Novus = AWESOME!

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I've been in this hobby for what 7 years... never purchased a bottle of novus until I got my first pins...

Holy crap!!! It works fantastic on plastic!!! I went around to all my vids, cleaned and polished all of the plexi !!!! WOAH!!!!

I wish I new about this stuff earlier in the game.
 
I got that same reaction using Magic Eraser for the first time...

What people don't say about magic eraser and isopropolyne alcohol is that you better be careful and not brute force the dirt away because if you're dealing with a non diamond plated playfield you'll rub away color with the dirt. I learned that the hard way.
 
I've been in this hobby for what 7 years... never purchased a bottle of novus until I got my first pins...

Holy crap!!! It works fantastic on plastic!!! I went around to all my vids, cleaned and polished all of the plexi !!!! WOAH!!!!

I wish I new about this stuff earlier in the game.

Novus 1 (spray) is fantastic on LCD monitors as well.....
 
pinballlife.com has a good deal on Novus: 8-oz bottles of 1, 2 and 3, all three for $12. (Novus 3 is a heavier-duty polish for more aggressive cleaning--use carefully!)
 
I've been doing this stuff forever and I don't know what the hell is wrong with me but I can't get Novus to work on anything. It's literally like spraying water on it. I've used #3, #2, and #1 and they seem like the biggest waste of money I've ever seen. It's like the whole collecting community is in on a big joke, and I don't get it, lol.

Tommorow I'm going to try using it again, see if it'll work this time.
 
I have picked up 3 pins in the last week that were NASTY AND GRIMEY on the playfield....

I literally polished the playfield to almost New-In-Box condition using only Novus 2 and terry cloth rags...

Seriously... I am in love with the results! (No Joke)
 
It will take light scratches out of a plexi marquee or bezel, but takes some muscle. One that is just used and hazy, it will polish up like glass. My Gorf marquee wasn't so nice to begin with, but shines like a clean wine glass. Novus 2 is great for this, but it's not effortless.
 
I've been doing this stuff forever and I don't know what the hell is wrong with me but I can't get Novus to work on anything. It's literally like spraying water on it. I've used #3, #2, and #1 and they seem like the biggest waste of money I've ever seen. It's like the whole collecting community is in on a big joke, and I don't get it, lol.

Tommorow I'm going to try using it again, see if it'll work this time.

#2 and #3 are abrasive polishes. You don't just spray it on and wipe off--you have to rub it on to polish the surface. Use some elbow grease.

As for #1, it is a spray-on/wipe-off cleaner for plastics. I do a quick spray/wipe after using #2 to remove any residue. Works great for cleaning plastic ramps too.
 
Yeah, I know the whole deal with it, but I've never been able to get it to work on anything. I had a DK bezel I worked on with it for about 30 minutes, couldn't get a scratch out.
 
Novus works great, but it isn't a magical substance or anything. I use it for playfield polish and plastics. It makes pin plastics look nice and glassy with very little effort. It is one of those simple steps that makes a HUGE difference in a shop job. I of course also polish the underside of plastics a little. I think it makes the GI light bounce around a bit more/look better, but it might just be an illusion.

It can also polish up metal pieces a little bit. Personally I like to use my abandoned bottle of Millwax on metals because the petroleum distillates help polish metal better.

The rag also tends to make a difference. I use the lint free yellow chamois style rags for novus. I do not like the results using microfiber.
 
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