So what have I been up to?
Having successfully used sandpaper to make my lockbar shine (see here) I decided I’d like to do the same with each and every ball-guide on the playfield, which I duly did. However this time I took it down to 1000 grit, just to get that extra “shine”. It took forever. However it would have taken a lot longer, had I decided to take it to a mirror shine (I still wanted the “brushed” look but in a shiny version, if that makes sense.) The results were fantastic. Looking at the ball guides closely, you can see the brush effect, but at an angle, they look mirrored. Fantastic.
Top playfield in progress with the gleaming ball guides in position.