Oh Dolly!
Last week we restored a Bally Dolly Parton that suffered from battery corrosion and neglect. Made in 1979, Bally’s Dolly Parton features a mix of playfield features including in-line drop targets.
As can be seen in the picutres below, the playfield needed a good cleaning with something that could dig in and clean the dirt out of the cracks in the clear coat (ball swirls). (More pictures of this game can be seen in Work Samples.)
Removing Ball Swirls: Wet a Mr Clean Magic Eraser with isopropyl alcohol and apply moderate pressure while rubbing in a circular motion to loosen the dirt. The light abrasive surface of the Magic Eraser will attack the dirt and the alcohol can get into the clear coat cracks. Followup with Novus 2 and a carnuba wax to protect the playfield.
Straight to the vault,
Pinball Rich
