Play Ball Pinball Restore - Part 1 - Removing Asbestos, cleaning cabinet in and out [4K60FPS]

[TopTierArcade]

In this tech video, we start to restore the Play Ball Pinball machine. I start off by depopulating the playfield, remove the Asbestos in the machine and give a brief understanding why it's there and then start to clean the cabinet in and out.

All this and more in this video...

 

[pinballjah]

Asbestos in a pinball machine?? Is this common in the older games? Thanks,

 

[TopTierArcade]

Asbestos in a pinball machine?? Is this common in the older games? Thanks,

Oh, for sure. Mainly in Ontario machines. My Gottlieb Atlantis also has Asbestos paint under all of the mechanics, which I will get to later on when I restore that in the years to come.

 

[thewebexpert]

That is amazing! I have an old EM (Telodo) that I really need to clean up... I find a lot of the contacts on the relays are sticking or not making contact any more ... I read the best way to fix them is to use a light file to get rid of any build up and then a tiny dab of dialectric grease ... Other than replacing all of the contacts, what would you recommend?

 

[TopTierArcade]

That is amazing! I have an old EM (Telodo) that I really need to clean up... I find a lot of the contacts on the relays are sticking or not making contact any more ... I read the best way to fix them is to use a light file to get rid of any build up and then a tiny dab of dialectric grease ... Other than replacing all of the contacts, what would you recommend?

That's what I have heard as well. I don't have a file, I will be using light grit sandpaper. I will be working on it this weekend. Good luck on your restore!!!

 

[thewebexpert]

Thanks! you as well, these EM machines are so finicky, yet satisfying to work on ...I look forward to see how you repair the pain on the cab. I need to fix the side where someone carved F**K YOU on it. But for a 200 buck score, you take what you get ..

 

[TopTierArcade]

Thanks! you as well, these EM machines are so finicky, yet satisfying to work on ...I look forward to see how you repair the pain on the cab. I need to fix the side where someone carved F**K YOU on it. But for a 200 buck score, you take what you get ..

hahahahahah..I also have some carved in writing on mine but people's high scores and names