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Aussie Pinball Forums => Restorations => Topic started by: Romano on July 13, 2009, 12:51:35 PM
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Greetings All,
just posting a couple of before and after shots of my very first restoration. It was a Gottlieb "High Hand".
Cheers.
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Wow that original almost looked like a write-off!! Nice work there Sandro :)
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Is the after shots the same playfield? Jezuzz! #*# #*# #*#
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Nice work - Do you have any "during" photos ?
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awesome work!
out of interest, did you clear coat or mylar the playfield after the restoration process was complete?
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Is the after shots the same playfield? Jezuzz! #*# #*# #*#
Yes it is.
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Nice work - Do you have any "during" photos ?
I certainly do. I will dig them out and post. They are on another computer, but wont be a problem to find.
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awesome work!
out of interest, did you clear coat or mylar the playfield after the restoration process was complete?
Greetings Ric, it was a clearcoat of automotive finish. I did the same on my drop-a-card and it too came up a treat. the only difference is that I took the drop-a-card to an autofinisher because I was not going to get a chance to do it myself for some time. Took it to the guy and had it done overnight for $50.00.
Sandro.
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Nice work - Do you have any "during" photos ?
I certainly do. I will dig them out and post. They are on another computer, but wont be a problem to find.
And here they are:
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Nice work - Do you have any "during" photos ?
I certainly do. I will dig them out and post. They are on another computer, but wont be a problem to find.
Last 2:
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Thanks for posting those Sandro :) Hey what's the stopwatch for?
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Excellent work mate!
The shot with you in it - you look a tad frustrated!
Just one question - not a beer bottle in sight - please explain!
Wouldn't of been that long ago that game would of been parted out, or simply thrown out!
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i know that look of frustration - I must have had that look on my face heaps of times in the past few weeks...
A great job and thanks for the reply regarding the auto clear
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Thanks for posting those Sandro :) Hey what's the stopwatch for?
The stopwatch was so that I could keep track of how many hours went into the artwork restoration (was 53hrs 23mins and 17seconds); starting and stopping the clock accordingly.
Sad, I know....
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that is torture
it shows complete dedication
I have spent hours just mixing colours to get it right - the way I knew how time was flying was how many times I had to change the record yet still hadn't painted one brush stroke
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Excellent work mate!
The shot with you in it - you look a tad frustrated!
Just one question - not a beer bottle in sight - please explain!
Wouldn't of been that long ago that game would of been parted out, or simply thrown out!
Greetings. I dont recall being frustrated, it was a really hot day from memory and I had probably only just got in from the heat outside.
No Beer because I dont drink the stuff... I love a nice cold Chinotto and the good old H2O is the best for the body... breathe in, breathe out, breathe in.....
The guy I bought it from, also ended up selling me Time Zone a year later and then Expressway six months after that. He told me he would never part with Expressway. Never asked him why he did eventually. $1,500.00 for the three in the end.
Sandro.
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I have spent hours just mixing colours to get it right - the way I knew how time was flying was how many times I had to change the record yet still hadn't painted one brush stroke
Ric, if you want to save time; I took my playfields in to a deicated paint store. I got them to mix all the colours for me and they can create a sample-pot size for under $5.00 per colour. Each pot is around 300-350 ml which is more than plenty. Find a Dulux stockist and you will be amazed at the colour range and closeness to which they can mix.
Sandro.
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Impressive work Sandro, and I agree with other's comments - Fantastic see see the dedication !
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@@* excellent work and a game well worth the effort.
Welcome to the High Hand restro club ^^^. Here was my effort http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?topic=276.0
Looking at bringing this machine home to finish off soon as a favor. Stay tuned *%*
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Sandro
Great job,
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@@* excellent work and a game well worth the effort.
Welcome to the High Hand restro club ^^^. Here was my effort http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?topic=276.0
Looking at bringing this machine home to finish off soon as a favor. Stay tuned *%*
Looking forward to it. Well done.
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$$( So THAT was your first ever restoration.. Do you mean your first ever attempt?? if so GREAT job ^^^ ^^^
I can tell you now my first attempt many years ago didnt look near as good as that.. :lol (my first attempt has since been redone btw :lol )
What kind of paint did you use for the touchups, ie acrylic, enamel etc??
Enormously well done..
Cheers... Mitch
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FANTASTIC job mate that looks so good, so the paint you used was just sample pots from a paint store? is that correct.
Ian
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$$( So THAT was your first ever restoration.. Do you mean your first ever attempt?? if so GREAT job ^^^ ^^^
I can tell you now my first attempt many years ago didnt look near as good as that.. :lol (my first attempt has since been redone btw :lol )
What kind of paint did you use for the touchups, ie acrylic, enamel etc??
Enormously well done..
Cheers... Mitch
Hi Ian,
yes, it was my very first attempt and the paint was acrylic. the top-coat was an automotive clear laquer.
Sandro.
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FANTASTIC job mate that looks so good, so the paint you used was just sample pots from a paint store? is that correct.
Ian
Greetings Ian,
For this first attempt I bought top of the range colours from a craft store but matching colours was difficult, especially seeing as I'm colour-blind :lol, family had to help me a lot there with the mixing. I also did the same for my second restoration which was my "Drop-A-Card".
When I came to do my third "Bowl-O", it was then that I hit on the idea that an actual paint store was the go. Many of them do computer matching these days and so it was identical to the original colour. I took the stripped playfield to them (IT MUST BE STRIPPED) and they were able to match the colours. You see, if they matched the colours on the played areas that have been exposed to light, these colours are dulled. The stripped playfield reveals the colours as they were, because these have never seen the light of day or had a ball roll over them where posts and bumpers have been for instance.
A dulux stockist will have small sample pots that they can mix for you. These are traditionally used for people who are decorating homes that want a sample of what the colour will look like in their house, without having committed to the expense of a full room's worth of paint.
These paints are flat acrylic and the top coat is a clear automotive laquer; this dries very hard but is buffable with an automotive wax before reinstalling all the playfield components. BY THE WAY, I dont spend a single cent on pop-bumper Mylars, even if they are only $1.00 a piece. You will find lots of offices and schools carry old overhead projector plastic sheets that they no longer use and are going to chuck them out. Yep, you guessed it! and $1.00 is 8-10 more #47 light globes for your machine %$%. You will need to cut them out yourself but its a cinch.
I am really pleased with the way BOWL-O is coming up, over the previous two, using these paints.
Hope this helps.
Sandro.