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Eight Ball Deluxe as it arrived.
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Frame of the head is painted the wrong color and rough.
Backglass is loose missing the lock mechanism.
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A plate has been screwed to the back to hold the neck on.
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Neck is off and out of square.
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Glass removed.
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Heavy rust and corrosion on most metal parts.Apron is scratched up.
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Playfield looks very strange.I suspect it is an overlay which is really just a big sticker placed over a worn out
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These types of creases and bubbles are what make an overlay a poor restoration choice.They typically pucker where the
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Game has the wrong bumper caps.These are red but should be orange with a EBD logo.
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More puckering of the overlay.
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Lamp panel is rough but should be salvageable.If not a new one will be made.
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Backglass is missing a channel up top and the lower channel has been poorly painted black when it should be chrome
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The displays are an unknown at this point.Given the condition of other things replacements might also be in order.
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The inside of the lamp panel is dirty as can be expected but looks normal at a glance.
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The boards look ok at a glance but all will be serviced or replaced due to age.
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Inside is where the worst things hide.This game is severely water damaged in the front of the lower.Something has go
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Underside of the playfield is a bit rough mechanically there are some hacks but it is all there so it can be dealt
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The large metal assemblies will need to be replated due to the moisture exposure.
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The front of the cabinet is trashed from the moisture so an entire new lower cabinet will be built.
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The coin door will need to be torn down completely and all parts replated to eliminate the rust and corrosion.It wil
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The transformer plate and panel are going to need the same type of plating and rework as the coin door.Most likely a n
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The other various cabinet parts will need plating as well.
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The cabinet is being gutted first so an exact copy can be built while other aspects of the restore take place.
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The large holes are just another reason that a replacement lower is needed.
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The moisture has got into the walls of the cabinet also.
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Cabinet is gutted less leg removal.
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I will now start working through the various cabinet parts.
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Will gut the head now.
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Head is gutted.A new one will be constructed after further examining the current state of this one.
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