# The Aussie Pinball Podcast Ep 7: Rob Milla

**Source:** The Aussie Pinball Podcast  
**Type:** podcast_episode  
**Published:** 2022-07-29  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://thepinballnetwork555350716.wordpress.com/2022/07/29/the-aussie-pinball-podcast-ep-7-rob-milla/

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## Analysis

Rob Milla provides a casual tutorial on cleaning pinball machines and balls using various methods including isopropyl alcohol, magic erasers, plastic polish, garden hoses, and sunlight. The episode is brief and informal, focusing on practical maintenance tips for collectors and operators.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Isopropyl alcohol and magic erasers are effective for cleaning pinballs — _Rob Milla, direct statement in tutorial_
- [MEDIUM] Novis 2 plastic polish is one of the best tools for cleaning pinball machines — _Rob Milla's opinion based on personal experience_
- [HIGH] A garden hose is an effective tool for washing pinball machines — _Rob Milla, direct recommendation_
- [MEDIUM] Sunlight helps dry and set water into cleaned pinball machines — _Rob Milla's practical observation_

### Notable Quotes

> "one of the best tools I find for washing pinball machine it's a good old garden hose"
> — **Rob Milla**, ~0:30
> _Key recommendation for practical pinball machine maintenance_

> "you know once it's given a good rinse you know get right in the sun there you go to get the water to soak in there properly really get amongst it"
> — **Rob Milla**, ~0:45
> _Describes drying and setting technique using sunlight_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Rob Milla | person | Host/speaker providing pinball cleaning tutorials, appears to be Australian based on podcast origin |
| John Papaduke | person | Mentioned in passing during cleaning tutorial (context unclear, possible transcript artifact or casual reference) |
| The Aussie Pinball Podcast | organization | Podcast series featuring interviews and tutorials about pinball |
| Novis 2 | product | Plastic polish product recommended for pinball machine cleaning |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Machine maintenance and restoration, Cleaning products and techniques
- **Secondary:** Pinball ball care

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.85) — Rob Milla is enthusiastic and encouraging about pinball maintenance, casual and friendly tone throughout

### Signals

- **[restoration_signal]** Rob Milla demonstrates practical pinball machine and ball cleaning techniques using accessible household and commercial products (confidence: high) — Detailed tutorial covering isopropyl alcohol, magic erasers, Novis 2 plastic polish, garden hose washing, and sun-drying methods
- **[content_signal]** The Aussie Pinball Podcast produces maintenance and practical how-to content alongside interviews (confidence: medium) — Episode 7 features a standalone cleaning tutorial rather than interview format

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## Transcript

good day Rob here um a few people asked me about uh different ways to to clean pinballs so um thought I'd just give a quick tutorial like um lots of different products um isopropyl alcohol um magic arise used with them is quite effective they old Novis 2 uh plastic polish look one of the best tools I find for washing pin Mall machine it's a good old garden hose so yeah pretty much just give her a bit of Hose down wipe everything off and um yeah you know once it's given a good rinse you know get right in there you got to get the water to soak in properly really get amongst it like that um and then you know if you just leave it in the sun for a bit she she should be right and um yeah I'll probably probably get the balls a little bit of quick polish before I start playing and um yeah we'll get in to have a couple of games this Savo thanks for watching

_(Acquisition: youtube_mirror_subs, Enrichment: v3)_

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: b49c60bf-2e3f-46b3-8c2d-89344712ce4d*