Bad Cats
Williams, 1989
Black Knight
Williams, 1980
Blackout
Williams, 1980
Comet
Williams, 1985
Eight Ball Deluxe
Bally, 1981
Evel Knievel
Bally, 1977
Fireball II
Bally, 1981
Firepower
Williams, 1980Quoted from Skypilot:Any of you guy considering bringing your beauties to the "HardTop Homecoming" at PinBrew in April?
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/outside-edge-to-host-hardtop-homecoming-at-pinbrew-2020
I'd like to get in with my Comet
Still waiting for a Firepower II !!
Quoted from doomid:Night Rider please
CPR has playfields on the way, just fyi -
Quoted from hodgesm0:Still waiting for a Firepower II !!
THIS^^
Firepower Little brother needs one to there all roached out down the middle!
Another late to the game question:
I am prepping a Firepower for application of the hardtop. It is clear to me what to do with cupped inserts as well as sunken insert - sand the cupped to flat. And I would choose to fill the sunken portions until flat with the playfield.
However, I have a few cupped inserts that are loose, too.
I have been reading this guide -
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/firepower-hardtop-restoration
- and he replaced all his inserts. Most the problems with my pin are the triangle inserts. I could replace them. Or remove, sand, then re-glue in place. Suggestions?
The large 'hot dog' inserts seem to be fine.
I suspect if I replace any of the triangle inserts, I should replace them all since getting an exact match might be tough. Newer ones seem to be 'starburst', I suspect.
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I am prepping a Firepower for application of the hardtop. It is clear to me what to do with cupped inserts as well as sunken insert - sand the cupped to flat. And I would choose to fill the sunken portions until flat with the playfield.
However, I have a few cupped inserts that are loose, too.
I have been reading this guide -
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/firepower-hardtop-restoration
- and he replaced all his inserts. Most the problems with my pin are the triangle inserts. I could replace them. Or remove, sand, then re-glue in place. Suggestions?
The large 'hot dog' inserts seem to be fine.
I suspect if I replace any of the triangle inserts, I should replace them all since getting an exact match might be tough. Newer ones seem to be 'starburst', I suspect.[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]
Im restoring a Firepower playfield and those inserts pop out really easy with some heat blown from the back. If i were you i would just pop out the ones that are bad, and just flatten them with heat also then glue them back in.
I'm threatening to actually get around to replacing inserts on my Blackout. All of the arrows/triangles are starburst.
I was thinking about clear and bought clear round inserts, then I bought jeweled inserts. Both of those are harder to find in all of the colors and sized you need.
In the end, I have starburst inserts for every colored insert. I think it will look better in the long run.
Quoted from ss-pinball:I'm threatening to actually get around to replacing inserts on my Blackout. All of the arrows/triangles are starburst.
I was thinking about clear and bought clear round inserts, then I bought jeweled inserts. Both of those are harder to find in all of the colors and sized you need.
In the end, I have starburst inserts for every colored insert. I think it will look better in the long run.
If you change them save your old inserts. If any are decent I’d be interested in buying them. I need to remove some of my inserts to sand flat and reglue. I may need spares and would prefer to stay original.
Quoted from Robotworkshop:If you change them save your old inserts. If any are decent I’d be interested in buying them. I need to remove some of my inserts to sand flat and reglue. I may need spares and would prefer to stay original.
Sorry, I already tossed them a few weeks ago. They were cupped badly.
Quoted from Robotworkshop:If you change them save your old inserts. If any are decent I’d be interested in buying them. I need to remove some of my inserts to sand flat and reglue. I may need spares and would prefer to stay original.
I swapped them out on a Blackout and still have the originals. They'd need to be sanded but they're yours if you can use them.
Has the blackout hardtop been released? I looked on the outside edge site and didn't see it listed. Just picked up a blackout and would love to spare myself the aggravation of insert leveling, or buying a pf protector if a hardtop is available (or coming very soon)...
Quoted from goingincirclez:Has the blackout hardtop been released? I looked on the outside edge site and didn't see it listed. Just picked up a blackout and would love to spare myself the aggravation of insert leveling, or buying a pf protector if a hardtop is available (or coming very soon)...
Last I heard it was going to be in "late 2019" for Blackout.
I've been sitting on one for almost a year waiting for the hardtop...
Quoted from John_In_WI:I swapped them out on a Blackout and still have the originals. They'd need to be sanded but they're yours if you can use them.
That would be awesome. Mine need to be sanded and I’ve been putting it off. Mainly because if I mess any up I couldn’t match them.
Quoted from mc8045:Just waiting for it to warm up here in Michigan to get this started.[quoted image]
Don't need warm air to tear down and sand that playfield.
Finally pulled the trigger ordered a hardtop for my space shuttle Friday, built a rotisserie over the weekend , and started The top side tear down today. 
Quoted from PinballManiac40:Don't need warm air to tear down and sand that playfield.
Prefer knocking it out in a couple days that way it's much harder to misplace parts. I cant clear inserts until it warms up so I'm waiting.
Also there is a tournament at my place in a few weeks and need everything up and running.
Quoted from mc8045:Prefer knocking it out in a couple days that way it's much harder to misplace parts. I cant clear inserts until it warms up so I'm waiting.
Also there is a tournament at my place in a few weeks and need everything up and running.
You don't need to clear them, you can just sand up to 3000 grit and polish them.
Quoted from yaksplat:You don't need to clear them, you can just sand up to 3000 grit and polish them.
I know you dont have to but my shooter lane needs to be sanded and cleared anyway it looks like crap. Sanding up to 3000 and polishing seems like a lot more work honestly. Also I need to sand it in a garage that's about 30 degrees right now, I do have a propane heater but I'll just wait.
I was just trying to help motivate you. I know sometimes I come home from work tired and need a kick in the ass to get some things done.
Quoted from Pinballemporium:Any word on Flash?
Apparently it's right after silverball mania
Im sorry these videos got lost in the mix. They are back up an we will produce a few more with better quality to help everyone install their amazing Hardtops.
Applied my EBD Hardtop this weekend and now starting re-assembly slowly but surely.
Having previously done a space shuttle I did notice a difference in the new adhesive. It seemed goopier/more stringy than the 3M. In the end it went down the same but definitely had bits of it that wanted to stay adhered to the backing and kind of stretched as I peeled back.
But whatever, the results are still beautiful and oh so much easier to apply than a flimsy vinyl overlay.
6B20B98B-E631-4C98-9EC8-FA11B44845C8 (resized).jpegQuoted from Skypilot:Im sorry these videos got lost in the mix. They are back up an we will produce a few more with better quality to help everyone install their amazing Hardtops.
the videos are gone
Quoted from Axl:the videos are gone
Not sure what happened but they seem to be back up. I love Google 
Quoted from Skypilot:Not sure what happened but they seem to be back up. I love Google
I'm not seeing one for SoF. What happened? 
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