my 1st restoration

[dealers choice]

Ok while i agree that ranex rustbuster is a great product, i have come to the conclusion that these pin legs are too far gone. I got a quote of $300 to re chrome in the newcastle area, so its either paint them white or get new ones.  and the pf rotisserie works a treat. except for the small screws i hat to put underneath the pf. back to work

[dealers choice]

Finaly got to strip the playfield . are the nails to hold up the plastics sgtandard on a machine this age ? Also where can i buy new contacts as seen in the second pic?

[pinball god]

Contacts possibly from rtbb or pinball resources from overseas

[dealers choice]

Sorry guys. ive unfortunately been very busy. i have made some progress although not as much as i would have liked. ive decided to make a new cabinet. which i have only cut out (nott routed the corners yet) i am doing mitre lock joints which were used on the williams machines. also i have started tracing my stencils. apart from that i have only given the chime box a thorough clean and replaced sleeves. hopefully it wont be this long untill my next update.

[dealers choice]

Ok first off to explain my stenciling method. i am trying what millsy sugested and i think that will turn out fine with my past experiance (none)
The pf cleaned up pretty well but ill be making a call tomorrow about getting it touched up properly.. for the next week ive set myself a task of getting all the relays etc. inside the cab cleaned up.  some of the relays have melted rubber gromet looking things , can anyone tell me what to use to replace them?

[dealers choice]

This is the rubber in question.

[dealers choice]

The ply wood that all tbose parts mount up to cleaned up very well,except for under the transformer. all the parts i want cleaned up are now diisasembled and in the tumbler. (Except for the jones plugs Gav) thanks for the tip. ill hopefully post a pic of the finished product soon

[Strangeways]

This is the rubber in question.

That's a rubber grommet. You can use the brown grommet on RTBB ;

http://www.rtbb.com.au/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=grommet&osCsid=b18b556719806aca03e579fbf371315b&x=0&y=0

[dealers choice]

Thanks for the link Nino,its much easier when you help like that as i wasnt sure what was what. parts arived from Greg (thank you )  Sorry i didnt make my self imposed deadline. (OFF TOPIC) due to family problems im puting the restoration on hold. i will update my progress when things are runing smoother. sorry guys

[dealers choice]

Just finished dismantling and cleaning the ball count unit. im very pleased with the end result. All but 2coil sleeves on this machine are still steel so. am replacing all of them as im only doing this once.

[plong]

That ball count unit looks amazing how and what did you clean it with.

[dealers choice]

Hey plong, I used metho on a toothbrush to clean all of the dust and grime. etc off first. then i used. autosol metal polish with a different toothbrush on the plated parts. third step i use novus no2 on the copper with another toothbrush. it has given me a great result. Whoever owned this machine before me had greased all of the moving parts and caused a few problems. you shouldnt use any lubricants on these at all.

[dealers choice]

Lol so much for taking pictures before dismantling. i screwed the mounting brackets on backwards.

[oldpins]

Just picked up on this thread. Great work. Keep the pics coming!!!

[plong]

Is there no end for the uses of novas 2. Thanks for the tips dealers choice I am off to get some autosol tomoz. Not actually doing a resto as yet but like to clean up all the steppers on my triple strike