I just picked up a Pinbot yesterday and am going to start work on fixing it up and wanted some help.
The lowdown:
-the game is complete (with topper!)
-playfield has had mylar removed and there is some residue leftover. there's also some fine crackling.
-come broken plastics.
-needs a good shop out and some fine tuning.

So here's my questions:
1) for cleaning the playfield, i was going to magic eraser the reside off with alcohol/goo gone and then using some novus 2. does this sound like the best course of action? anything i can do to fix the crackling?
2) after cleaning the playfield, i was going do some touch up work with enamel paint and also get some new decals (these: ebay.com link: Pinbot Pinball Machine Insert Decals ). should i remove the old ones first or just put them over the old?

3) the big debate is if i should mylar over the whole thing when i'm done. i was planning to use some good car wax on the table if i don't do the mlyar (or should i wax over the mylar?)
4) is it worth putting LEDs in a 'players quality' machine? if so, should i order them myself or just get a kit off ebay?
5) there's been a couple issues with a phantom tilt. has only happened twice, but sometimes when i hit one of the drop targets on the left side (top or middle i think), the machine will automatically tilt. any idea on what i should look for?

added some pictures so ya'll would have an idea of exactly what i'm dealing with. IMG_1577.jpg IMG_1578.JPG IMG_1580.JPG IMG_1581.JPG

right now my focus is cleaning it up really nice and getting the playfield stable. done work like it on my last machine, just not the mylar/mylar goop removal part.

i'll probably give it a try. when i first looked at the machine, it looked like the crackling/planking was just from mylar residue, which some of it probably is. i'll have a better idea how bad it is after cleaning the playfield up.
did you use thinned out enamel paint? i used enamel on my deadly weapon and it turned out pretty good. did you put new mylar over it? i was thinking about it, but figure if i keep it clean and waxed, it should be okay.
as for color matching, i just mixed it and tested it until it got something good.

started work on it tonight. removed all of the plastics and rubbers for the lower half of the playfield. only had one magic eraser which got tore up pretty quick, so i'll have to pick up more before moving on. the alcohol/ME worked really well for getting the bulk of the mylar goo off. goo gone worked really well for getting the last of the residue out as well.

i also noticed that my plunger is different that others i've seen. instead of having a plastic tip, it has a blunted metal end on it. anyone know about these and if they have any issue? i'm worried it would cause my balls to get pitted a lot quicker.

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i'm planning to re-do the GI lights with LEDs to see if i like how it looks. maybe down the road work on replacing the rest.
probably just get a new shooter tip from pinballlife. need to get new flippers too.

anyone have any tips for getting the dried mylar goop off the inserts? the 'shoot again' insert in the last picture of my first post shows what i've talking about. can't get it off with magic eraser and alcohol. was able to scrape it off with a screw driver, but don't like the idea of doing it for all of them.