Run the light--and get away-at High Speed

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So I've owned my High Speed since it came out of the box, and it has always been a good game to play and a great machine for guests to play. For 2-3 months now it has been in pieces half way through a shop-job. In the last week or two I finally found some time to finish it up into a playable state. I used lots of Novus but didn't wax it down yet because I plan to eventually pull the mylar off of it that has been on since it came out of the box, making the playfield look almost new. I just got in the mail a good background sound board and put that in. It has been too long since I've played a High Speed that was really clean. A little bit of Novus and a new rubber kit along with a finally working background sound board (has been dead for almost 10 years now) has really changed that game into a new one. I have a few little issues to take care of like a display issue and some flasher issues but overall it's getting there. When I go to pull off the mylar and then wax the playfield that game is going to look like it just came out of the factory!

Biggest point of this thread: Justifying the overuse of Novus to clean a game is the greatest thing you can do!
 
I'm going to pull the mylar because it's starting to bubble and get dirt under it in several places. Mylar also doesn't let the ball roll like it should on a regular playfield surface. To remove it I'm going to use Goo-Gone and start soaking it at a corner that is coming up. As long as I don't pull on it and I just let the Goo-Gone do the work all the paint should be fine.
 
To remove it I'm going to use Goo-Gone and start soaking it at a corner that is coming up. As long as I don't pull on it and I just let the Goo-Gone do the work all the paint should be fine.

interesting. i thought people were using freeze spray and didnt want you to ruin it. let us know how that works out please ?
pictures would be some added greatness !
thanks
 
I definitely will take plenty of pictures! I have heard freeze spray takes up the paint just as much as a heat gun does. The Goo-Gone method is a long process since you have to wait for Goo-Gone to do its magic, i.e. apply it, go do something else, apply it, go do something else,..... it'll take lots of time but it'll be worth it. The only reason I put the mylar on it in the first place was because it was on location back in 86'.
 
I'd go the freeze spray method. Just pull up VERY lightly and take your time and you won't lose any artwork. Goo Gone doesn't do crap. Even after the mylar comes off i wouldn't use Goo Gone, i hate it.

Use this stuff: http://www.pinrestore.com/Supplies.html

Orange Power Cleaner/Degreaser Spray

This is an Industrial-strength citrus-based spray solvent and degreaser. This spray is VERY strong, with 97% d-limonene content. Softens mylar glue in seconds, not minutes. I use it sparingly as I find it much more effective than Goo Gone. Great for cleaning up ramps and playfields after mylar or sticker removal. Very effective in combination with our Plastic Razor Blades. Contains no ozone depletors and is 99.9% biodegradeable. Large,15 oz aerosol can.
 

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It just doesn't get the job done quick enough and it still requires a lot of scraping. When i did my first mylar removal i used GGone, soaked paper towels and left it on there for hours and it still took forever to scrape all the glue up. Orange Power kicks butt, i use it for anything sticky.
 
If your playfield has DiamondPlate or other type coating, then freeze spray works great. I don't think HS, did though.

I removed several mylars from my pin with freeze spray, after starting with Goo-Gone on one mylar. Goo-Gone left everything sticky and was very slow, it took over an hour. Freeze spray took 5 minutes to do 3 mylars and left the playfield clean.

Perhaps if I had some Orange Power I would not have needed the freeze spray. But that was my experience on a DiamondCoat playfield.
 
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