Congrats Mark! Yeah, repaint the cabinet.

IF the paint was like the head, i would leave it alone,
but the sides of the CAB put it over the edge
to favor total repaint, would be fairly easy design to do.

Nice! And a triple coin chute to boot.
I'd clean it up, and touch up the cabinet if it were my game. I don't mind them a little sweaty.

I think a triple coin chute was a added cost for the vendor and believe there are more double coin chute that Gottlieb produced. I seek them all the time and like having them on my game. You are gonna Love the game play of Spin a Card. Nice addition to anyone's EM collection.

Match the original color cabinet paint as best you could and touch it up and slide it a spot.

I would leave it alone.

Both cool and desirable. Some titles are found more frequently with triple chutes, such as "King of Diamonds" and "Sing Along". I don't know why that is, but it's just something I've observed.

The playfield and backglass on your game look exceptional.

I guess it would be un-cool to ask what you paid for it, I have its twin Brother (Sister?) and might put it up for sale soon. Doesn't have to be specific, if not I understand.
If it is a machine you plan on keeping I would re-paint the cabinet.

Do you mean "Hearts and Spades"?

No,I meant mine looks very similar to Goldenboys in condition. As I understand it Hearts and Spades is rare and more desirable.

For me, repainting a cabinet is a lot of work. I can only justify it if the cabinet is badly worn but the rest of the game is superb. A repaint makes the game look new again. The rest of it has to match. For me, at least.

I think the condition of your playfield—which has mild planking—complements the condition of the cabinet. I would keep it as is.

Another favourite of mine. I can remember playing a freshly unboxed, brand new one at my local bowling alley! And the guy who did the job let me play a few credits that he put on for me

Your example looks pretty good for its age. Most of these have wear on the kick out holes and the purple diamond shapes between the pops are often worn away.

With your one, I'd carefully clean the cabinet and air-brush the worst sections and leave it at that to preserve its originality rather than go the whole hog.

In my experience very difficult to touch up that level of wear/damage & do the machine justice given the good bg & pf. I recently had a similar decision with an Atlantis. Repaint is a no brainer IMO.

If you're going to airbrush parts of it, it's going to look half restored.

I vote for repaint, but I usually do, unless the cab is in real good shape. Otherwise, leave it alone.

http://www.misterart.com/architecture-drafting/drafting/films/film-rolls/grafix-clear-lay-plastic-film.html

The roll you want is 17421. Lay it over the cab and trace the design. Then cut out using an X-acto knife.

Alternatively, you can trace the design and call Jeff and ask him to make stencils based on your tracings. I did this with Time Zone and they came out fabulous. He'll charge you a bit more for doing that, but then he'll have the stencils for everyone who follows behind you. His work is absolutely top notch and unless the graphics are real simple, I use his stencils any time I can.

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Tracing paper, mdf board & a jigsaw & achieve 'original bleed' & totally re use able. Some pics re Flying Carpet.

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Sorry incorrect post

I have just completed a cab resto of my Atlantis & will post a thread on the whole process in next couple of days.

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I cut the trace to allow line marking of mdf board. Good registration dependent on accurate trace, transfer to mdf board & then verification of registration prior to & after each colour application.

You’ve got a beautiful machine! My Spin a Card is in much worse shape than yours, the playfield is showing lots of wear and damage around the kick out holes. Its a fun game!

i had a nice one, mint pf and bg with a restored cab. sold to pinrescue for 700 he sold it the same week for 5000

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Wow thats a beautiful playfield. $700 to $5000 thats some return!

I used to play an SAC at the local swimming pool and would try to get the special lit then aim at it repeatedly trying to win several free games.

That Spin A Card is a beauty! I bet the 13 hour drive was all smiles ! As far as the cabinet goes, if you’re parking it between two othe PBs then you won’t even see it. I kinda like beat up looking cabinets with a clean back glass and play field, but that’s just me. Congrats on your new game.