Some Cabinet work. The inside of the cabinet was cleaned, repaired and repainted (on the inside). The lock down bar is stripped and polished. New decals installed.
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Door is scratched and will need to be repainted. This door is painted a flat black with a gloss black "speckle". Really easy to achieve after experimenting.
![](http://www.aussiepinball.com/strangeways/restores/Dr%20Who/dr%20who%20141.JPG)
When repainting a door, I rebuild the door and replace anything broken. To achieve a professional finish, there are no shortcuts. The finish to the door is almost exactly the same as a brand new door. I have a NEW door to compare this against, and it is very close !
![](http://www.aussiepinball.com/strangeways/restores/Dr%20Who/dr%20who%20164.JPG)
Here's the reason why this restoration came to a grinding halt. The inserts simply looked bad and I could not put my name on this game without attending to it. I had my clearcoat guy check out the playfield and he noticed that the factory clear was so thin, you could see the serial number stamped into the playfield ! I had no idea they did this during production. Thankfully, his advice was crucial to the next step.
1 - Remove the decals and replace with a new set and then place mylar on the playfield
or
2 - Remove the inserts, level them and then place non laminted decal inserts and finally clear the playfield.
The customer
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and I weighed up the advantages and disadvantages, and I believe we made the right decision - CLEARCOAT !
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Although this represented a large amount of time to prepare, I was happy to spend the additional hours (not factored into the restoration) to achieve a really nice result.
Here's the wear that I'm referring to (the camera shots really highlight how bad it is. It is not this bad in person);
![](http://www.aussiepinball.com/strangeways/restores/Dr%20Who/dr%20who%20111.JPG)
![](http://www.aussiepinball.com/strangeways/restores/Dr%20Who/dr%20who%20112.JPG)
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Each insert affected was removed one by one. Then the insert was sanded with 600 grit wet / dry and and residue on the insert and the insert hole was removed.
![](http://www.aussiepinball.com/strangeways/restores/Dr%20Who/dr%20who%20166.JPG)
Then each insert was re inserted and levelled ;
![](http://www.aussiepinball.com/strangeways/restores/Dr%20Who/dr%20who%20147.JPG)
![](http://www.aussiepinball.com/strangeways/restores/Dr%20Who/dr%20who%20149.JPG)
The damaged area in front of the time expander was repaired. I've touched up the area - even though this will be covered with a Cliffy, It STILL needs to be repaired or the Cliffy will take the shape of the damaged area. This is another "pet hate" of mine - Using Cliffys to cover up damaged outholes - That is NOT what they should be used for. The outholes SHOULD be repaired, and then a Cliffy installed to prevent further wear.
The rest of the playfield will be dis assembled, and then it is off to be clearcoated. A quick clear to "seal" the work, and then I'll place the insert decals before a final clear is applied. Worth the extra effort in my opinion
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