Protecting slingshot plastics with a fender washer

Steps

• The corners of slingshot plastics crack when balls fly off the flippers into them.
• Take off the slingshot plastic, then unscrew the metal post that the plastic star post sits on.
• Put a 3/16 x 1 inch round fender washer on the metal post, then the plastic star post, and refit them so the washer sits under the plastic.
• Refit the plastic; the ball now hits the washer instead of the overhang.

Systems

• WPC Alpha-Numeric
• WPC Dot Matrix
• WPC Fliptronics
• WPC DCS
• WPC-Security (WPC-S)
• WPC-95

Related tips

• Protecting the playfield around upkickers
• Protecting plastic edges from ball hits

Source: Repairing Williams/Bally WPC Pinball Games from 1990 to 1999, Part Three, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)