Replace the rubber. If it still does it, open the gap a bit

Yes, and it would be a good idea to leave it in place. There are plenty of failed removal attempts on other stargates. It is typical for this game to lose all the paint on the inserts while removing the mylar.

I would recommend not messing with it.

This!

There is a low success rate for mylar removal. System 3 playfields--and stargate especially--always seem to lose paint when mylar is removed.

I get hooked on this at the arcade ..

This. 100x this. For whatever reason, the blue paint on SG is prone to stay stuck to the mylar. Of course, try it and report your results back.

That looks like a really nice Stargate. How about posting a few more photos of that beauty? I have always been intrigued by this pin as I really like the theme. Really nice Stargates do not come up for sale very often.

Enjoy your new pin and be very careful with mylar removal on this pin. I seem to recall multiple stories of paint lifting when folks try to remove the mylar on this particular title.

Gord

I'm not sure I'd recommend that your first tear-down be stargate. It's probably one of the more complicated pins to do a tear-down on.

But, if you proceed, search for tear-down photos to see if it's something you might be able to handle.

For first timers, I usually recommend early solid state games with no ramps. That gets your feet wet, you get to see how things are put together, you don't have to spend too much time with it since there are fewer parts, and you can use the experience as a pretty good gauge to determine if it's even something you would enjoy doing. There's nothing worse than getting half way done on a complicated game then giving up because of losing interest.

On the other hand, some people dive in head first no problem. It really depends on your interest and existing skillset.