Simpsons, The
Data East, 1990I'm just finishing up on a Data East The Simpson's PF resto and thought I'd put up some before and after pics for everyone to see. After purchase and starting work on the game, I found that i shouldn't have bought it, but it ended up pretty nice.
Here are a few of the worst spots.
A few more of the above process. Here the almost entire body of Smither's was removed with the mylar. I used the freeze spray technique to remove the mylar and with th combination of very bad condition of the game and being my first time doing it some artwork was removed with the mylar.
And then from there started the month long process of touching up almost the entire playfield. I've found I'm very picky on color matching and not very good at it and its almost just as easy to redo the whole entire area that I'm touching up to ensure a perfect match. That however adds drastically to the time of repair, but looks perfect after clearcoating.
dvandentop: No NOS playfields out there, but I'm too cheap for that anyway. But I actually enjoy doing the work on the games bringing them back to their former glory about as much as I do playing them. Unfortunately I seem to keep jumping into projects one after another and seem to work more than play lately. My Pinbot was going to be next and I was waiting until next year to start, but I ended up getting a TZ and while shopping it out i decided it needed to be clearcoated too. Just got it sprayed yesterday.
Looks fantastic considering what you started with....I had an EBC that looked nearly the exact same after mylar removal and I chickened out....I couldn't put in the work you did and sold it at a loss to a fellow collector.
Could you detail a little the types of paint used, the process of prep afterwards for CC, and finally the CC and method used? I have a couple of PFs that I'm considering touching up and CC, but have never really done either to the level you've accomplished.
Outstanding! Great job and just a great effort on your part I have a beat Flash Gordon that after i stripped it down and tried the touchups, I just gave up. A little to detailed for me. Im awaiting the CPR playfield now. Good for you.
Kudos to the restore Doot!
It will all be worth it when that last clearcoat hardens and the re-build starts!
Great job with the color matching too!
Excellent job Doot. I've noticed there seem to be three major types of PinHeads, the Players, the Collectors and the Restorers, you certainly qualify as a major Restorer.
Like Robertmee I would also like to know what paint you prefer. It looks great in the photos.
Quoted from Kane:Like Robertmee I would also like to know what paint you prefer. It looks great in the photos
Looks nice,Am also interested in your paints of choice for touch-ups and can you buy them in pints or smaller (if you are having them mixed,then I suppose qts. are the smallest you can get)
Also good tip that the color matching is not as noticeable after the work is clearcoated +1
Ok, so to answer a few questions, the paint is just the cheap $1 bottles of acrlyic craft paints. The brand I prefer is Folk Art, Walmart carries these as well as many of the hobby type stores. As for the prep work for CC anything that isn't new paint needs to be scuffed and cleaned before clearing. I've found it easiest that if your going to clear to take a good wax & grease remover and scrub the PF with a fine scuff pad (gray). Then from there after all touchup is complete you just wipe down the entire PF with the cleaner and spray. The clearcoat I use is an automotive clear (Family runs a Body shop so this is easy access) and is applied just like painting a car via spray gun.
Loving this thread, and enjoying the pics and progress reports. I've started a KISS restore project, and the playfield is not nearly as bad as this one. But the detail and tips provided give me more confidence going into it.
Thanks jk2171 glad your enjoying it, if you have any specific questions don't hesitate to ask. I tried buying a Kiss machine from one of my brother's friends but he'd rather it just sit disassembled in his basement than get rid of it.
I thought about keeping track of the hours, but I knew it would be too many! I worked on it most nights for a couple hours and many hours on most of the weekends.
BTW how do you Quote someone, can't figure it out on this new setup?
Quoted from Doot77:A few more of the above process. Here the almost entire body of Smither's was removed with the mylar. I used the freeze spray technique to remove the mylar and with th combination of very bad condition of the game and being my first time doing it some artwork was removed with the mylar.
Congrats on that awesome restoration. I wonder of less artwork would of come off if you heated the mylar instead freezing?
Quoted from Doot77:No NOS playfields out there ...
Looks like Lloyd still has one:
http://www.ssbilliards.com/forsale/images/playfields/depsegastern/pf-nos-simpsons-front.jpg
Quoted from Doot77:BTW how do you quote someone, can't figure it out on this new setup?
Quoted from dvandentop:just highlight it and it will show up as a little button to click
Looks like Robin also put the traditional quote button back at the upper right of the reply area.
Doot, I gotta give you some serious props, man! That took a hell of a lot of hard work, and the end result is nothing short of amazing. You should be very proud of yourself. 
Thanks for all the compliments, I definitely am proud of the work I did. It does make it hard to ever want to sell one of the games that I've put so much time into. This was my second complete resto and this one was alot worse than the first but not as much detail.
I see the Quote option has changed since yesterday, I guess I wasn't the only one who couldn't figure it out.
Quoted from Firebaall:Did you leave the inserts in when you sprayed the clear coat?
Yep, most were fine a few were slightly raised and I leveled them out the best I could and sprayed with them in. That way after clearcoating, wetsanding and buffing it will be perfectly level.
Quoted from robertmee:Awesome job....You should be proud of that work! Wish I knew someone who did Automotive clear in my area (Raleigh)...I'd be more inclined to take on projects like this.
Have you checked with A local shop. They might do it for a small fee. I sure they would help out. It would not take them long to do.
Quoted from tatman9999:Wow that looks great. You did a great job. The touch up is very good. What kind of paint did you use for the touch up work? can't wait to see it all back together.
I used Folk Art craft acrylic paint - the cheap $1 2oz tubes. You can get them at Walmart or any craft store.
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