I wouldn't mess with it. Sell as parts machine or part it out.

Make somebody a deal on a project and have a clear conscience that you did your best to save a game?

The parts aren't worth much anyways.

Holy f---ing s--t!!!

That was too far gone in, like, 1991. You're a better man than me if you try to get that back in shape.

(You're probably even a better man than me if you don't.)

That is just dirty, Soak a towel, or micro-fiber rag with soap and water. but squeeze out excess.
Have another clean, dry rag and soak up what's left right behind it,
You will need to take off the plastic's for a 100% job,
After that, take some novus 2, wipe on, wipe off,
then a coat of wax, and it will look great.!!
I bet this thing shines when done.

It's probably just a fuse.

And a dab of Novus

[after Spicoli wrecks Jefferson's car]
Jefferson's Brother: My brother's gonna kill us! He's gonna kill us! He's gonna kill you and he's gonna kill me, he's gonna kill us!

Jeff Spicoli: Hey man, just be glad I had fast reflexes!

Jefferson's Brother: My brother's gonna shit!

Jeff Spicoli: Make up your mind, dude, is he gonna shit or is he gonna kill us?

Jefferson's Brother: First he's gonna shit, then he's gonna kill us!

Jeff Spicoli: Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.

A layer of grime can certainly sometimes disguise a gem. Looks salvageable to me, though it may take a few scavenger hunts to collect everything that's missing.

Coin doors, shooter rods, DMDs, and lockbars are common enough, so they shouldn't be unobtainable.

PBR still caries smart switches, I believe.

The translite is still available from several sources.

Most of the flipper parts can be obtained through PBR, including the base plates.

I'd say it's easily worth saving.

Heck, I'd be happy to take it off your hands if I weren't several states away. It looks like a lot of the unobtainable parts are still on the game and it's just some of the common parts that were stolen off of it.

I bought a White Water that looked pretty much like the same dirt. Came off very easily and was a true gem underneath. Give it a shot at cleaning...you might be surprised.

I wish I had the link to a video I saw about some guys in Europe spraying down an entire, populated playfield with cleaner. They soaked it, scrubbed it , hosed it down and then blew it dry.
Came out really clean. That's exactly what this one needs.

I've seen worse restored. For a money flip, probably never worth it in a million years. But if you enjoy the process, go for it!

I guess my initial suggestion was also taking into consideration the title. For the experience yeah I guess it would be worth it.

Just my 2 cents.

Seems like a solid project! These are the kind of turds I look for all the time and never seem to find.

Parting it out would likely take more time to do a restoration. Plus who knows if/when any of those Gottlieb parts would sell.

I think the dirt help preserve them, keeps the UV away from the paint.

you get her up and runnin' and I will donate a custom shooter rod for the preservation of pinball. Anybody else want to donate apart to keep her alive ?

Heres some motivation:

http://www.aussiearcade.com.au/showthread.php/55686-Fish-vs-Possum?highlight=possum

If that can be saved....anything can

and here...

http://www.aussiearcade.com.au/showthread.php/63218-Getaway-Possum-Number-2?highlight=possum

I would definitely rescue that.

Machines like these are my favorite. All that dirt can hide a fabulous playfield, and it looks like you have a winner!

While that is a cool video, it's not the one I was thinking of.
I searched a little last night but couldn't find it.
It was a while ago, can't remember where I saw it. Rgp, klov forum?
It was definitely a newer bally/williams and it was overseas.
They used a hose and every comment was like omg are they really doing that.
Now I'm on a mission to find it.

I can't wait to see it. I've yet to try it myself. I got a Big Ben in the garage that's begging for it. I want to get it up and playing first, then clean it so I can tell if anything gets damaged. When I was in the Navy they were doing a ship to ship transfer of equipment and a Zenith 248 (286 PC) fell off and dropped to the bottom of the ocean. Because it was a classified computer they had to send a diver down to get it. When they got it back they cleaned and dried it and it still worked.

As long as you dry it off before you use it, I don't think cleaning them like this would damage them, but it does seem counter-intuitive.

I saved a SFII before, wish I had left it dead, all that work and I found the game is aweful.

I'm already bringing back another game from MGC but I'd have room for this one. Might take me a while to change the fuse, though. You'd have to arrange pickup. Beer would be payment enough.

Another "IF this can be saved" - my first thread here
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/kick-off-rehab

Wow.. I thought mine was bad, that takes bad to a whole new level of nasty.

Troy,

If you can leave the speaker panel with it and the lockdown bar with it, and have the ability to get it to MGC, I would be interested in it as a candidate to bring back to life. It would obviously have to be dirt cheap, but I hate to see a System 3 go by the wayside. this is one of the few System 3s I haven't had in the collection.

Shoot me a PM if interested.

With the parts you have...save it

If the rest of the playfield looks as decent as the bit you exposed already, and given the parts you already have on hand, I'd absolutely take a crack at saving that one.

If it was cheap I would take it and fix it up. Then again I actually want the game again.

Man, let me start out by saying I try to save EVERY single game possible, even if I end up breaking even or losing money... But, if someone gave me that game for free with no boards, it would be parted out for sure. There are a TON of great System 3's worthy of your Recue 911 board set that are 100% worth saving, way before this title. A friend of mine has had two complete SFII's for YEARS that he swears he will never restore because the game is just that bad. After playing it a dozen times at expo last year, it is one of the worst DMD games that was made at that time in pinball.

Now, if that was a classic Bally or Stern, I would be cleaning up right now!

If anyone has an sf2 they don't feel like restoring let me know. I would love to have one to tinker with again.

They're never too far gone. It all depends on your motivation.
My "trashed" woodrail cost me $150. Some wouldn't even want it if it was free.

Wow, I'm glad I'm not the only one that saw that and thought, 'Oh, that looks fun. I can do it!'. Be interesting to see your progress on it!

It wouldn't hurt to clean it. I would think it would increase its value if selling for parts.

Yep, parting it out still requires the cleaning aspect. Once clean, it would most likely change your viewpoint. Besides, installing a shooter+glass+lockdown bar+boards is only a couple hours of effort once you have the parts. Then you are on to normal game troubleshooting.

I'll play. I will donate the translite. Anyone else?

Looks like a good candidate for a P-ROC rebuild!

From what you've shown already, it's definitely worth stripping the party off and cleaning the playfield. Sounds like you have most of the major parts from Rescue 911.

Gottlieb smart switches are $12 to $18 at Marco. Not sure which you need. But $36 to $54 for three.

http://www.marcospecialties.com/control/keywordsearch;jsessionid=A846291534973B545AD1F35D27ABDE89.jvm1?SEARCH_STRING=smart+switch

I also remember some pics of a French doing that to MM. I will post the pics if I ll find them.

Id mess with it for free, any money would go towards parts

I'd save it. I like big projects.

Save your time and money, toss it up for sale and wish the buyer luck. If someone is young and new to the hobby with a limited budget, this is a great way for them to have sweat equity into the game, learn a thing or two and save some cash.

I would try PBResource first...Marco is expensive.