As per all my restoration work, the entire playfield is stripped. The parts are washed and then tumbled. After tumbling, I sort and store them ;
The Ramps are in excellent condition. they are stripped, cleaned and polished.
Here it is - my favorite "short cut" - the Pop Bumpers ! Stripped and cleaned. All parts that look like they are on the way out are replaced NOW.
I know I whinge a lot about pop bumpers, but the other important part of the game are the flippers. I've seen some really bad work lately in this area, even to the point of tumbling WORN assemblies. The only way to ascertain if the parts are not broken or fatigued is to completely strip the assemblies. Cleaning the stripped parts can demonstrate what I'm referring to. I've stripped and cleaned the flipper parts. I'm going to replace these anyway, but the problems appear AFTER cleaning. Here's a cleaned bushing - that looked ok - but dirty when I stripped the mechanism ;
It has a crack in the shaft. Here's a new bushing for comparison ;
Another example - These look like four NEW flipper coil stops ;
Two ARE new and two are VERY worn !
Flipper rebuild process ;
Other mechanisms are completely rebuilt - Even the shaker motor
Cabinet is cleaned and re assembled
Back to the topside of the playfield. Metal guides and posts are installed
A nice shine to the playfield as I reassemble
Outhole repair - This is done properly. I don't simply install a Cliffy without repairing the damage, otherwise the newly installed Cliffy will follow the shape of the wear area.
Repairs to the area ;
Prepare for fitting
Done !
Bill and Red have a makeover !
Stripped and cleaned. This process also reveals any outstanding issues
Someone is happy !
Both happy !
Installed into game for testing..
Heaps more to go on this involving restoration !
