Funhouse is 23 years old this year. Since I am dealing with all of this Loctite I think it is safe to assume that some of these plastics have never been removed since it left the factory (unless someone at some point removed them and decided to use more Loctite, if they did I want to have a word with them...) That means that some of this dirt is 23 years old! I spent a good hour and a half last night removing more stuff (in hindsight I wish I had not, my son got an ear infection so I got maybe two hours of sleep since he was up all night, if only he would let me know ahead of time). So here are some pics so you can see just how dirty a game can get.
Hmmm wonder if that bulb is burnt out...
That is grimy!
Think that those flippers will clean up? Rubbers may have lost some bounce as well.
AAAAAAHHHHHH! That is frightening!
Rudy may need some Proactive
What is removed so far.
So I think I will need some much needed sleep tonight, so probably no progress for a couple of days. I am just now getting into the tricky part of figuring what needs to be removed in what order. Looks like Steps ramp is next, then right ramp, and then right wireform. Been looking online for tricks for removing the diverter on the right ramp. Heard it can be tricky.
Note: I am new to blogging, Pinwillie wanted to know if he could leave comments and I welcome that. Tips and tricks very appreciated. I think I changed the setting so anyone can do so. let me know if you have trouble. Only a few people are viewing this that I gave a link to, but I think anyone can view it if they try and look it up.
Thinking of getting a tumbler for all the little metal stuff, if anyone has used one I welcome your views on it.
Looking good Steve !! I have the smaller harbor freight tumbler and it seems to work well for all the small and medium hardware. I'm using ground walnut rather than crushed walnut for media as it was cheaper. 12 bucks for 50 Lbs from the local feed store as its used for reptile bedding. I'm willing to donate both for use if your interested.
ReplyDeleteThanks Willie! I though you polished every screw by hand ;)
ReplyDeleteI actually got an offer from my friend I am cleaning this up for to borrow his Tumbler as well, so I will probably take him up on it since he said he never uses it. You still the man though!