Do you triple thick all your backglasses Nino, or just the ones that are starting to flake? The reason I ask is the Volley I restored was fairly good but had a couple of small sections where it had just started to lift similar to your buccaneer bg but not quite as much, is it worth doing to prevent any further damage?
I decide on whether I'm going to triple thick on a "case by case" basis. If there is any sign of flaking, I will attempt to TT the area - if it is small enough, or if there are several sections, I will TT the entire glass. In this case, I had one large area and a couple of smaller areas. It is easy to just to do the entire glass once you gain confidence and know how to apply the TT. I would have to see pictures of the rear of the Volley to decide. Certainly, if it is peeling, I'd definitely takes steps to arrest the peeling with TT.
I've waited almost a week and I'm really pleased with the TT on this glass. I cleaned the scorereel windows and started the task of touching up the peeled sections. Again, I'm using Jo Sonja paints, but with a fine brush. No need to use the airbrush. Here's a picture of the area that has had significant peeling (now sealed) ;
And the REAR of the section that I will be touching up
The overall bacjglass prior to the touch ups ;
So all I did was match the paint. The "sail" area was an EXACT match with a paint "off the shelf", as was the yellow sections. I mixed the read and pink closely, but I had to redo the blue as initially it was too dark. That's the beauty of sealing the backglass and working with these paints. I was able to check the color match AFTER it dried - it was too dark, so I used Metho to rub it off and start again - mixing the blue a little bit lighter.
Here's the finished backglass that I will test with some backlight before completely finishing it ;
It looks MUCH better in this photo.
Playfield UpdateWaiting for Aussie Post to send me some insert stencils from Gavin, so I thought I'd add some hardware and work on the playfield. The wooden siderails were sanded and repainted using the Cabot's clear that I've been using on the clearcoat work. The finish is incredibly good. I mixed some flat varnish so it was not too glossy. I've installed the metal arch as well. This was polished using Brasso on the powdercoated white finish, and I polished the metal hardware on the buffing wheel. A bit hard to see in the pictures, but the entire section looks great. I used the treasurecove kit to polish the entire playfield (except the right inlane and outlane that need the inserts painted) and it come up VERY nice. It has the exact sheen I would expect from an EM. I used their NEW wax compound to finish it off and it really looks great. One word of warning - the polishing compound react with sharpies - so be careful !
I'm really pleased with the progress of this restoration, but it has taken me SO LONG ! Results are pleasing, so I will continue the work. A rather massive order arrived from PBR late this week, so I'm keen !
