No they're not home made flippers...In 60's flippers of this kind you have a metal part (showing) which is where the plastic 'flipper bat is attached. I have these cleaned and ready to put back on .... after I work out what the hell I'm gonna do with this playfield. Thanks, Gav, for the tips on removing this clear coat... I'll try a few things and see what's cookin'. I showed a couple of parts I need ...the frame for a pop bumper, the big coil and housing in the head, ....what's the deal with those 'modern' coils for the flippers??? I'm just gonna change them back....and the worst of the cabinet. The other side is quite good, so I'm thinking of doing a 'touch up' restore on the cabinet paint, and try to keep as much of this original paintwork as I can....do they make blue coloured webbed paint yet?? There's a lot to do here...I'm glad it's a 60's Gottlieb Wedgehead..at least you know it's gonna be worth the time, money and effort. Cheers, Mark