Gottlieb Soccer Restoration

[Strangeways]

This restoration started 18 months ago, but I have not had time to document the work until now. I will be catching up with recent projects.

Objective

This is a "Grail" machine that will be restored as a High End Restoration. Cabinet requires a repaint as it has been painted over. The playfield is good, so there's no need to clearcoat.

Condition Report

Cabinet - 6/10 - Structurally ok, but has been painted over with house paint.

Playfield - 8/10 - Has contact applied, and is in very good condition.

Electrical 8/10 - Mechanically and electrically very good.


BEFORE pictures

The game was playable and a very good base for a restoration.







Cabinet was painted over and has scratches all over it.






Faded apron, but a very good playfield overall





Backglass is faded but in very good condition









Interesting ON/OFF Switch !





Inside the cabinet has a lot of dirt, wear and rust.







Interesting "Volume Control" on the chime unit !







Removal of the siderail reveals the original paint and finish

[Strangeways]

After repairing the structural issues, the painting begins. I take the lower cabinet to the paint shop and have the colour and finish matched. There's always a section under the siderails or coin door that has the original specs. The base is done and then speckle / webbing.

The cabinet needs to be prepared for the stencils, so masking it completely takes time and will prevent overspray.





Here is the RED stencil being applied to the base.





A light mist coat to start off, then building up the color with light coats.





Cabinet RED stencil







Time to remove the stencil





I wipe off any edges with a rag before starting the black color. The stencil is applied.








Black stencil removed -






The MIST coat is applied ;






First of the thin coats applied ;




Stencil removed ;




Finished Cabinet ;








The Cabinet is put aside and other cabinets were painted during this time.

[oldskool1969]

am i the only one not seeing the pictures?

[Guy with a Pinball]

No can see here as well

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[Mr Pinbologist]

Working for me.. no problems for me seeing the pictures


Nice job Nino, as per usual 

[Guy with a Pinball]

Yep. Now they are there. Weren't before.

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[punkin]

Refreshed twice and still can't see pics. I'm using chrome on a desktop

[ddstoys]

Looking great Nino

   How are the stencils working out?  I’ve got a few resprays coming up that would be easier to buy than make


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[oldskool1969]

am i the only one not seeing the pictures?

all good now

[pinnies4me]

Looking great mate, love the artwork on the old Gottliebs.

[femto]

Must be magic pictures. I could not see them no matter what I tried. Left the thread for a day or two then they showed up!

[Strangeways]

The server hosting the photos is up and down like a yoyo. Hopefully they fix it soon, but the problem is at my end.

[ktm450]

Very nice, great feeling peeling off those stencils