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Restorations documented

1,203 topics / 65,502 posts

Document your restoration projects here!

Restoration questions

4,752 topics / 40,090 posts

Restoration questions. What wax shoud I use? Which paint color? Where does this part go?

Playfield restoration

1,464 topics / 24,750 posts

Playfield clearcoating and touch-ups.

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Restoration stickies

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PFR Vid's Guide to Ultimate Playfield Restoration By vid1900 (6 years ago) - Last post 6 hours ago

Restoration topics

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RSD My Gottlieb High Hand restoration projectNew By thespiderman (18 hours ago) - Last post 7 mins ago

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RSQ What is this called?New By Binger (1 hour ago) - Last post 30 mins ago

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RSD Theatre Of Magic playfield rescue By Iizi (17 days ago) - Last post 1 hour ago

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RSD BoP Rad Cals By Bud (3 days ago) - Last post 2 hours ago

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RSD Meteor restoration........ By Pinball_Nate (11 months ago) - Last post 3 hours ago

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PFR Firepower Hardtop Restoration By waveman (38 days ago) - Last post 4 hours ago

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PFR Tommy Pinball Wizard Airplane Help!New By dppe (17 hours ago) - Last post 5 hours ago

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PFR Vid's Guide to Ultimate Playfield Restoration By vid1900 (6 years ago) - Last post 6 hours ago

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RSQ Best of Pinside Restoration Guides and Resources By TractorDoc (7 months ago) - Last post 6 hours ago

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RSD Bally Speakeasy restoration By Daditude (6 days ago) - Last post 13 hours ago

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RSQ Stern Magic Backglass High DPI Image By MaskedVillian (2 years ago) - Last post 13 hours ago

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RSD Yet Another Funhouse Restoration By uncivil_engineer (5 months ago) - Last post 15 hours ago

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RSQ Where to start on this EM machine purchased for my dad for Christmas? … By SonOfTheWizard (25 days ago) - Last post 16 hours ago

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RSD Sittin' Pretty By wschaub (1 year ago) - Last post 17 hours ago

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RSQ Who Re-Does Your Chrome?New By scampcamp (20 hours ago) - Last post 18 hours ago

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RSD Comet and Cyclone full restorations By Tomass (65 days ago) - Last post 19 hours ago

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RSQ Comet machine, pop bumper always engaged By Krivicide (24 days ago) - Last post 20 hours ago

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RSQ Williams Upper Deck or Williams Ball Park Decals? By Murphdom (1 day ago) - Last post 20 hours ago

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RSD Another Whirlwind playfield swap/refresh: CPR Gold second run By dmacy (3 months ago) - Last post 21 hours ago

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PFR YCV - Bally Playboy - "Au Naturel" By Arcane (4 months ago) - Last post 21 hours ago

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RSQ EM Playfield Restorer Recommendations By Galactimus (4 months ago) - Last post 22 hours ago

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RSD Bally Night Rider (SS) Re-theme as "Whack-That-Mole" By MrSanRamon (1 year ago) - Last post 22 hours ago

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RSD High Speed Half Restoration By Joker2415 (1 year ago) - Last post 22 hours ago

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RSD Where can I get a Devil's Dare playfeild at. New By Playagain (22 hours ago) - Last post 22 hours ago

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PFR Vids Guide Hardtop Restoration: Comet By vid1900 (5 months ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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RSQ Motordome - Center Plastic Scan By bimm25i (2 years ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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RSD Project Paragon -- Breathing Life Back Into the Beast. By TractorDoc (11 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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RSQ Sea shore 0-9 unit By sammycat (1 day ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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PFR CFTBL Creature from the black lagoon parts By dwightheinink (5 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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RSQ Bally C-907, 908 posts for ball guide rail, out of production? By tandem2 (56 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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RSD Bally Rocket Flipperless Restoration By mrm_4 (44 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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RSQ Gold ball won’t start By Jimmyboot (2 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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RSQ Blue tinted film needed/Gottleib system 80 display By jugood20 (2 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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RSD Space Mission Paint By Beck (10 months ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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RSQ How to replace lamp sockets that are in a bracket? By swampwiz (4 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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RSQ Swords of Fury Playfield Lights By Man314 (3 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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RSD Hot Line Restoration By TopMoose (87 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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RSQ City Slicker blown to smithereens! Massive cab damage repair By Isochronic_Frost (41 days ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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RSQ Metal restoration By Murphdom (3 days ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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RSD Prototyping a "Hardtop" (High Speed) By Skypilot (7 months ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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RSD Stern Big Game play field going to the play field restorer By cottonm4 (2 years ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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RSQ Warning, Shock Hazard sticker By Inkochnito (10 days ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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RSQ Bally Atlantis cabinet decal set (pinballdecals.eu) By Pin-up (3 days ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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RSQ Playfield rear bracket/brace for WPC games? By jibmums (4 days ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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PFR Treasure Cove Powercut Shine Master By PinballJeff (5 days ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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RSQ Williams Comet Repro Parts ? By bootlegcraig (1 year ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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RSQ White Water WH20 Ice Mountains wanted for restoration By visualmagic (5 days ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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RSQ TZ Cashbox Replacement By sldwaa (5 days ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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PFR Artwork By Murphdom (4 days ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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RSD Williams Merry Widow shotgunned By phil-lee (10 days ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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RSQ Tales from the Crypt Tombstone Repair? By cheshirefilms (6 days ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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RSD Rocky and Bullwinkle *fix* missing hat trick quick and dirty By Schnaulo (5 days ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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PFR Space Invaders : are playfield reproductions available? By Smart_Bomb (5 days ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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RSQ Help getting playfeild ready for clear coat. By SpacedInvader (12 days ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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RSQ Apron Sticker Removal or Leave it Alone By Skidave (6 days ago) - Last post 6 days ago

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RSD Silverball Mania restoration (Trying to move forward) By Tomass (5 months ago) - Last post 6 days ago

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RSQ Need help restoring Zaccaria "House of Diamonds" By Thistle (12 months ago) - Last post 6 days ago

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RSD Best of Pinside Documented Restorations. By TractorDoc (7 days ago) - Last post 6 days ago

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PFR Classic Arcades, Overlay Disaster- and Solutions? By billsacto (74 days ago) - Last post 6 days ago

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RSD Bally Xenon resurrection By thierryv (7 days ago) - Last post 6 days ago

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RSD Another Barracora screaming for attention By g94 (5 months ago) - Last post 7 days ago

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RSD Back Glass Resto By heni1977 (8 days ago) - Last post 7 days ago

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RSQ Data east Large DMD Driver Maverick By dwightheinink (13 days ago) - Last post 7 days ago

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RSD Pinbot restoration By Tomass (65 days ago) - Last post 7 days ago

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RSQ 1 5/8 lamp sockets (44/47)? By hocuslocus (11 days ago) - Last post 7 days ago

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RSD Lord of the Rings winter project By WackyBrakke (9 days ago) - Last post 7 days ago

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RSQ Trouble matching playfield wood color. Any tips? By PanaPinResto (1 year ago) - Last post 8 days ago

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RSD Banzai Run, I did the Unthinkable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! By Eddie (5 years ago) - Last post 8 days ago

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RSQ Anyone know where to find this coin mech part? By 2Fun (9 days ago) - Last post 9 days ago

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RSD To Save a Sorcerer or How to spend $3,000 on a $1,200 machine By uncivil_engineer (3 months ago) - Last post 9 days ago

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RSD Williams Congo Restoration by Mike Willett By Mikespinball (14 days ago) - Last post 9 days ago

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RSD Cross Town Project (Finished) By Silverstreak02 (1 year ago) - Last post 9 days ago

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RSQ Cpr "bronze" playfields.what should I expect? By yellowghost (10 days ago) - Last post 10 days ago

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RSQ spray paint removal from formica tops? By Pin-up (12 days ago) - Last post 10 days ago

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RSD Robert & Jonathan take on two Aliens : Asteroid Annie and the Aliens … By puck (1 year ago) - Last post 10 days ago

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RSD Back from the Dredd: The Perils of buying Project Pinball Machines … By Shredso (38 days ago) - Last post 10 days ago

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RSQ Williams (1958) Card Frame By RAC85 (11 days ago) - Last post 11 days ago

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RSQ CPR plastics chipping? By Total-Insanity (12 days ago) - Last post 11 days ago

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RSD F-14 resto By heni1977 (2 years ago) - Last post 11 days ago

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RSD Meteor Makeover, because one Classic Stern is not enough. By TractorDoc (6 months ago) - Last post 12 days ago

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PFR Water Slide Decals for Inserts By nicknack66 (12 days ago) - Last post 12 days ago

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PFR Sanding a playfield to retheme questions... By DaveBuckholts (12 days ago) - Last post 12 days ago

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RSQ Corvette playfield-backplate decal By PinMario (63 days ago) - Last post 12 days ago

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RSD Phantom of the Opera high end restoration By jboner1058 (3 years ago) - Last post 12 days ago

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RSD Agents 777 Restoration By sethbenjamin (17 days ago) - Last post 12 days ago

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RSD Surf Champ , Slow , playfield restoration By phototamer (13 days ago) - Last post 13 days ago

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RSD Firepower Restoration (it has begun, back in action) By beatmaster (2 years ago) - Last post 13 days ago

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RSQ Playfield plastics reproduction By Ibanezshreader (14 days ago) - Last post 13 days ago

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RSD Centaur complete restoration By F-2NIRO (23 days ago) - Last post 13 days ago

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RSQ Taxi hardtop Playfield questions? By Baksamit (15 days ago) - Last post 13 days ago

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RSQ Hurricane extra part!!!! HELP!! By johnrezz (14 days ago) - Last post 13 days ago

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RSQ Xenon leg color By timab2000 (14 days ago) - Last post 14 days ago

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RSD A not so bad SINBAD rebuid By wolffcub (77 days ago) - Last post 14 days ago

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RSD Bally Flash Gordon Restoration and Customization By Tbgolfen (5 months ago) - Last post 15 days ago

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RSQ Bally -17 MPU Board Gremlins By Brentd27 (24 days ago) - Last post 15 days ago

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RSD Northerndude's Fish Tales Refurb attempt-UNIT IS ACTIVE! By northerndude (9 months ago) - Last post 16 days ago

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RSD A Fish Tales thread for Jim By practicalsteve (89 days ago) - Last post 16 days ago

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PFR A Go-Go Pop Bumper Caps Needed By rbryson (6 months ago) - Last post 16 days ago

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RSD Williams 1954 Spitfire restoration complete By dr_nybble (36 days ago) - Last post 16 days ago

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RSD TOTAN Playfield swap with new CPR Gold By dmacy (2 years ago) - Last post 16 days ago

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