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Black Knight 2000 MB(2008)

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 Pretty nice cabinet.Will need some work though.
 
 

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Pretty nice cabinet.Will need some work though.

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 Playfields are said to be NOS and look it from the topside..Has the typical System 11 full mylar though :-(
 
 

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Playfields are said to be NOS and look it from the topside..Has the typical System 11 full mylar though :-(

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 Teardown underway.
 
 

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Teardown underway.

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 Underside is nice but there are a few plates  the should not be there around the ball trough area.
 
 

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Underside is nice but there are a few plates the should not be there around the ball trough area.

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 Topside teardown.
 
 

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Topside teardown.

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 Hairline crack in the shooter lane visible as well as a hint of one under the outhole kicker both in the same location as t
 
 

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Hairline crack in the shooter lane visible as well as a hint of one under the outhole kicker both in the same location as t

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Playfield is out of the cabinet and the cabinet is ready to begin the repair process.
 
 

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Playfield is out of the cabinet and the cabinet is ready to begin the repair process.

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 Playfield is stripped complete underneath.The crack from the topside shows from the bottom in the shooterlane area emitting
 
 

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Playfield is stripped complete underneath.The crack from the topside shows from the bottom in the shooterlane area emitting

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 Playfield stripped topside.The hairline cracks from the trough to the shooter lane as well as a small one from the back of
 
 

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Playfield stripped topside.The hairline cracks from the trough to the shooter lane as well as a small one from the back of

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 The inserts all have the typical crazing that is so common on System 11 games particularly those with Mylar.Even if the myl
 
 

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The inserts all have the typical crazing that is so common on System 11 games particularly those with Mylar.Even if the myl

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   Mylar removal in process.Very likely most insert text comes off with the mylar.
 
 

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Mylar removal in process.Very likely most insert text comes off with the mylar.

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 Pretty much every insert lost it's text during the Mylar removal.It is no real loss anyway as most System 11 games do not t
 
 

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Pretty much every insert lost it's text during the Mylar removal.It is no real loss anyway as most System 11 games do not t

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I guess I know what the odd brackets were for :-(
 
 

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I guess I know what the odd brackets were for :-(

22 It is a clean seperation so I can hopefully put it back together seamlessly.PROPERLY this time.
 
 

22 It is a clean seperation so I can hopefully put it back together seamlessly.PROPERLY this time.

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 I am going to use the previous brackets to hold things in place.The difference is that I will bond it back together with  c
 
 

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I am going to use the previous brackets to hold things in place.The difference is that I will bond it back together with c

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 Carbon fiber adhesive is applied and plates are back in the original position to help set it overnight.
 
 

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Carbon fiber adhesive is applied and plates are back in the original position to help set it overnight.

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 I find the best method for prepping inserts to be decaled is to remove them.Sand the snake skin off them  and properly leve
 
 

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I find the best method for prepping inserts to be decaled is to remove them.Sand the snake skin off them and properly leve

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 This is a close up of the snake skin look I will remove .It is best to do this out of the playfield to avoid ruining surrou
 
 

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This is a close up of the snake skin look I will remove .It is best to do this out of the playfield to avoid ruining surrou

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 The previous  inserts removed are now back in place as well as a few more.The difference is night and day between those don
 
 

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The previous inserts removed are now back in place as well as a few more.The difference is night and day between those don

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 Insert issues yet to be addressed.
 
 

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Insert issues yet to be addressed.

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Repair to structure.
 
 

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Repair to structure.

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   Intital clear applied.
 
 

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Intital clear applied.

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 All  the insert text has been stripped and the knight is still in great shape.
 
 

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All the insert text has been stripped and the knight is still in great shape.

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 The intial clear is just kind of roughed on there since it will be saned back down  with a coarser paper than normal in ord
 
 

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The intial clear is just kind of roughed on there since it will be saned back down with a coarser paper than normal in ord

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    Close up of the structural repair.It is VERY solid now.
 
 

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Close up of the structural repair.It is VERY solid now.

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  For the time being I am going to leave the original brackets on less the one they had in-between the two lowers.
 
 

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For the time being I am going to leave the original brackets on less the one they had in-between the two lowers.

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 Intial clear sanded.
 
 

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Intial clear sanded.

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     Ready for next application of clear.
 
 

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Ready for next application of clear.

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 Second coat of clear applied.
 
 

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Second coat of clear applied.

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  The playfield is now pretty level.What spots are not have enough material on them now that it will be after  thorough sand
 
 

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The playfield is now pretty level.What spots are not have enough material on them now that it will be after thorough sand

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    Ready to sand again.
 
 

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Ready to sand again.

 
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