My Flash Resto (Without Studley67)

[PinPal]

A lot of ware on the playfeild,,, Are you going to touch it up or doo a playfeild swap?  Keep us posted on youre progres with Flash...

[mildflame]

yes. we r doing a touch up. we got a sticker for the earth bit on the playfield.

[mildflame]

ok, well I finished stripping the playfield as much as i needed and cleaned it with shellite until I ran out . so then i decided to use NIFTI. that cleaned it REALLY well.
once i finished that I got some Magic Erasers and used ISOCOL (rubbing/cleaning alcahol) but i quickly ran out AGAIN! So I used NIFTI on the erasers! It worked the same if not better although I nearly soaked the playfield.
once that was finished I used a small amount of Windex to clean off anything left on the pf.

We then turned over the playfield and cleaned the inserts and burns as best as we could with NIFTI.

[mildflame]

And with the side rails off we stated to sand the cabinet to see what would happen and discovered that there was original art underneath!

[mildflame]

we used windex to wipe the dust off the cab and got really amazed

[studley67]

good stuff,mate.you will have to knock out those inserts so you can level the play.dad
 

[mildflame]

good stuff,mate.you will have to knock out those inserts so you can level the play.dad
 

Well i'll need to steel your heat gun 

[mildflame]

What should I do with the Apron?...

I have made a sticker I can print out to replace the center bit, Try touch ups or buy A whole Sticker set http://www.pinballrescue.net/Decals_Apron_Williams.html

The gold sticker was a operator sticker but was Gold paint with a clear sticker over the top I wont come off without taking all the other paint off around and under

[Strangeways]

I'd go for the decal Mitch. It is a lot easier just to do the prep work and the decal will finish it off nicely.

[studley67]

do not order yet.i may need 1 or 2 myself.

[mildflame]

do not order yet.i may need 1 or 2 myself.

Ok, I don't like paying postage any way 

[Mr Pinbologist]

I'd go for the decal Mitch. It is a lot easier just to do the prep work and the decal will finish it off nicely.

+1 for the Pinball Rescue decal  Just strip the old paint off, prep and repaint it black and apply the new decal set 
 I'll be buying one of these myself when i eventually get around to doing my own Flash resto.. it'll happen one of these years 

[mildflame]

Yea. I'm think that... clean of old paint and repaint it black ready for sitcker... Would I just use spray paint? Semi-Gloss Black??

[Mr Pinbologist]

I usually use automotive acrylic gloss black, from Supercheap, Repco or any auto parts shop. For the Pinball rescue decals they recommend a gloss finish in their instructions supplied with the decals.

[Strangeways]

I usually use automotive acrylic gloss black, from Supercheap, Repco or any auto parts shop. For the Pinball rescue decals they recommend a gloss finish in their instructions supplied with the decals.

+1 and ensure the primer, topcoat and clear are compatible with each other. ie White Knight, dulux etc etc ..