Thank you for sharing all these great pictures and knowledge with us! I'm in the process of doing my Whirlwind playfield swap and game restoration and this will be a big help in guiding me along the way. HEP is the best in the business and I'm grateful to be able to learn some techniques from the master! You are a true asset to the community.

Hey Chris,
I was curious as to what your thoughts were as far as putting LED's in restorations of games that originally came with incandescent bulbs. I tend to be a bit of a purist myself and have put incandescent bulbs in all 3 games that I've done complete swaps on as well as games that I've done regular shop jobs on. I may put a few strategic LED's to highlight a feature or brighten up dark inserts but for the most part I like to make games look as close to original as possible.

I know that the hobby now seems to be trending towards putting LED's in everything including GI. Are most of your customers now asking for full LED's in classic games like TAF, TZ, and MM or are you still mostly dealing with traditional bulbs? What is your personal preference? Thanks,
Mike

Thanks for the quick response! That makes perfect sense and kind of what I was figuring.

Since you're taking questions, I've got one more:

On my Whirlwind that I'm currently restoring, the cabinet is actually quite nice and unfaded and I was planning on filling in/touching up vs. applying new decals. Is there a product that you would recommend for filling in small areas.-say a little chip on the corner of the head and filling in security bar holes that is easily sandable/paintable? On your site I see you often use a mix of resin/carbon filler and hardener. Is this what you would recommend for minor blemish repair or would something like Dolphin Glaze or Bondo be a better option? Thanks!