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The purpose of this part of the process is to completely level the cabinet and eliminate any hard edges from the repaint.
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Cleaned up ready for the repaints and corrections.
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Catching some break throughs in the blue first.
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Going back over the yellow on the head and just a spot here or there on the lower.
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Redoing the orange on the head entirely since it had a lot of break throughs from sanding and sharpening a line or two on
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Ready for the next clear application.
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Head is cleared once again.
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Lowered cleared again.This should be the final application of gloss.After a cure it should be ready to level and matted c
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Sanding for one more gloss coat.
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Final gloss coat applied to the lower.
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Once this dries overnight I can scuff it up and matte clear.
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Final gloss applied to the head.
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Head sanded for final clear.
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Ready to clear.
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Matte clear applied.It will die down a bit after it dries.
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This is a better indicator of the gloss level.It is reflective but not real glossy.
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Lower sanded for final clear.
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Lower ready to clear.
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Final clear applied.Still wet/glossy in this picture.
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Gloss is coming down now that it is drying.
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Final finish .
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Now that the cabinet is finally done from a refinishing perspective I will finish up the playfield.
All reworks ar done
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Sanded and cleared.
It should take one more sanding and clear application to have the inserts completely sealed.
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Back to the cabinet. Final detailing is done then onto rebuild.
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One of the best things about using a new cabinet is that it now has a real wood floor not the fiberboard that was used or
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Ready to give the playfield a final clear.Normally I do two single coat sessions but in the case of this playfield it has
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Prepped for the final clear.
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Final clear applied.
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Starting with the head I will begin the swap and rebuilds of each part one at a time.
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New head as refinished.
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The main tin in the head will be replaced.
It will need all the holes drilled in it first.
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Most of the hardware has been cleaned polished and swapped.
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New head is almost ready for the freshly serviced boards.
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All boards were gone through.The transformer board was replaced with the newer plug in style.
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Boards and wiring in place.
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Head is back on the lower for now.I still need to install the new siderails .
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Most of the key cabinet parts are back from plating.
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