1955 GOTTLIEB MARATHON RESTORATION

[ddstoys]

Well im one step closer to starting the cabinet respray i can atleast get it out the door now.    I was spewing i was so pumped to start stripping it yesterday 

[ddstoys]

Well i said i was going to wait till the Simpsons was gone but i ran out of patience so i started to strip Marathon ready to respray the cabinet hopefully start the actual paint removal on sunday as the wife will be at work from 4am til 8.30pm.  If only i could get her to take up a 3rd job i could retire and do up pinnies full time


 Keep an eye out for photos

[ddstoys]

Well what was a complete working pinball is now an empty shell.

  I was a little nervous pulling apart a 50 year old wooden box wasnt sure what was going to happen......


  Everything came off without to much damage i even managed to get the wooden rails off in one piece (Well Mostly)

Depending on the weather i may start paint stripping tomorrow 

[Strangeways]

Looks like you have quite a job ahead of you, Daniel ! Just take your time and it will turn out very nice 

[illawarra_steelers]

Oh have fun my friend

So what are your plans from here?

[ddstoys]

Well ive stripped the first layer off the front Door and found the original Art so im going to trace that. And see if i can find whats left on the rest of the cabinet so i can atleast get a starting point.    I think im going to paint the cabinet the similar colors to the playfield as they look to be similar.     
   What do you think Tony?    Might the colors have been bright like the playfield?????

[illawarra_steelers]

She is your game so you can paint it what ever colour you want.

Would try to keep the original colours and design though....just take your time!

Respraying a cabinet is a huge job and will take weeks and weeks!

[ddstoys]

  I want to stay as original as possible but the photo you showed before is the only photo i can find so i really have no idea what original is the morons painted the woodrails red so who know what else they painted with there crayons lol.  Lets hope i can find some good original unfaded Artwork 

[illawarra_steelers]

Hey Daniel,

In the photos you have just listed - what are the 2 parts either side of the front door that is resting on the head?

[JD]

Daniel, Haven't spotted this post before but absoluetly amazing. Well done! Looking forward to seeing how you do the cabinet repaint. 10/10 for patience.

J.D.

[MartyJ]

Looking forward to the finished product Daniel...I'm sure your're hard at work prep'n the cabinet.!

Are you painting it in acrylic from a gun?

[ddstoys]

Hey Daniel,

In the photos you have just listed - what are the 2 parts either side of the front door that is resting on the head?

The two bits you asked about tony screw inbetween the head and the body purely decoration

[ddstoys]

Looking forward to the finished product Daniel...I'm sure your're hard at work prep'n the cabinet.!

Are you painting it in acrylic from a gun?

Yeah mate the wife cracked the sads and told me to get out to the shed she doesnt want to see me all day.   (Im not sure if thats here form of punishment but a guilt trip only works if you have a consience ) So ive been stripping away.

  Im going to be spraying with acrylic the under coat and the base white the rest i will probably roll on with the stencil but i might spray the whole lot yet

[ddstoys]

Well im happy to report that ive found most of the original art and the colors are bright. so ill be matching the colors to the ones ive found 

[Strangeways]

Great news, Daniel - makes the job a little bit easier !