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

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Playfield clearcoating and touch-ups.

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PFR Vid's Guide to Ultimate Playfield Restoration By vid1900 (5 years ago) - Last post 3 days ago

Restoration topics

118 42 min

RSD Cross Town Project By Silverstreak02 (1 year ago) - Last post 42 mins ago

242 1 hr

RSD Future Spa: Father and Son's Second Restoration By jsa (6 months ago) - Last post 1 hour ago

1 3 hr

RSQ Taxi Hardtop - shooter lane?New By Aeolus7 (3 hours ago) - Last post 3 hours ago

241 9 hr

RSD Funhouse - My first restoration (help me not botch this!) By arcadenerd925 (7 months ago) - Last post 9 hours ago

127 10 hr

RSD Comet restoration project By pinheadpierre (6 months ago) - Last post 10 hours ago

167 11 hr

RSD Stern Lectronamo Rebuild By wolffcub (38 days ago) - Last post 11 hours ago

30 12 hr

RSD Data East Star Wars Restoration By PACMAN (11 months ago) - Last post 12 hours ago

458 13 hr

RSD HEP presents a Tale of Two Medieval Madnesses By High_End_Pins (18 days ago) - Last post 13 hours ago

56 13 hr

RSD A Joust Restore [Insert catchy title here] By djblouw (25 days ago) - Last post 13 hours ago

2 15 hr

PFR Magic eraser and .....New By leckylove (17 hours ago) - Last post 15 hours ago

652 17 hr

PFR The SprayMax 2K Auto Clear in a Can Club! By Curbfeeler (3 years ago) - Last post 17 hours ago

12 18 hr

RSQ Any thoughts on fixing this??New By timab2000 (23 hours ago) - Last post 18 hours ago

5 18 hr

RSQ Swords of Fury Cabinet Stencil/Decals By SilentMarioBro (1 year ago) - Last post 18 hours ago

57 19 hr

RSD Another Barracora screaming for attention By g94 (28 days ago) - Last post 19 hours ago

87 1 dy

RSD 1979 Bally KISS restore .Fire damage pin is now done By tatman9999 (6 months ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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RSQ Woodgrain cracks in EM Cabinet Paint Job By astyy (26 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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RSQ Volcano & Haunted House side rail compared By DirkAkron (1 day ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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RSQ Trying to bring a kings of steel back from the dead (no signs of life) … By majicman110 (1 day ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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RSD YCV - Bally Mata Hari - "Eye of the Day" By Arcane (88 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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PFR VIDs Guide: Re-Populating Playfields By vid1900 (12 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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PFR New TAF Mirco By Anthonyb (1 day ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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RSD Bally Flash Gordon Restoration and Customization By Tbgolfen (37 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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RSQ Cabinet cleaning - Mean Green By Chippewa-Pin (1 year ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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RSD Playfield Swap From Wind Chapped to Whirlwind: A Reset in Time By dmacy (4 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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RSD Meteor restoration........ By Pinball_Nate (7 months ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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RSQ Wheel of Fortune Pictures By bGnschen (2 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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RSQ *NEEDED* Pool Sharks Upper Ramp Diverter Unit By Pin-Pilot (2 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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RSD Data East Batman By gregh (21 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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RSD Close Encounters (Arduino Conversion) By legtod2 (1 year ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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RSQ Problem with painting over Satin Black By tezting (5 days ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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PFR Vid's Guide to Ultimate Playfield Restoration By vid1900 (5 years ago) - Last post 3 days ago

26 4 dy

RSD Goof Off + Magic Eraser > Yellowed EM By PhilGreg (9 days ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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RSD Phantom of the Opera high end restoration By jboner1058 (2 years ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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RSQ hot line williams By gilles89 (4 days ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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RSQ What's the purpose? Extra plastic DE Playboy 35th By DocFinlay (5 days ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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RSQ EM Playfield Restorer Recommendations By Galactimus (5 days ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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RSQ Methods used for cleaning used plastics? By TheHueManatee (4 months ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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RSD Evel Knievel revived. Recapturing my youth By bbhenry2000 (4 months ago) - Last post 5 days ago

26 5 dy

RSD Bally Spy Hunter Resurrection Thread By Lovef2k (2 years ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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RSD Future Spa Coin Door Teardown By jsa (9 days ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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RSQ Haunted House - flipper/coil power failed to top and bottom playfield. … By mwelliott99 (5 days ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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RSQ Help: Solenoid Expander Weak Right Kickback By magacod (1 year ago) - Last post 5 days ago

71 5 dy

PFR Vids Guide Hardtop Restoration: Comet By vid1900 (51 days ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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PFR Looking for BOP playfield scan By ClarkKent (6 days ago) - Last post 6 days ago

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RSQ Cyclone Backglass Cracking Peeling By MegaGhost (7 days ago) - Last post 6 days ago

5 6 dy

RSQ Whats this part called (Taxi) By CapnARRR (6 days ago) - Last post 6 days ago

89 6 dy

RSD Bally Night Rider (SS) Re-theme as "Whack-That-Mole" By MrSanRamon (8 months ago) - Last post 6 days ago

42 6 dy

RSD One thing I hate about EM's an Air Aces restore By psd4me (2 years ago) - Last post 6 days ago

29 6 dy

RSD Yet Another Funhouse Restoration By uncivil_engineer (29 days ago) - Last post 6 days ago

19 7 dy

RSD Recel Underwater (Arduino conversion) By Frogger1108 (29 days ago) - Last post 7 days ago

15 7 dy

RSQ Help! I think I dripped super glue on my playfield By jugood20 (10 days ago) - Last post 7 days ago

7 7 dy

PFR Varathane sanding By Heaterguy (10 days ago) - Last post 7 days ago

2 7 dy

RSQ Is anyone currently reproducing the Comet center ramp? By Tomass (7 days ago) - Last post 7 days ago

1 7 dy

RSQ Clean up of HVLP gun after 2PAC By rufessor (7 days ago) - Last post 7 days ago

7 7 dy

RSD Homebrew Webbing - step by step By SilverWings (10 days ago) - Last post 7 days ago

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RSQ Who can make apron stencils?(T2) By tezting (3 months ago) - Last post 8 days ago

34 8 dy

PFR YCV - Bally Playboy - "Au Naturel" By Arcane (15 days ago) - Last post 8 days ago

5 8 dy

PFR Replacement Excalibur Post By Erasmuz (16 days ago) - Last post 8 days ago

19 8 dy

RSD Silverball Mania restoration (stupid lost insert is killing me!) By Tomass (28 days ago) - Last post 8 days ago

21 8 dy

RSD Diner Restoration By Mneubey (23 days ago) - Last post 8 days ago

4 8 dy

PFR Williams Jackpot playfield picture By Krzysiek (22 days ago) - Last post 8 days ago

1 8 dy

RSQ Chrome and brass look paint? By Silverstreak02 (8 days ago) - Last post 8 days ago

85 8 dy

RSD Another TZ restoration thread By lb1 (3 years ago) - Last post 8 days ago

8 8 dy

RSD Restoring a neglected and poorly-maintained Addams Family By TheDrewster (9 days ago) - Last post 8 days ago

10 8 dy

RSQ Bally 6803 Cabinet Decals By Pinballer22 (5 months ago) - Last post 8 days ago

31 9 dy

PFR Kruzman clear install kit is a life saver By mmr61184 (4 months ago) - Last post 9 days ago

7 9 dy

RSQ DE Time Machine warp ramp decal scans By MT45 (23 days ago) - Last post 9 days ago

6 9 dy

RSD Allied Leisure Star Shooter - Diving into the Restoration Deep End … By GoddTodd (10 days ago) - Last post 9 days ago

12 10 dy

RSQ Best method for apron art? By entomophile (10 months ago) - Last post 10 days ago

5 10 dy

PFR Buy a sheet of Makrolon polycarbonate By jhozeska (10 days ago) - Last post 10 days ago

6 10 dy

RSQ Baywatch plastics scans By sgc1 (11 days ago) - Last post 10 days ago

2 10 dy

RSQ Yellowing on white back of translite By mmr61184 (10 days ago) - Last post 10 days ago

488 10 dy

RSD Another Flash Gordon : Reimagined By Skins (1 year ago) - Last post 10 days ago

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PFR Batman DE PF & Ramp Decals By 85vett (3 years ago) - Last post 10 days ago

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RSQ New Cabinet By bladerunner (11 days ago) - Last post 11 days ago

4 11 dy

RSQ Getting my feet wet with 3D printing... By pb456 (11 days ago) - Last post 11 days ago

16 11 dy

RSQ tmnt ramps 3d model By rjloot (3 years ago) - Last post 11 days ago

268 11 dy

RSD Medusa ~ A Restoration To Please The Gods By Skins (1 year ago) - Last post 11 days ago

183 11 dy

RSD HEP Pinball Magic 2018 By High_End_Pins (5 months ago) - Last post 11 days ago

52 12 dy

RSD Prototyping a "Hardtop" (High Speed) By Skypilot (3 months ago) - Last post 12 days ago

3 12 dy

RSQ I'm looking for a scan of the TMNT's playfield By beeflecake (16 days ago) - Last post 12 days ago

3 12 dy

RSQ Where to get cabinet decals printed By FrankyP (83 days ago) - Last post 12 days ago

232 12 dy

RSD F-14 resto By heni1977 (1 year ago) - Last post 12 days ago

1 12 dy

RSQ Painting Back Glass Base - Gottlieb Surfer By jfranci (12 days ago) - Last post 12 days ago

40 12 dy

RSD Something fishy? Fish tales rebuild By FuryosJustin (3 months ago) - Last post 12 days ago

195 12 dy

PFR Sorcerer Playfield Restorations Still Doing Them $500 US By greatwichjohn (4 years ago) - Last post 12 days ago

3 13 dy

RSQ Williams Coil Wrappers: places to purchase By dmacy (13 days ago) - Last post 13 days ago

5 13 dy

RSQ Addams family burn restoration By biscoseattle (51 days ago) - Last post 13 days ago

29 14 dy

RSD High Speed 2 - The Getaway: First restoration ended up high-end By Sprudeldudel (20 days ago) - Last post 14 days ago

8 14 dy

PFR Stern Meteor playfield overlay? By WindowMan (15 days ago) - Last post 14 days ago

35 14 dy

RSD Spooksville restoration - a creepy road trip By Colsond3 (83 days ago) - Last post 14 days ago

38 15 dy

PFR KBS Diamond Clearcoat By Axl (8 months ago) - Last post 15 days ago

3 15 dy

RSQ Any one use frisket with automotive solvent basecoat? By joey__p__1966 (15 days ago) - Last post 15 days ago

11 15 dy

RSQ GTB Mini Pool / Target Pool Webbing color? By DropTarget (23 days ago) - Last post 15 days ago

46 15 dy

RSD resto: Defender (mof: 20150926) By mof (2 years ago) - Last post 15 days ago

16 16 dy

RSQ Attn: Stern Stingray Owners - need a plastic scanned By RacingPin (1 year ago) - Last post 16 days ago

94 16 dy

PFR last action hero replacement ticket By atariaction (4 years ago) - Last post 16 days ago

10 16 dy

PFR To clear or not to clear? By Heaterguy (26 days ago) - Last post 16 days ago

34 17 dy

RSD Dixieland (Bally, 1968) - A Restoration Journey By xTheBlackKnightx (9 months ago) - Last post 17 days ago

4 17 dy

RSQ The ultrasonic cleaner thread By joemagiera (17 days ago) - Last post 17 days ago

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