BEAKY'S NEW STNG RESTO (STAR TREK NEXT GENERATION)

[markc]

SLEEP ?   whats that ?

[beaky]

The strip down has begun. 
My eldest son helped me lift the playfield out and has been helping me strip and bag all the parts. He has really become interested in repairing pinballs lately.
pictures will follow soon.

[markc]

The strip down has begun. 
My eldest son helped me lift the playfield out and has been helping me strip and bag all the parts. He has really become interested in repairing pinballs lately.
pictures will follow soon.

great to have your son with you helping
we need more techs and need more younger people


well done

[beaky]

i will start with some pics of the inside of the cabinet.
What can i say but dirty rusty & broken glass.

In the last photo you can see the switch i used to replace the missing door switch, of course this will be replaced.

[beaky]

the boards will get the full treatment
the boards have no hacks and only needed minor repairs to get every thing working.

to say the playfield is dirty would be an under statement

[beaky]

more dirt & broken glass

[beaky]

I thought i would try the Ranex on one of the wire forms and i was happy with the results

[beaky]

I have removed every thing i could from the top of the playfield, what is left needs to be undone from underneath.
the subway ramp gets in the way of all the nuts except for the flippers, wood & ball trough. Next Time I do a next gen i will remove the subway ramp first.

[beaky]

I have removed the wiring harness which will be washed and hung out in the sun to dry.
I was suprised to find mould under the playfield.

[pinmadd]

WOW!!!  You have a mission there mate  ,  it sure has been sitting in a damp place for a while, can't wait to see how this 1 turn's out 

[beaky]

the playfield is now completely stripped top & bottom. time for cleaning.

[faza]

Cant wait to see the final result was there any corrosion ????

[beaky]

Cant wait to see the final result was there any corrosion ????

yep sure was.
I have some photos but i will post them after the corrosion has been removed so i can put the before and after photos.

some of the inserts under the mylar had some brown on them, looks like it has been burnt, i am assuming the adheasive on the mylar has gone brown, there also was a bubble in 1 of the pieces of mylar.

[beaky]

so i removed all the mylar with no problems at all. No insert decal damage at all.
I used a product called "goo gone" I imported some from the U.S.A. and it was well worth it.
you judge for your self.

The playfield has been cleaned but has not been polished yet. I started with baby wipes and then gave it the nifti  & magic erasor treatment.

I was suprised how vibrant the colours are on this playfield.

there is a picture close to the top of this page with the brown on the millions insert, forgot to take a close up.

[FirePower]

so i removed all the mylar with no problems at all. No insert decal damage at all.
I used a product called "goo gone" I imported some from the U.S.A. and it was well worth it.

How hard was it to get the "Goo gone" - I 've seen it mentioned elsewhere with glowing reports but never found it is Aus.
I have a recalcitrant piece of mylar that I can't budge.

Can you share the details of how you got it?

There is another product called Goof Off which you can get at Bunnings etc but it is much harder and dissolves things.