Door RepaintThe door was in fairly good condition, but I will repaint it. It has some rust under the paint that will have to be sanded out, treated and then I'll paint the entire door with a semi gloss black.
Here's the door before repainting. You can see some rust in the center section.
I also repaint the carriage bolts. They are usually a flat or matt black, but I like to refinish them in a semi gloss and the clearcoat them.
This is the finished door installed in to the game. I think this is often overlooked on machines, and I've come across a few "reconditioned" games where the black paint has been sprayed right over the existing dirt, rust and old paint.
Ramp RepairsThe upper ramp was repaired by gluing two plastic washers on either side of the broken section. Now that it is set, I can raise the actuator arm, thus raising the diverter off the ramp (so it does not scrape). I've simply used plastic washers. It works very well.
Let's PLAY !Next step is to install the replated GOLD ramp and test the machine. All the boards have been rebuild previously, so I know the game will be working 100% (electronically).
Gold Ramp looks great
Some instruction cards finish off the apron nicely
So at this point, I'm going to test the machine before I deliver it to its new owner. I have not fitted the GOLD legbolts or leg levellers yet as I don't want to scratch them ! So there will be one more photo after this update in the owner's gamesroom !
Fun game to play
