What he said ^^! Love it!

I'm in - picked her up last night. Can't wait to start tear down and complete resto.

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Here's the stripped PF to be repainted (from another machine).

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Just wanted to post a couple of pics of my PF restoration. Have to get it swapped before league in August, so cab restoration will come later.

Here are a few shots of prep and overlay install...

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And here is the first coat of clear curing...

-scott

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Got it from boydsc331...great to do business with!

Great quality overlay as well - well done!

-scott

Come on down Phillip! Who is your sister?

Close-ups of ramp and dummy area attached.

-scott

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Updated pics. Final sanding, polish and wax complete. Ready to start reassembly/swap.

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Sorry guys I have not been following like a dedicated Comet owner.

That's me in Duncan Sc. I'll be glad to talk to anyone about doing one for you - but it is a great deal of work to pull the PF apart. You could probably get away leaving the bottom intact and just pulling the top side - the risk is getting clear overspray on everything and then having to clean it.

-scott

FWIW...

I will have two PFs that would be overlay candidates that I could do for you all. That you could then swap yours out.

At least it would save the cost of you shipping the original to me first.

Let me get an idea of the shipping cost and we need to see if we can get any more overlays.

-scott

Updated reassembly pics...

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Finished up reassembly today. Just have some adjusting to do now.

-scott

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Malenko asked me to overlay and CC a PF for him, and wanted me to show pics of the process in this thread for all to see. Coming along well so far.

This PF is actually in better shape than the first one I did (above, for me). There is very little wear on this PF at the eject saucer holes, and the inserts are more level. On mine I had a couple of dished inserts (at the cycle jump) and a couple of arrows were raised. This PF is very smooth.

Back of the PF has been stripped and cleaned. Will mask the T-nuts and give it a fresh coat of gray.

Here are a couple of pics in the initial sanding process and after a blow dry and wipe down with Naphtha. Some more sanding to do as well as cleanup of the shooter lane.

Next step after final sanding will be sealing with poly.

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After some more work this afternoon. I left the 'Comet' logo paintwork as it is not included on the new overlay. Will touch it up by hand before sealing. It will blend nicely with the initial sealer. Have taken a good bit of wood out of shooter lane and still have a bit of dirt. Will paint the layers of plywood in.

Also a couple of close ups of the saucers and the cleaned back.

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Updates for this week on the latest PF overlay project. Applied first coat of sealer (Polyurethane). I just use brush on Wal-Mart brand for this step as it is sanded and works fine.

You can see the touchups on the Comet lettering in these pics as well as shooter lane work. The poly really brings the woodgrain out and it will look very nice in the "exposed" areas where the overlay has no color.

-scott

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Updates today for malenko’s PF.

Fresh coat of gray on the back -

And the overlay is down!! Let it dry for a couple of days and then ready for clear.

-scott

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Pics of my old corkscrew ramp...

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Haha! No kidding.

That’s a simpsons that’s getting some touch up work.

Today’s update - first coat of clear is down!

-scott

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Final pics for Malenko’s PF overlay...

Came out very nice with final sand and polish.

-scott

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Hawkeye -

Send me a PM.

-scott

Coming along nicely Malenko - you will get there! Take your time and check everything and you will be pleased with the final result!

-scott

https://www.mouser.com/productdetail/vishay-dale/cp00105r000je143?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtlubZbdhIBIOMHnp4AuhR%2FPrlWwSZ66eY%3D

I order from Mouser all the time. Good place for parts in bulk.

PF swap is looking good!

-scott

Getting ready to start @PinDeLaPin's playfield project. Here are a few 'before's'...(look familiar @Malenko??)

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Initial paint removal on PF. Inserts are all in very good shape and level. Couple of spots in pics where we will have to do a little filling where ball drops damaged the wood under the paint. Also will fill in some of the major chipped out areas where posts have been moved around over time prior to a coat of clear and the overlay work.

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