hello from Dallas

[alanmankin]

hi i guess ill introduce myself here. i just bought my first pachinko machine last weekend. i after an EXTENSIVE cleaning week im just waiting for the balls to come in. i believe it is a nishijin model c...sophia on the back...super d-x by the ashtray...all 15 light...54-12 are the numbers on the inspection sticker thing whatever that means...pro wrestling theme. well thats bout it.

[JACKSJE4]

Welcome to PachiTalk! Thanks for joining the forum.

When you get a chance, we would LOVE to see some pictures of your machine.

~Jeff

[Moparformances]

Welcome to Pachitalk

Pictures are a must ahve

congrats on your first machine

[alanmankin]

sure i hope i uploaded them right. thats precleaning so it looks quite a bit better now. but yeah i think its got a pretty cool theme and i got it from cl dirt cheap...25 bucks. so im quite satisfied.

[Card Shark]

Welcome to Pachitalk!

[alanmankin]

well im trying to put them on but the whole drag and drop for the uploads isnt working on my touchpad. sorry for the lack of pics.i created a photobucket and heres the link Mobile Photobucket
you really cant tell but its pretty much rust free and hopefully it works well. thanks for the welcomes.

[MrGneiss]

WELCOME!!!

[hanabi]

Hello!!

You photos did upload into your original post okay
(it was just held up a little awaiting moderation)


Welcome to PachiTalk!!

[mxfaiman]

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Nice model C. Build year is 1978. The center on it is kinda cool. I haven't seen one like that before. You also got it at a great price.

If you have any questions about it let us know. And once again welcome to PT.

-Max

[alphaminor]

Howdy Neighbor! Welcome to pachitalk!!!
Nice looking vintage you got there!
If theres anything I can do help you out, just give me a holler

[alanmankin]

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Nice model C. Build year is 1978. The center on it is kinda cool. I haven't seen one like that before. You also got it at a great price.

If you have any questions about it let us know. And once again welcome to PT.

-Max

693f8e63.jpg picture by capn_doodoo - Photobucket
i thought it was pretty cool too. i didnt know the theme before i met the guy to buy t but i was pleased. i took a closer pic of the center so you could take a better look if ya wanted. the leg and the arm come together when a jackpot hits. i touched up the paint a bit and shot a little polyurathane on it so its got alittle glare in the pic. also as you can see in the pic ive hit some of the nails with my wire bruch drimel but is there amother maybe easier better wat to clean them?

[hanabi]

I'll just pop the pic here for anyone that may not be able to view the link,

Also rotated it right way up for you


centre.jpg

[mxfaiman]

also as you can see in the pic ive hit some of the nails with my wire bruch drimel but is there amother maybe easier better wat to clean them?

There is sorta an easier way to clean them.

First you need to make a trip to ace and find something called MAAS metal polish. It comes in like a chrome tube with a dark gray cap. It works absolutely excellent on brass. Oh and it is a pink paste type polish.

Once you get that get a clean cotton cloth or an old shredded T-shirt. Blob a little on the cloth and rub the nail heads wait a few minutes and wipe off with a clean portion of the rag. Also if you feel like it you can polish the nail shafts. You just need a wide shoelace. here again blob some on; wrap lace around nail shaft; pull back and forth; wipe clean.

Oh and WEAR GLOVES the whole time. The oils in your fingers accelerate the tarnishing of the nails. Trust me you wouldn't believe how fast they will turn dark brown again. And all that work will be for nothing.

Any questions just ask.

[JACKSJE4]

I clean the brass nails with one of these: Miracle Polishing And Cleaning Cloth . The original Miracle Cloth which has proven to out clean and polish any other product.

I buy them on eBay or Amazon and they last a pretty long time. Very easy to use - just rub on the nail heads until they shine, then buff with an old cotton T-shirt. I have not seen the nail heads tarnish again on any of the machines I have cleaned with one of these over the past 3 years.

[alanmankin]

hi im sorry because im ure this isnt the place to keep askin random questions but here it is painfully enough to ask...is the glass size 19X19 or 18 3/4X18 3/4 ive read both online and i was just wondering which is correct. or will either work? mine broke by an errant baseball throw by my toddle...

[mxfaiman]

hi im sorry because im ure this isnt the place to keep askin random questions but here it is painfully enough to ask...is the glass size 19X19 or 18 3/4X18 3/4 ive read both online and i was just wondering which is correct. or will either work? mine broke by an errant baseball throw by my toddle...

16" X 16"

Don't know where you saw 19" that is way too big. Not even a model A has glass that big.

If you have a toddler running about I would suggest buying plexi-glass instead of real glass as it won't shatter as easily and it costs a little less usually.

[JACKSJE4]

Every machine I have worked on has a different size glass. The best thing to do is measure the track where the glass will sit. On Nishijin machines, most are 16x16, but not all. Some are 16x15.5.

You really need to measure to make sure you get the correct size.

[alanmankin]

I clean the brass nails with one of these: Miracle Polishing And Cleaning Cloth . The original Miracle Cloth which has proven to out clean and polish any other product.

I buy them on eBay or Amazon and they last a pretty long time. Very easy to use - just rub on the nail heads until they shine, then buff with an old cotton T-shirt. I have not seen the nail heads tarnish again on any of the machines I have cleaned with one of these over the past 3 years.

well i bought the miracle cloth from ebay for around $3.50 got around to using it earlier today and it works awesome! easy as can be. did my whole board in about a half hour,shined it up really nice. thanks for the tip