I just bought a 1982 Bally Speakeasy in need of restoration. This thing is farm fresh...literally. It is the dirtiest game I have ever seen! It was/is missing the playfield glass.

This is my first restoration, so we will see how far I can get (either with my skills...or my patience).

It pretty much needs a full resto: Deep cleaning all over, bulbs, rubbers, replacing some plastics, backglass, playfield glass, probably some cpu stuff, and who knows what else?

To this point, if anyone has spares or knows of where I can find parts and pieces, please message me.

If there is any "beginner restoration advice," also feel free to share.

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I've had it a little over 48 hours. I have done just a bit of cleaning, mainly to the legs, coin door, and cabinet sides. I wish I took before pics of these because this is a HUGE improvement!

The inside of the cabinet and cab head have been given a light cleaning. I will go back over them again for finer detailing.

I just barely started on the playfield. Pic for reference. This is easily the worst/dirtiest part. Seriously...who lets a pin get this way??!

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Ive just started cleaning it, but there are parts that look brand new

I have been incredibly busy at work, so restoration has come along slowly...but below are a couple of progress pics:

One pic shows the sheer dirt and debris on the playfield. The plastics have been wiped down, but not fully cleaned (they were covered as well).

The other pic shows a cleaned and polished plastic. It looks like new! Juxtaposed however, is the dirt of the playfield. Yikes! It shows how far it has come...and has yet to go.

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I have ordered most of the basic parts needed (rubbers, bulbs, plunger tip and springs, 1 1"16 balls, rubber screw tops, ball for the roulette wheel, etc.

Ordering these was the easy part, but at least i am starting to feel like i have accomplished something. I have also found a playfield glass and backglass that i will be ordering soon.

I have had a tough time finding plastic replacements. I hope someone can lead me in the right direction soon.

I have received most of my basic replacement items (bulbs, rubbers, post tops, etc.), and I have started taking apart the playfield and cleaning. I will likely have to do this a bit at a time due to the extreme dirt.

The deep cleaning has begun.

As an aside, i have decided to test/replace the bulbs to see which work and which need new wiring. Fortunately, most are working...with the exception of a couple. One cannot even go into the socket due to debris (which i will clean out). Several didnt work in the pin head that were in a grouping, but that is likely a connecting wire issue.

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I haven't done much to this pin lately because...well...the Holidays! Happy holidays to all!

I am about to get back to it. I have been able to find some plastics, parts, and a playfield glass.

Below is a pic of plastics coming to me:

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Funny enough...but i just might. I had all pics on my phone and the battery gave out on me! I had to get a new phone, and i havent been able to charge the old one to get the pics!

Update: I have done the clean up of major debris and have moved to finer detailing. I have done the first 2 coats of novus 1, and I am starting novus 2 on the playfield.

I will also be cleaning the plastics thoroughly.

I have the above playfield parts headed my way via mail. I have rubbers and bulbs waiting for when I finish cleaning. I am picking up a freshly made playfield glass tomorrow. I have contacted mayfair amusements and they have the backglass I need. They are sending pics tomorrow.

Everything is coming along nicely.

Updated pics. One iswith my oldest son, who is interested in helping restore:

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I need to locate the blue plastic parts in tbe upper slings (is there 1 or 2)?
Can you give me detail photos of the following areas?

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I received all my plastics in the mail today and cleaned them all.
A big thanks to @JAHpinWizard for selling me the plastics. He was very helpful and shipped them incredibly fast. Thank you!

Playfield glass and cleaned plastics pics:

Don't worry about the spiders next to the plastics, they didn't crawl out of my machine. They are mod figures for my gottlieb haunted hause.

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I am looking for where to put the extra large blue piece (pictured below). It looks like it goes on the left side.

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I think that is it underneath the playfield plastic. Can you confirm?

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My wife helped me make custom apron cards

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