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Teardown in process.
This game was previously done by another restorer.In fairness to them it was probably 3-4 years ago o
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Pretty average/dirty inside.
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Wiring is removed underneath.
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Topside teardown nearing completion.
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The playfield has been cleared but there are things I would consider poorly done at this time that will be noted. starting
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The castle lock area.
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The shooter lane has some dirt cleared over.A little would be understandable if a natural lane is needed but this could have
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Cabinet is starting to empty out.
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existing playfield is out of the game.
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The switch cut outs and ball drops are rough.
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Same issu other side.
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Flipper drag wear.Not such a bad touch up here just not a good color match.
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There is some insert ghosting.That could have been present before or happened after more about documening the restore and ne
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Moat kickout wear.
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This is a previously restored and cleared playfield that was supplied for the game.
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Like the existing playfield it too has dirt issues clear over in the shooter lane.
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the issues at the ball drops and switch cut outs are not as bad just cleared over ground in dirt.
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The Merlin hole repair is good .I think the tone is too close to white though so when I redo the other issues I will put a
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Underside has lots of marker writing.Should sand off but it is very heavy so it remains to be seen right now.The T nuts wi
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T nuts removed.Read to give it a try in terms of getting the underside cleaned up.
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Came off with some effort.I wanted to do this first because if it had not come clean I would have went back to restoring th
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Playfield has been sanded and the previous clear has been almost entirely eliminated.
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With some effort I was able to get the shooter lane back to form.A bit harder than normal because it had already been seal
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I cleaned up the castle lock area.It is in a strange position in that it really is not quite bad enough to fill because a r
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Ready to do some minor refinishing and wood tones then clear,
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Problem wood areas are refinished with an overthinned wood tone color.
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Playfield is recleared.I will let that set a couple of days then do some final rework and a final clear.
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Playfield is sanded again and being prepped for the final clear.
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