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Cream color is sprayed.
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Cream color unmasked.
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Second color stencil applied.Many more corrections were needed on the head bu the lower was pretty good.
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Second color applied. It may appear a bit more vibrant than the original color but it is not.The color is dead on but the d
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Second color unmasked.Will need a little rework in a couple spots(mostly the head which was pretty inaccurate)but the found
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A couple of coats of regular clear are applied.
After a a few days cure they will be leveled.Some reworks will be done t
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Sanded and wiped down.Ready for some stencil rework.
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Cream color issues resolved.
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Gold issues resolved.
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Cleared one more time with standard clear.After drying it should be ready to sand and matte clear.
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Sanded.
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Prepped for final clear.This one will be the correct gloss level.
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Cleared.
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Final finish complete.
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While the cabinet cures I will get back into the restoration/build process.I am going to combine the best of the traditio
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I am going to work off the wired playfield that is in the LE.Starting with removing the target banks for rebuild one at a
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now that the cabinet is finished and fully cured I need to condense the footprint of these games.Basically one game restore
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First off is to remove the rest of the boards from the original game.
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There are some compatibility problems to overcome.The LE game uses the same boards but in a different configuration.The
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For the sake of converting and testing, the LE boards are installed in the traditional game.
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The lamp connectors run short as a result of the previously noted Aux lamp board location.The connectors will need to be ch
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Smaller problem is that we end up with two of the same plugs.All that needs to be done here is change one out to a female
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The traditional game has the Aux lamp driver mounted on the backside of the lamp panel.It too has connector issues and s
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Aux Lamp driver from the LE game is now in place in the traditional game and the connector and wiring issues are fixed.O
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The other incompatible connectors have been changed out.
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One other connector that was completely burnt was the upper right solenoid driver connector.It has been rebuilt so I can m
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LE game is gutted .The playfield has been moved to the traditional cabinet.I will drop the playfield out of the traditiona
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LE playfield is powered up in the traditional cabinet.All functions work so the restore can now continue as most normal on
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I will start building the new cabinet. One thing I need to do is cut and fit the playfeld chocking.
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The interior pats that are badly rusted or corroded are being removed .
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The worst ones were bead blasted.They will be sent out for plating.
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Parts are back from plating.
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I had all the original boards serviced.
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These are the replacement boards that were sent with the game.Included are a PinLiz CPU,and Alltek solenoid and lamp dri
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New tin is installed and the universal paper work I have for the head.I will need to have to game specific cards printed.
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Before installing the replacement boards in the new head I am testing them to make sure they work properly.Some aftermarke
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