$1700 was the magic number... delivered to boot. No playfield wear at all since it was covered with mylar. The mylar is a bubbling mess and will be removed as part of restore and potential 2.0 upgrade. The left flipper wasn't working, but was easy to see that the EOSS was missing a contact... replaced the old blade and she fires away.

The guy simply knew nothing about pinball machines, and quit playing it 2-3 years ago because "it's not very fun to play with only one flipper working..." The boards are in great shape... 0.125" layer of protective dust. Looks as though they've have never been hacked on except a cheap remote battery mod. Good thing though because the current owner didn't even know there was anything behind the backglass.

She'll take a week or so to clean up... but that's the fun part of all this, ain't it?

peeling further and further into obscurity... oh well

Removed the mylar from my Xenon without as much a single paint speck casualty...

Step 1. Heat gun to the mylar allows it to tear completely free from the adhesive... leaving a sticky mess behind.
Step 2. A healthy dose of goo-gone automotive formula citrus remover. Let it sit for a good long while.
Step 3. Wipe/rub it off with a shop rag. Be sure to bring a can of elbow grease.
Step 4. Any adhesive that didn't come up with shop rag, I attacked with my dremel using a large buffer attachment essentially melted it off by way of friction

Appreciate the advisory though... always good to be reminded of the risks with any project.

Great idea... if the 2.0 becomes a reality (see keyword "potential"). I played a 2.0 at the last NWPAS, and it was super cool, or as my 10 y/o put it, "this is boss!"... but man it's hard to say that it's $1800 worth of bossness. We'll see... in the mean time, I'll continue stockpiling my allowance money. Definitely on the wish list!

Wake up, John! Dude, you fell asleep right after the opening bell No after hours trading on this one... market is closed!