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The lower is what is left in the cabinet..
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Starting the refinishing process for the main playfield.
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Cleaned as well as possible.
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The surface is badly grained and very fragile right now.Tapig on it is not going to be possible without some protection/
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I will really need to get it smooth before I can start refinishing.Sanding it smooth is not possible so filling it will b
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I have just roughed some similar colors in the pits just to lay a bit of a foundation.All this stuff will need to be repa
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Areas of bare wood are roughed in and the playfield is treated with an adheshion promoter since it could not be aggressivel
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First clear is applied.
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Hopefully the picture shows that while the surface is rough and poorly painted itis filled in and should sand out well
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The large depression at the pop bumper is much improved and should level out with sanding once cured.
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There are some holes that will need to be filled in.
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Should be ready to sand in a few days.
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After a full cure I am now ready to start the repainting process.
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Playfield is sanded.
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It has been cleaned,wiped down and treated with adhesion promoter.
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I am going to start withthe lighted blue.
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Lighter blue is masked,
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This shows all the cracking that I will have to address.There will be no way to get it all but I am going to do as well
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Light blue is sprayed on the upper area.
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Unmasked.
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That proves to be a good match so I will move around the reto of the light blue areas a section at a time.
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Now I am dealing with the red.
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This took a LONG time time to mask(at least 7 hours) but I have managed to get the med blue down.
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Med blue sections unmasked.N
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Next is the castle and white area.This is a tough job and I really had planned on skipping it but as usual I just can't s
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Castle and other white details are sprayed.
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Castle unmasked.I will catch the black work in a bit.
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This area in particular is really shaping up nicely.If you go back to some of the early pics you will see just how far it
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I don't have a great match for the dark blue because it is a vivid ink that is tough/impossible to match with the type o
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Repaints thus far are all unmasked.
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There is just a bit more detail work and black work to be done.I will cat ch this prior to the final clear so I do not ri
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Ready to clear.
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