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Need advise for restoring or not a fish tales...

By lanfeust

1 year ago



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#1 1 year ago
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lanfeust

Pinside member

FR Bordeaux

8y 28,400 142 2

Hi guys,
I picked up a nice FT, but once at home, I discovered the worst thing I have ever seen...
A dumb ass, filled a switch hole with dough and drill a new one few inches further...
I am fed up dealing with this kind of sh... anymore...have a look on the pictures , give me your opinions and tell me what to do, knowing I looking for the easiest way to clean this mess... thanks.

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#2 1 year ago
 
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radium

Pinside+ Frequent

US Covington, LA

10y 93,550 4,153 12 2

It's fixable. I'd probably use resin for that big hole. If you just want a players machine, tear it down, clean it up, do your fixes, do whatever art repair you feel is worth the effort, 2PAC clear and level it.

Or just get a new playfield. The supplies and clear will cost you a few hundred anyways.

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#3 1 year ago
 
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jgreene

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11y 53,550 824 9

I'd fill the hacked hole with epoxy, paint and cover it with a clear mylar patch. Then relocate the roll over switch back to its original hole. The fix is not in the players direct line of sight and should not stand out as an obvious flaw.

This assumes you don't intend to do a high level restoration.

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#4 1 year ago
 
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PantherCityPins

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5y 102K 2,656 21

Fish Tales is worth enough that a CPR playfield is certainly worth it depending on what you paid for the machine in the first place.

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#5 1 year ago
 
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DK

Pinball Naples

12y 155K 4,876 129 3

Cliffy it and call it a day

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