Williams Terminator 2 Restoration

[Strangeways]

This game has been in the Restoration queue for a LONG TIME. I did start it a while ago, and it is slowly coming together. There are a few games that I need to document that I need to catch up on, and this is the first. The game was an import and needs a fair bit of work to be presentable. This has been earmarked to use the "Pinball Protectors" - which arrived a while ago.

Objective

This machine needs new cab art. The factory decals are scratched, missing or peeled. A previous owner tried using it to mix paints at some point ! This will be more a restoration as the cabinet needs a lot of work. As mentioned, the playfield will have the Playfield Protector installed.

Condition report

Cabinet - 4/10 - Not presentable. Scratches and mixed colours all over the place. Holes in the front panel. Needs work and will have new decals installed.
Playfield - 8/10 - VERY solid. Has some wear that will be an easy fix in the CPU insert area. Fillthy playfield. Will clean up well. Broken plastics and other items that will be addressed.
Electronics - 8/10 - One of the better Terminator 2 board set. No major hacks.

The teardown


Here's the starting point. Setup and a couple of games have been played. Very sloppy, but it has potential !








Filthy playfield














This is the point most stop and clean around posts and pop bumpers. Shortcuts in my view !





Under the playfield - EVERYTHING will be rebuilt.





Filthy plastics - I mean really filthy !





Here's a section of the playfield that has been briefly cleaned, and there's already a huge difference !





.. as opposed to a section I have not touched !





The stripped cabinet ;








Decals removed and basic prep work commenced.




End of Part 1

[skywalker]

Looking good Nino, Guessing that PF had all the original rubbers etc 

[Greg]

Looking good Nino, Guessing that PF had all the original rubbers etc 

what gave it away   

[pinnies4me]

"Filthy playfield"?

Nothing that a rag and bottle of nifty won't fix! 

[turbo27]

Watching with interest Nino,
My T2 restoration has started!

Will you be doing playfield repairs before adding the protector. If so, very keen on seeing the process and products you use. My playfield has repairs need around the CPU and bumpers.

Cheers

[Strangeways]

Looking good Nino, Guessing that PF had all the original rubbers etc 

I think they were a good chance to be the originals 

"Filthy playfield"?

Nothing that a rag and bottle of nifty won't fix! 

nifti is harder to get these days !

Watching with interest Nino,
My T2 restoration has started!

Will you be doing playfield repairs before adding the protector. If so, very keen on seeing the process and products you use. My playfield has repairs need around the CPU and bumpers.

Cheers

Basic cosmetic repairs - yes. The CPU area will be repainted and built up to be level.

[Caveoftreasures]

I love this Terminator 2 machine. One of the BEST ever translites in pinball history.

One with a set of brand new cabinet decals added is just spectacular.

[Tank01]

Looking good Nino, wow that thing was dirty, are you rebuilding the gun on this resto? Watching with interest as this will be my first resto. Good luck. Cheers

[Strangeways]

The decision had been made to have the playfield clearcoated. It was not part of the original plan, but it worth worth investigating. This was to be the first APR / Platinum Pinball playfield project, so we were keen to get this moving along.

Here is a picture of the playfield before sending off to Tim and Stu ;





Here is the finished playfield after touch ups and a clearcoat ;





Pictures don't do it justice. It is so hard to get the right amount of light without creating the "wave effect" from the light passing through the roof.














So now it is ready for re assembly !

[Strangeways]

Looking good Nino, wow that thing was dirty, are you rebuilding the gun on this resto? Watching with interest as this will be my first resto. Good luck. Cheers

Gun will be sent off to the platers. Will be chromed !

[skywalker]

CC is the way to go, looks way better than new, T2errific 

[oldskool1969]

CC is the way to go, looks way better than new, T2errific 

Very true and makes it play like Arnie on roids  super fast and tough

[Crashramp]

Outstanding! That's going to be one very special game when it's finished.

[flippnaussie]

The filth on the play field reminds me of when I first got my getaway.

Looks great!

[Strangeways]

Back in the saddle again. 

Here are sold photos of the AWESOME cabinet repaint and redecal that Timbo and Stu did for me last year. These are old shots that I only now realized I had not posted. The cabinet is completed, and I'll post up photos of that shorty.









But for this update, I have recommenced the playfield re assembly. All the parts have been cleaned, polished and worn / broken parts are identified and replaced. I used to tumble the old springs, but now I simply replace them.





Assemblies rebuilt with new parts ;





Lamp boards cleaned, pins resoldered and then refitted. I use wire leads for the pop bumper sockets and then solder them into the wiring harness.





Around the pop bumpers I install adhesive mylar rings. All new parts for the rebuild. Guard rails are all regrained. Posts are simply tumbed and re installed.














Under the playfield is almost done. Just waiting on flipper kits and new flipper coils ;





The underside is almost done - this game was missing the entire single Drop target Assembly. The assembly is in two parts - the DT and the reset assembly. Both are sourced and re fitted. At the time I started the restoration, the mounting plate for the reset assy was unavailable and the bracket assembly was difficult to locate. Now the entire DT assy is available as an assembled unit.