Tag: pinball restoration
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My Space Mission begins
New project: Williams Space Mission, 1976. It was working when I picked it up but now it won’t start a game. Needs a full cleaning too. Was really hoping to play a bit tonight but it’s not gonna happen.
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Shooter looking good
Mirror polish because I can.
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Coin door teardown
Dismantled the coin door on Big Guns, finally hitting rock bottom on this rehab project. There’s nothing left to take apart!
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Surf Champ – before & after photos
A couple of months ago I bought a 1976 Gottlieb “Surf Champ” pinball machine out of a basement where it had been the last 20 or so years. I completely stripped down the top side of the playfield and cleaned all parts. Metal went in the tumbler. I replaced the plastics, cleaned the star posts,…
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Rusty parts
More rusty pinball machine craps to clean. Once I disassemble the coin door I will have completely disassembled the entire pin. This has been an enormous project to take on in my spare time, I will be glad to get to the point when the job can only get smaller!
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Big Guns stripdown
Stripped almost the entire playfield in one night. Work goes so fast on the rotisserie with easy access on all sides. Another hour this morning pulling the last few bits off and I’m ready for removing the Mylar and cleaning.