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After this cures a few days I can get back into it and begin getting it looking better cosmetically.
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New cabinet and head have been built.
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Cabinet is primed.
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Head is primed.
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Apron will be prepped and cleared next.
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Apron cleared.
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Back to the playfield now.I can start the major repaints at this time.TOM is one of the tougher ones to deal with and
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This is the biggest hurdle left on this particular restore.Repainting the book area in a way that looks fairly correct.T
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After a couple hours of cutting nad masking as well as mixuing and matching of colors the area is sprayed and faded.T
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The repainted book area is unmasked and while it is not perfect nor exactly as it was it looks nice and is a big imp
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Other areas that have been filled and repaired are also being painted in this session.Will focus on the red now.
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Now for the wood areas.The only way to eliminate all the wear and ground in dirt in the natural wood is to repaint
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A few mor hours of cutting and masking and here we are .All wood tones are refreshed.There are a few areas that will
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Playfield is cleared once more.
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Shooter lane is looking better.I anticipate doing a little more detail work to some of these areas.
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Okay.That should be the worst of the playfield work.After it sets a day or two I will sand and then do the final detail
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Playfield is dry and ready to sand and prep for the final rework.
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Sanded and lightly filled.
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Trap door hole is another area that needs just a little filler at this point.
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Sanded and lightly filled also.
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Everything is noew sanded and shaped.The wood tone reworks are done including putting a little more definition color in
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Everything looks much better than I initially thought it might on this particular playfield.I am ready/comfortable enou
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Cleared for the final time.
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