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Offline Strangeways

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Re: Stern Meteor Restore
« on: September 17, 2008, 12:08:28 AM »
All the Target assemblies had to be stripped and cleaned. The three smaller drop target banks needed new coils, plungers and links. Luckily, Pinball Resource had everything I needed. The "METEOR" decals were redrawn by Wotto and printed on adhesive paper, which was cut out and then mylar was applied. The key to this game is speed - it is a very fast machine and the Targets must respond and each target recognized when dropped. Best they were all rebuilt...



The mylar was removed easily with no paint lift - well to be honest - it is not really mylar. It is simply "contact", and it comes off so easily. The playfield has been totally cleaned with Shellite, Novus 2 and then Meguiars Carnuba Wax..All the posts are washed, and the bumper bodies and caps are replaced with new...





In the picture below - you will see where I have filled in the hole (check the earlier pictures) just below the "WOW" - It is to the left and is black. The flash from the camera really makes it obvious. This was an early attempt at playfield repair. All I did was sand the area flat with 1200 grit and then filled it with black paint. I did paint it on, not "fill it" with blobs of paint. After the playfield was almost level, I used clear nail polish and sanded with 1200 grit.. It blended in really well. I finished it off with a mylar sheet below the drop targets..




Here you can see the touch up very prominently... But focus on the targets and the SHINE on the playfield  :D :D





The Cabinet


Time to drop the playfield into the cleaned cabinet. The door has been completed (for now) and installed. It looks much better ! The boards are being rebuilt and tested on my test bench...




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« Last Edit: May 03, 2009, 09:59:47 PM by Strangeways »
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