The latest project has been to complete the Pinball Magic playfield swap.
Eltimbo took the NOS playfield I had, and removed the factory clear and treated it to his fantastic process, leaving a flawless finish that looks like glass.
Here's a shot of the playfield being prepped - 
The old playfield stripped - 
The old field didn't have too many problems, in fact just a little wear at the scoop -
The new playfield was not dimpled - this was a bit of a concern, I'd never received one that wasn't dimpled. So I grabbed some tracing paper - 
Then at each hole, I just pressed a punch into the existing hole until I'd covered them all (only missed a couple in the end) - 
Tim's cleared playfield getting ready for the swap in of components - the photos don't do it justice - it shines!!
And quite a few hours later......
There's something very rewarding about a complete playfield swap, seeing an older game come to life looking brand spanking new.
And boy, does it play well! I was a little worried about the ball speed, as this game is
fast - yes, it's a bit quicker, but somehow plays better, and the speed is terrific but the game still fun to play, not too fast at all. I actually found it was missing a rubber post during the swap, which deflects fast loop shots away so that they don't SDTM. Adding that back makes the game much more enjoyable.
I have had this game a while, and pretty much got all the enjoyment out of it I wanted - before it gets too many plays on the new field, thought I would put this in the "for sale if anyone is interested" category, shoot me a PM if you'd like to discuss. Looking around $3,500.00 or make me an offer - includes many new parts - new wand hand (didn't bother putting in as the old one was still nice), lots of new plastics including spare new slings etc.
