For Starters

The price of a refurbished pachinko machine will be less than a fully restored one. Refurbished pachinko machines do NOT include a new playfield. 

I feel it’s important for all pachinko owners to understand the dust, grime, and filth that has built up in these machines over the decades. Most pachinko parlors in Japan allowed smoking; thus, most machines have some degree of cigarette tar and soot inside/on them. When I clean the internal parts, you can really start to see just how nasty some of these parts have gotten. Yes, yours probably looks just like this, and the only way to get it squeaky clean is to gut the machine and hand clean EVERY part.

Teardown

Most parts and hardware of your machine are removed, bagged, labeled and then eventually cleaned. Brass nail tips will be polished but the shaft of the nails won’t be cleaned, since they cannot be pulled without creating more damage to the playfield.

I will do my best to clean up the playfield on the machine but I can’t guarantee how each and every playfield will turn out. This will depend on any rust tracking, water staining and how much use the playfield has gotten. I can typically tell by looking at any given playfield how well it will clean up.

Wrapping Up

When the machine is reassembled, I like to make a video for the customer explaining the way it works. I make nail adjustments and add a 12V power supply for the lights to function. 

If you have ANY questions about the process I’ve described, please get in touch with me and I’ll be happy to discuss. Thanks!