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Lower is ready to strip and repair.
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Lower stripped.
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Floor sanded clean.
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Floor masked.
I will get into the repairs and refinishing later in the week.
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Getting back into the mechanical rebuild.All coils are in bad need of cleaning,polishing and rebuild.
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The flippers are rough.
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all the metal brackets are gummy and tarnished.
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The boards from the underside are covered in black dust as well as the coils.
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I will use a few different assemblies as examples.All will go through this process.
Ball trough is torn down.
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The wiring is a mess going to the coil and will be replaced.
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Trough has been polished and rebuilt with a new coil sleeve.The blue plastic will be peeled(it is clear) and put in the tr
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Trough rebuild complete.
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Moving onto the flippers.The one on the left is wrong in terms of bracket and hardware.
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Not only is it wrong but it has been welded together.
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All new flipper parts will be used.The coils the plates etc.
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New flippers are assembled.
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The flippers use factory correct coils,new bushings and the correct stops.
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The target bank motor is pretty nasty.
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Thee is a film of goo on it.
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Motor is broken down.
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Motor and all associated parts were cleaned polished and rebuilt.
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One final example will be the ball gate coils. The one on the left has been dome the one on the right has not.
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All coils are now rebuilt and ready to be shelved while the rest of the process takes place.
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Ready to prep the playfield for clear.
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The original applied clear is decent but it is a bit thick and unlevel over the inserts etc.
I will sand it to cut down
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Playfield is being sanded level.
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Sanded and ready to clear.
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Playfield cleared.
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Playfield is level and the coating is overall thinner.
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Close up of the inserts now leveled.
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That should be it for the playfield clearing process.After it cures I will sand and final polish it.
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Cabinet repairs in process.
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Repairs are complete.
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Cabinet is primed.
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Cabinet is cured guide coated and ready for final sanding and refinishing.
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Cabinet is sanded,painted and cleared.
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Head is ready to screen.
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