How to clean sides that have yellowed from smoke?

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Went to look at two cabs today and they are completely yellowed from being in a smokers house (yuck :001_ssad:). Any good ways to clean this up and get them back to white?

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Hey, that sideart is actually quite nice for a Star Castle.
I doubt all that crap is just from being in a smoker's house... that's the kind of grime you see on games that spent a long time in a pizza joint.
Anyway, I always start by scrubbing them down with Simple Green.
 
Try this...

1 part ammonia
1 part lestoil
4 parts water

put in a spray bottle... Spray on the side of that cig butt and let me know how it works ;)
 
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I have a Galaxian UR that had the same issue. I used some AJAX dishwash soap with degreaser in a bucket with very warm water. I then used a Mr. Clean Magic eraser as a sponge and wiped down the entire cabinet and it came out really nice. I had to be careful around the sideart b/c mine was stenciled on. A spray of simple green worked well for areas that were more difficult.
Good luck and hope that helps!
 
Went to look at two cabs today and they are completely yellowed from being in a smokers house (yuck :001_ssad:). Any good ways to clean this up and get them back to white?

2010-12-17_16-27-46_989.jpg

Nice score where's the jukebox i seen the listing couldnt go wrong @ that price. Try cleaning up the side with a magic eraser
 
Agreed, Simple green or 409 and a light hand with a magic eraser.

As a smoker I can't see how all that came from smoking. Nothing in my house is that yellow other than the hood over the stove from cooking..


Hey, that sideart is actually quite nice for a Star Castle.
I doubt all that crap is just from being in a smoker's house... that's the kind of grime you see on games that spent a long time in a pizza joint.
Anyway, I always start by scrubbing them down with Simple Green.
 
Agreed, Simple green or 409 and a light hand with a magic eraser.

As a smoker I can't see how all that came from smoking. Nothing in my house is that yellow other than the hood over the stove from cooking..

You say that until you go in a light painted room and remove a picture from a wall and you will see how much smoke really gets everywhere, my dad smoked like crazy which drove me to never smoke and thinking it's the most disgusting think you can do(no offense to you)
 
I've always used Shelite to clean cabs and pinball play fields. Just wet a rag and wipe over. For the tough spots a magic erasers whetted with shelite works really well. Just be careful, don't run too hard with the magic eraser and you will take off more than just grime ;)
 
I found this stuff works great: LA's Totally Awesome Oxygen Orange Degreaser

I used it to clean a disgusting candy cab. This thing came form Japan, and Asians smoke like crazy! I sprayed it on there, and you could see the nasty running down (looked like tea). I cleaned that sucker inside and out. Looks good, and smells good!
 
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