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Document your restoration projects here!

Restoration questions

4,448 topics / 37,788 posts

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

Playfield restoration

1,371 topics / 22,959 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 (5 years ago) - Last post 8 hours ago

Restoration topics

106 1 min

RSD Pirates Life Pinball/ Quicksilver restoration, By Skypilot (8 months ago) - Last post 1 min ago

136 1 hr

RSD Future Spa: Father and Son's Second Restoration By jsa (5 months ago) - Last post 1 hour ago

117 5 hr

RSD The Bally Atlantis that I discovered By Atari_Daze (4 months ago) - Last post 5 hours ago

36 6 hr

RSD YCV - Bally Mata Hari - "Eye of the Day" By Arcane (33 days ago) - Last post 6 hours ago

18 7 hr

RSQ Replacing the infamous CFTBL motors (repro?) By thenaimis (1 year ago) - Last post 7 hours ago

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PFR Vid's Guide to Ultimate Playfield Restoration By vid1900 (5 years ago) - Last post 8 hours ago

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RSQ T2 gun handle clean upNew By billsfanmd (8 hours ago) - Last post 8 hours ago

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PFR Old Chicago topside teardown photos neededNew By pinheadpierre (10 hours ago) - Last post 10 hours ago

31 11 hr

RSD Diner restoration (it has legs!) By Tomass (30 days ago) - Last post 11 hours ago

141 12 hr

RSD Official "Crack Baby" Pac Man restoration thread By GLSP3022 (34 days ago) - Last post 12 hours ago

5 13 hr

RSQ Replacing plastic lane guide on Eight Ball DeluxeNew By classiccar (17 hours ago) - Last post 13 hours ago

15 14 hr

RSQ tmnt ramps 3d model By rjloot (2 years ago) - Last post 14 hours ago

64 14 hr

RSD Bally Night Rider (SS) Retheme as "Whack-A-Mole" By MrSanRamon (6 months ago) - Last post 14 hours ago

18 15 hr

RSD Fast Draw playfield restoration - first ever attempt ! By phototamer (1 day ago) - Last post 15 hours ago

102 15 hr

PFR I thought she was a dirty girl before i stripped her down.... Mata Hari Project … By mrm_4 (6 months ago) - Last post 15 hours ago

18 15 hr

RSQ Lacquer for EM cabinet webbing By pinheadpierre (7 months ago) - Last post 15 hours ago

3 16 hr

RSQ Slanted insert New By topkat (19 hours ago) - Last post 16 hours ago

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RSD Prototyping a "Hardtop" (High Speed) By Skypilot (54 days ago) - Last post 20 hours ago

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RSD Funhouse - My first restoration (help me not botch this!) By arcadenerd925 (5 months ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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RSD Close Encounters (Arduino Conversion) By legtod2 (1 year ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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RSD 2018 BoP Resto Thread By Jjsmooth (3 months ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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RSD Space Shuttle Restoration Completed! By DRDAVE (1 day ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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RSQ 3D print ramps (TMNT in particular) - current 3D printer? PETG? By pb456 (1 day ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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RSQ Reproducing game paperwork questions By Skypilot (4 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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RSQ question regarding tape on backglass edges for 70s bally era machines … By rollinover (4 years ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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RSQ Bally game show Gate Wire problem By beastmaster1981 (4 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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PFR WMS Time Warp - Top ball guide By Theonlylilo (3 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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RSD Yes I cleaned a playfield with Lysol! By Tighe (5 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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RSQ Bally/Williams Coin Door question By mmr61184 (2 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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RSQ Q: Pinball in a fire questions/ozone chamber ok? By pinballplusMN (14 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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RSQ Repair underneath plastic question By Nightmare (2 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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RSD PLAYFIELD RESTORATION - rub-on transfers By Drano (1 year ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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RSD HEP Pinball Magic 2018 By High_End_Pins (3 months ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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PFR Funhouse Playfield Swap Now in Progress By bkaelin (8 months ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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PFR Stargate playfield help! By Robert4pinball (3 days ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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RSQ PPG Omni MC730 Playfield clearcoat question By Dono (4 days ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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PFR Star Wreck TNG: The Mother Of All Restorations! By mazzaneo (5 months ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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RSQ Playfield overlay for Mr. and Mrs. Pacman By UofG2000 (1 year ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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RSD Another Time Fantasy screaming for attention By g94 (5 months ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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PFR Flattening warped plastic By threedprinter (5 days ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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RSQ Williams Yukon help needed By snowman0311 (4 days ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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RSQ Swords of Fury SoF insert decals By thedefog (7 days ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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RSD PMD - Bally 1980s Pinball Restorations By PinballMikeD (2 years ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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RSD Cross Town Project By Silverstreak02 (11 months ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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PFR Mylar Sanding & Polishing By dyopp21 (5 days ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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RSQ Williams Time Warp: playfield difference By Theonlylilo (9 days ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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RSQ Rusty sockets By kcZ (44 days ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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PFR Stellar Wars By thelazybman (9 days ago) - Last post 6 days ago

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RSQ Make My Own Cabinet Art for 'Kings of Steel' By lhammer610 (6 days ago) - Last post 6 days ago

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RSQ Last Action Hero Spinner decal? By itobandito (1 year ago) - Last post 6 days ago

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RSQ Who is making plastic reproductions? By jhozeska (8 days ago) - Last post 6 days ago

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RSQ I need pics of a earthshaker PF swap By zr11990 (4 months ago) - Last post 6 days ago

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RSQ Critique my paint job (70's Chicago coin) By miatawnt2b (7 days ago) - Last post 7 days ago

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RSQ Cabinet decals By doompin (6 months ago) - Last post 8 days ago

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RSQ Is BGresto still in business? By 27dnast (4 months ago) - Last post 8 days ago

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RSD Front Cab Art Reproduction and Fade fix By Lonzo (3 years ago) - Last post 8 days ago

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RSQ Cabinet cleaning - Mean Green By Chippewa-Pin (1 year ago) - Last post 8 days ago

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RSQ Space jam By bladerunner (10 days ago) - Last post 10 days ago

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PFR Mata Hari - playfield restoration By zpinballman (11 months ago) - Last post 10 days ago

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RSD Firepower Restoration (it has begun) By beatmaster (2 years ago) - Last post 10 days ago

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RSD Phantom of the Opera high end restoration By jboner1058 (2 years ago) - Last post 10 days ago

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PFR Need decal for roll in area on Genie. By Moto_bone (12 days ago) - Last post 10 days ago

45 10 dy

RSD Meteor restoration........ By Pinball_Nate (5 months ago) - Last post 10 days ago

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RSQ How do you fix this cabinet damage? By EvanDickson (11 days ago) - Last post 10 days ago

11 10 dy

RSD Meteor Makeover, because one Classic Stern is not enough. By TractorDoc (20 days ago) - Last post 10 days ago

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RSQ Pinball Pool play field restoration. By Rockshop (12 days ago) - Last post 11 days ago

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RSQ Tee’d off cabinet green By robertg130 (11 days ago) - Last post 11 days ago

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PFR Kruzman restored and cleared creature playfield price? By mmr61184 (32 days ago) - Last post 11 days ago

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RSD Taking my girls resto-customizing a Bad Cats playfield by hand - IT'S DONE!! … By goingincirclez (4 months ago) - Last post 11 days ago

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RSQ Spike 2 translight By waynoid (12 days ago) - Last post 12 days ago

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RSQ TZ reassembly has gone off the rails (totally my fault) By buffaloatx (12 days ago) - Last post 12 days ago

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RSD Gottlieb Victory custom translite By MysticPinball (12 days ago) - Last post 12 days ago

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RSQ Cabinet repair? Bottom needs replaced. By Geocab (1 year ago) - Last post 12 days ago

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RSD Doctor Who Pinball - Complete Restoration By PiZZaDuDe (6 months ago) - Last post 12 days ago

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PFR Suggestions for first time playfield strip? By topkat (13 days ago) - Last post 12 days ago

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RSQ How to Restore Cabinet? By scampcamp (13 days ago) - Last post 12 days ago

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PFR A Go-Go Pop Bumper Caps Needed By rbryson (12 days ago) - Last post 12 days ago

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RSQ NEEDED! Pic DOLLY PARTON Test-Sample with "complete" Artwork … By Mardi-Gras-Man (55 days ago) - Last post 12 days ago

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RSQ Who can make apron stencils?(T2) By tezting (53 days ago) - Last post 12 days ago

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RSQ New to this but LOVING it!!! By rlehman77 (12 days ago) - Last post 12 days ago

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RSQ Police Force spinner reverse engineer By KLF (2 years ago) - Last post 13 days ago

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RSD The Addams Family Gold restore By Rapzilch (5 months ago) - Last post 13 days ago

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PFR sorcerer NOS or close playfield wanted By cash (13 days ago) - Last post 13 days ago

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RSD Something fishy? Fish tales rebuild By FuryosJustin (56 days ago) - Last post 13 days ago

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PFR Williams Taxi Marilyn playfield By cybercid (9 months ago) - Last post 13 days ago

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RSQ How to repair black line around FishTales insert decals By C_kubie (13 days ago) - Last post 13 days ago

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RSQ South Park Kenny Plastic By hamguy (3 years ago) - Last post 13 days ago

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RSD Whirlwind Is Coming... By nerdygrrl (5 months ago) - Last post 14 days ago

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RSQ NOS or Repro playfield? Please advise By Hjbondar (15 days ago) - Last post 14 days ago

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PFR Playfield repair with acrylic and lacquer: Centigrade 37 By SilverWings (3 months ago) - Last post 14 days ago

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RSQ Williams slugfest decals By FrankyP (41 days ago) - Last post 15 days ago

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RSQ Data East Laser War Toggle Switch By IsThisInfected (16 days ago) - Last post 15 days ago

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RSQ Battery acid worked its way into wiring By jibmums (15 days ago) - Last post 15 days ago

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RSQ Rock tumbler or virbrating polisher for cleaning metal parts? By Dommer (4 years ago) - Last post 15 days ago

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RSQ Where to buy ground braid By amkoepfer (23 days ago) - Last post 15 days ago

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RSD RoadBlasters Restoration By PACMAN (16 days ago) - Last post 16 days ago

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RSD F-14 resto By heni1977 (1 year ago) - Last post 16 days ago

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RSQ Gottlieb Eclipse: Original Cabinet By SeaOttre (6 months ago) - Last post 16 days ago

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RSQ TAF Scoop repair or buy new By mmr61184 (17 days ago) - Last post 16 days ago

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RSQ What post am I missing? By ts4z (4 years ago) - Last post 17 days ago

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