Anyone have an extra little dog-bone shaped plastic that goes right in front of the pop bumper over the target?

Now you can use an IBM 386 to replace those battery acid damaged boards!

Very fixable. The playfield looks decent. This will be an awesome project for someone.

There's a nylon flipper bushing that screws to the bottom of the playfield with 3 screws. When installed the top surface of this bushing should sit proud of the top side of the playfield. That surface basically sets the height of the flippers.

Check to make sure the screws that secure the bushing have not come loose first. If that's ok I would check to see if there's wear between the top of the bushing and the bottom of the flipper, which would also lower the flipper.

Also, there are many of these bushings available with slight variation on dimensions that look the same to the naked eye but are different when measured with a dial caliper. It's definitely worth making sure the right ones have been installed so you don't damage the artwork under the flippers.

That will be too hard to cut with scissors. A hacksaw would work. This material can be worked similar to wood. I've drilled holes with a very sharp drill and by hand. No need to put it in the dishwasher as they wipe clean very easily. I would bevel the edges by sanding with 100 grit.

Rough project - 800
Player's condition flips good with playfield wear, decent backglass and a few bad lamp sockets - 1800
Good condition with nice playfield and backglass - 3200
HEP restored - 10,000

Years ago when parts weren't as easy to find I made my own spacers from the cut down tube of an old plastic pen.

I rebuilt my flippers. They immediately had a ton more power. Then within the first few games I cracked the small plastic over the center middle target off a flip.

Still looking for that plastic by the way.

I always custom mix touch-up colors because over the years everyone's cabinets have faded to varying degrees. As a matter of fact, I almost always end up mixing different shades for the right side of a cabinet compared to the left side of the same game. If that thing sat parked with a window on it's left side for fifteen years at some point in its life, that left side will have more fade. May even have a different hue comparing the front and back of the same side.

I usually use Createx paints for small spots because I already have them around for playfield touch-up, but if it's a large area I sometimes revert back to something that I can get cheaper in large quantities. Keep in mind I'm no pro.