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HEP This Week

By High_End_Pins

5 years ago


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“EBD Trim legs will be black regardless ”

  • Stainless/Factory 35 votes
    31%
  • Blacked out 54 votes
    48%
  • Painted Gold matched to cabinet 24 votes
    21%

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#10914 2 years ago
Quoted from High_End_Pins:

Two weeks is what I recommend.
A lot of talk on here centers around playfields but the reality is it’s about coatings. The fact it is on a playfield introduces very few additional concerns.
The playfield is still a playfield and the clearcoat is still a clearcoat. No amount of waiting will change that if the products are good and compatible.
The products I use recommend overnight cure before assembly or polishing.
72 hours prior to decaling. That is because you would be trapping solvents under the decal installed if you did so prior and they will likely bubble or bond permanently to the surface.
Next day delivery on an automobile.
I like to sand and polish in 5-7 days then assemble so well past the minimum.
By the time that takes place and the game is playable we are usually at the two week mark or so.
A few test plays and it goes out so typically the finish is a month or more past the acceptable delivery date once the game is back home.

Makes you wonder why you would spend the money on a Mirco playfield. Mirco seems to be the only game in town for an FH playfield. I ask this as someone who wants to buy a Funhouse playfield for a restore.

#10933 2 years ago
Quoted from High_End_Pins:

Working through this first IJ stuff.
This shit is beat. People keep sending these total basket cases then expecting miracles and lifetime support.
If they get it back and even need to adjust a switch they are dumbfounded. It makes me wonder how they even made it one day with these games or why they bought them at all.
Don’t get me wrong I always provide thorough and friendly customer support but it’s getting to the point with some of these games and owners where you almost feel like regardless of the expense you are being taken advantage of.
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This is a tribute to your skill and reputation as a pinball restorer. I suspect that as more people discover pinball they are willing to buy the top games in any condition at premium prices and ship them off to.....you got it, HEP. As someone who has restored beat up routed games and not even close to what you do, I can more than appreciate the level of artistry and passion you have for this. If a person has never taken a pinball machine apart in any way shape or form it is impossible to understand what you do. I could not do what you do and I doubt there are not many individuals that can restore machines to your level.

At some point any customer with a HEP machine needs some basic knowledge and skills in trouble shooting and maintenance.

#10941 2 years ago
Quoted from High_End_Pins:

Thanks guys. I appreciate it a bunch.
I am actually glad to give the basket cases a new life that isn’t a problem. They are just hard to to work through efficiently sometimes and when unexpected it throws things off.
More and more often these are the types of games I see and they are really bad because they are dolled up garbage. Someone has thrown some decals and a mild shop out on a total junker and sold it for a premium.
A bad restoration is worse than no restoration at all.
Just about done with the KW Diner. [quoted image]
Also about to close out the TOTAN repack.
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This begs the question: do you ever say "no" to a project? What would your criteria be for a "no" response? Lack of available parts for a unique machine comes to mind. Do you require detailed photographs of a machine prior to it being shipped to you?

This reminds me of why I do not restore vintage bicycles anymore.

3 weeks later
#11075 1 year ago

For my own curiosity: what did these bikes retail for back in the day?

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