(Topic ID: 81527)
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F-14 Tomcat
Williams, 1987
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Des Moines, IA
This game was in a warehouse that was a former bakery so with the dirt there's something growing from old yeast also heat in that building has been off for some time. The games complete not sure yet what can be salvaged yet
You're right looking under some of the dirt I can see full Mylar and inserts are level.The biggest issue may be all the corrosion
Quoted from Patofnaud:You would be surprised how a layer of dirt can actually be protective.
You inserts are not lifted and I'm not seeing missing/broken plastics or parts. It could be a diamond in the rough.
+1 - same way I found Atlantis...I think the dirt preserved the playfield.
Quoted from pintime:I get some pictures of the cabinet there's a lot of mold inside some delaminating on the outside.
Step 1, remove everything from the cab, take it out doors, scrub it up with a good bristle brush and hit it with a high pressure air hose and see how bad it really is.
It the cab is really bad you can rebuild it, replace it with a new cab, or just clean it up and play the crap out of it until the bottom falls out.
Quoted from Patofnaud:Step 1, remove everything from the cab, take it out doors, scrub it up with a good bristle brush and hit it with a high pressure air hose and see how bad it really is.
It the cab is really bad you can rebuild it, replace it with a new cab, or just clean it up and play the crap out of it until the bottom falls out.
Hmmm, I think it probably is gone. Any moisture/mold/bacteria in that wood is going to haunt you later. I'm thinking replacement is the way to go.
I would look at this as an opportunity to make a custom cabinet, because I would have a hard time doing something crazy to an original cabinet, but with used or custom made cabinet it would be like a blank canvas.
Newmarket, ON
The cabinet is decent some delaminating on bottom edges. I cleaned it i then wiped everything down disinfect hope that kills the mold .
Quoted from BadBrad97:I had some stuff specifically for killing mold I used to spray on video cabinets. The mold never came back. I forget what it was called but it was awesome. I am sure someone here knows what it was.
Bleach.
Any shower mold killer will work.
Quoted from BadBrad97:Maybe you could fill a bathtub with vodka and just dip the playfield in. Be sure you blow it out real good with compressed air.
and I thought you were going to say "dive into the tub before cleaning the bottom of the PF"
Quoted from BadBrad97:I think you might be carrying your restore a little too far. I mean, does mold "under the playfield" really affect the playing of the game?
Oh my I almost piddled myself. 
Please PM me the serial number if you find it. I have always wanted an F14 just not this one.
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