Advice on cleaning EM playfield

[Rpearsonx]

Hi everybody,
So after getting help on soldering irons and tools to buy I’ve managed to get my Capt Fantastic from DOA to 99% working (need a coil and plunger for 1 of 4 flippers).

My next question is what is best to use to clean the dust and dirt that has collected for years of storage? I know there are so many threads on this already but there’s a lot of conflicting info and I wanted to know what people are using more recently. I’ll include a few images of the dirty areas:

Thanks in advance everyone

 

[Chilpin]

For cleaning playfields the best is Novus 2. And then apply a good carnauba wax like mothers pure carnauba .

 

[Dex-Jay]

For the playfield
IPA 99.9% stuff first. Use that to remove the dirt and shmutz first. Use a bit of that on kitchen cloth or toothbrush on the roll overs.
Then the Novus or automotive fine polish & wax as mentioned above.

For the cabinet itself I like Flash kitchen orange cleaner for dirt. Just check as you go as it "can" remove some paint. Good stuff though.

 

[astyy]

Naphtha is often mentioned with regards cleaning EM playfields. There were some good points raised in this thread (see moonbus) including a pic of my playfield!
https://www.pinballinfo.com/community/threads/cleaning-a-playfield.37338/

Either way, your machine looks great so go careful whatever approach you choose

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[Rpearsonx]

For the playfield
IPA 99.9% stuff first. Use that to remove the dirt and shmutz first. Use a bit of that on kitchen cloth or toothbrush on the roll overs.
Then the Novus or automotive fine polish & wax as mentioned above.

For the cabinet itself I like Flash kitchen orange cleaner for dirt. Just check as you go as it "can" remove some paint. Good stuff though.

I was going to order 99.9% IPA but saw a few people say it melts the clear coating on EM playfields which worried me but I have seen some great results on threads too.

 

[Rpearsonx]

Naphtha is often mentioned with regards cleaning EM playfields. There were some good points raised in this thread (see moonbus) including a pic of my playfield!
https://www.pinballinfo.com/community/threads/cleaning-a-playfield.37338/

Either way, your machine looks great so go careful whatever approach you choose

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Ahhh I did have a look at this thread, thanks for linking. I’ve seen a lot of people say Naphtha is the best, my main issue was finding somewhere good to buy it in the UK.

 

[DanLewell]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Azure-Naph...ds=naptha&qid=1618941908&sprefix=napth&sr=8-2

 

[DanLewell]

I got this from amazon.

Well ventilated room though, or you'll be high as a kite!