 2 days last week using the same walnut shells. The rust was completely removed, however most of the balls were badly pitted and some had 'chunks' missing.

Of the balls you cleaned (above), were many pitted?

do you really find it nessary to run them for 2 days???

[JACKSJE4]

I guess it depends on how long the balls were wet and/or allowed to rust. The longer they rust, the more pitting and deterioration you will find.

Thanks!

[derek1960]

Just kidding. They will look great in one of the vintages.
I will have to look into a tumbler one of these days.

Not much to see, They just go round and round

[Moparformances]

Not much to see, They just go round and round

the question is.. does a tumbler turn clockwise in the southern hemisphear??

Coriolis Force: an artifact of the earth's rotation

[owennewton]

I had some that needed 2 days in the tumbler, but I sorted by how bad they were and if I had a few that still needed work after dumping a batch then I tossed them into the next cycle.

I had that thing running 24/7 for 2 weeks

[takethecastle57]

YouTube - Pete Schweddy

[The80sMan]

Are Pachinko balls chrome plated? If so then they will always rust if the chrome is worn out when bare metal is exposed right? Can a restored ball hold a shine for the same amount of time that I new ball can?

[Moparformances]

no once the chrome has been worn they will at best have a grey color and not much shine

i understand y others dont use them but i think they are just fine for a vintage..
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u can see the differance in the after pics i posted..

some are nice and shinny but others are just dull looking

[chmer01]

some are nice and shinny but others are just dull looking

And if you clean up so reallllly old ones they get an almost gun metal color to them.