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Post by tpignaloni on Jan 10, 2021 2:34:38 GMT
What is the best way to clean decades of filth out of coin slides? And how far can you take them apart? or shouldnt you tempt fate taking them apart. ive never worked on overhauling coin slides before. Thanks.
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Post by Ron Rich on Jan 10, 2021 3:18:58 GMT
Depends-- A whole lot of different coin slides were made-- some out of really junkie "pot metal" which tends to crumble. My GUESS is one should do as little dis-assembly as possible. I wash/soak, them in a solution of dishwasher detergent and warm water, using my old toothbrush on them-- rinse them in warm water then, when air dried, grease the sliding area's, that "rub", with a graphite based grease, lightly--- Ron Rich
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Post by Ken Layton on Jan 13, 2021 5:10:33 GMT
On the big ones used on pool tables, I completely disassemble them. I've literally done hundreds of them over the years. They get really dirty, oily, grimey, etc. I scrub the parts in mineral spirits to get that oily sludge off. Then rinse with warm water. Then spray the parts again with Mean Green household spray cleaner/degreaser. Then rinse again with warm water and dry off the parts with a hair dryer. As a final step, I polish some of the parts with chrome polish. Now I reassemble it and test it out. Lubrication is not normally needed.
Smaller push chutes can be completely dunked in mineral spirits and scrubbed with an old toothbrush.
There are several brands of "push chutes" (a.k.a. coin slides). Back in the day it was just A.B.T. Manufacturing and Monarch Tool & Die, but today you also have Greenwald and ESD Coin. |
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