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    I'm using Novus 3 to remove years of grime from the plastics inside the first machine I'm cleaning up - the '78 Heiwa Dog. I've encountered a rusty metal plate that I wouldn't want my precious pachinko balls touching, so here's my plan of attack: soak the metal in vinegar to dissolve the rust, enamel paint, and then clear coat. I don't want to drill out the rivets holding the metal in place, so I'm doing all this inside the plastic housing. I assume this metal plate exists so that the balls make a sound when falling onto it. I'll report on the sound when I'm through.

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    Default Re: Newbie here. What did I bring home today

    if it were mine i would clean it and leave it.. paint and clear will chip with each impact and track paint chips back into the machine for more dirt and debris to clean up..

    my 2 cents

    PS nice looking part
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    The metal plate is to take the impact of the balls and not the plastic, which would crack over time.
    Gotta catch 'em all Pa-chink-o

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    Quote Originally Posted by Moparformances View Post
    if it were mine i would clean it and leave it.. paint and clear will chip with each impact and track paint chips back into the machine for more dirt and debris to clean up..

    my 2 cents

    PS nice looking part

    I give my impact plates a good scrubbing with steel wool, then some metal polish. You get the important noise before the balls hit that plate -- namely the bell(s).
    Though I have thought of carving out the last step-down of that chute and adding a chime. And maybe a low clock gong at the bottom of the gutter-ball chute; y'know, using the main overflow chute to anchor the gong/work as a resonator...

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    The plate cleaned up nicely. Thanks for the advice, I backed off on my plans and just lightly sealed the metal. If I hadn't sealed it, I would have polished and waxed it. I'll try that method on my next machine and compare the performance.

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    Jinkies! This teardown is a lot of work. I've taken many pictures. Fingers crossed I can put it all back together. Sayonara forty years of filth.

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    Success! Cleaned and put back together without any pieces left over. Next, I'll polish the chrome and replace the old plexi.

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    Quote Originally Posted by balt View Post
    Cleaned and put back together without any pieces left over.
    ^The true measure of a successful reassembly!

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    This weekend I polished the chrome with this process: 0000 steel wool and water, followed by Brasso, followed by wax. Now it's so shiny it shows every fingerprint. At Ace Hardware I priced replacement glass ($10) and plexi ($22) per piece. Whoa! I'm going to check Hobby Lobby and my local glass fabricator. I happened to see Gel-Gloss at Menards so I picked up some. I like to think the water stains are vintage and tell the story of how it was cleaned back in Japan. At least that's what I'm telling myself because I'm not jonesing for a cell swap.

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    Swapping backgrounds is fun. Pulling 300 nails however is not.

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    The Heiwa is a nice machine. We've got a "Bull" of very similar vintage, with practically identical surrounds.

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    Default Re: Newbie here. What did I bring home today

    Is that a Dog,Cat,or Dragon on the center feature ?

    I know that this was possibly covered on a earlier post on this Thread.


    Very Very Nice job on the Restoration.
    When things don't go right the 1st time , Step back ,Take a break and come back renewed. RGS

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    Quote Originally Posted by takethecastle57 View Post
    Is that a Dog,Cat,or Dragon on the center feature ?

    I know that this was possibly covered on a earlier post on this Thread.


    Very Very Nice job on the Restoration.
    Thanks! We have a pug named Waffles and think the center looks like her.

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    Today I picked up my fourth machine. I'd like to nominate it for ugliest home-built stand. Don't you agree?

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    Quote Originally Posted by balt View Post
    Today I picked up my fourth machine. I'd like to nominate it for ugliest home-built stand. Don't you agree?
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    Can't argue with that.

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    Update on glass: Hobby Lobby only sells UV-blocking glass so it is pricey at $20 for a 16"x16" piece. Plexi is likewise expensive. I called my local glass fabricator and their price was the same $10 as Ace Hardware. The fabricator's plexi cost is lower though. All of my machines have plexi now so I am going to try one piece of glass to see if I like the way it sounds. I'll certainly like the scratch-resistance.
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    Quote Originally Posted by balt
    All of my machines have plexi now so I am going to try one piece of glass to see if I like the way it sounds. I'll certainly like the scratch-resistance.
    Not sure if this would be a valid concern or not -- just wondering out loud...

    If you're *replacing* plexi with real glass, I'd havta think you might wanna get "tempered" glass vs. standard 'window glass' from the hardware store...??

    Whether the pachi balls bouncing around inside would create an undue 'hazard' or not again I don't know -- but it'd sure be a whole lot safer in general if *anything* in particular ever happened to break the glass...??
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    Tempered glass is not necessary. The balls are only 5.5 grams, and won't hit the glass hard enough from the inside to cause breakage. If you stand back and throw the balls at the pachi, or your wife gets mad and starts throwing things, then I think breakage could be a concern.
    Gotta catch 'em all Pa-chink-o

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    From what I’ve understood, regular glass (not plexi) absorbs less energy when balls ounce off of it, thus keeping them a bit zippier. I’m guessing it’s only an issue if you plan on getting very in-depth with your nail arrangement.

    Put more practically, it gives you more options for regulating ball speed when angling your nails: angling a nail to the left or right will still make the ball go right or left (respectively), angling the nail up will make the ball rebound off the playfield and slow it down, and angling the nail down will make the ball rebound off the glass, not slowing it down any.


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