Tag: pinball restoration
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King’s Chamber
Did some work on the Big Guns, restoring the King’s Chamber. The peroxide method worked wonders on the plexiglass (thanks for the tip, Chris), so tonight I put this baby back together. Also put in all new LEDs in place of the 44/47 bulbs and new incandescent 89 bulbs. Aside from finishing the backbox paint…
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Backbox metal
Cleaned and polished these metal pieces from the Big Guns backbox. I’m not going to paint this grille black, but I’m considering red or yellow.
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Productive night
My original plan was to empty the tumbler and touch up some more of the Space Mission playfield, but the weather was so great with very little breeze so I had to paint the black on the cabinet. It’ll need to cure for at least a week, and then I can do the yellow and…
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Backboxing
Ended up having to work from home today and not having a commute meant I was able to get the backbox sanded and make a trip to the hardware store for sandpaper and paint before the kids went to bed. The littles were great helpers at Menards. I did a round of wood filling with…
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Emptying the Big Guns backbox
Removed everything out the backbox except for the ground braid. I discovered a few minor problems that will be easy to repair. It feels a little strange to have all the boards just lying in my garage, but I’m glad I took the plunge and decided to do this now. I will sand the box…
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Big Guns cabinet complete
It took quite a lot of work today but I finished the cabinet! Laying the ground braid was tedious and I needed more than what I bought, so I used about 5 additional feet from the original machine. I let that sit in evaporust for a couple hours and it cleaned up pretty well. I…
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Regraining side rails & more
Spent the night sanding down the scratches I carelessly made when removing these rails from the Big Guns cab, then regraining the metal by wetsanding from 220 to 500 to 800 and finally 1000 grit. I didn’t bother to try and remove scratches from the lock down bar, but i did step it to 500…
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Repopulating the Big Guns cabinet
Started repopulating the cabinet and got most of it installed in short order. Shocking to see the before and after. Next step is to install the ground braid, then the harness and switches. This weekend I plan to clean and polish the side rails and lockdown bar. Ideally, the cabinet work will be 100% complete…
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New legs for Big Guns!
Put brand new legs on with black plastic cabinet protectors and new leg bolt plates. New feet too. I’ve got it up on three wheel mini dollys so I can roll it around as I work. Everything should be pretty dang exciting from here on out. My goal was to have it done by Oct…