I'm still looking to join the club. Hope to find a quicksilver someday to restore.

It's not hard to find these guys... HSA, HEP, Krusman all do this. I'm guessing you're looking for cheap but good...

Huh? I've seen a Seawitch they have done....

Is it mostly bare wood or what? I'm guessing it's bad if they're turning you down..

You could really cash in on that investment! Since you've had it so long, you're probably tired of it... I'll take it off your hands. I'll restore the playfield too.

That's a load of bull.
He probably never really looked into it. Just told you something to shutdown the conversation. Drop target mechs are nothing more than some right angle bent steel with holes drilled.
Also, if people are asking north of 4k for a fully restored Quicksilver, Seawitch, Stargazer, there is no reason why they can't build them.

I for one, would defiantly buy one! It would save me tons of time searching for a project, begging for unubtanium parts and updating outdated technology. Take a look at the Total Nuclear Annihilation or the Tube Time thread; same concept; lots of interest.

I’m finally going to join the club! Kind of an interesting story.
Someone answered my craigslist ad from TN. Why they were looking at a want ad from MN, I do not know… The game ended up being in a remote area outside of Knoxville. I spoke to the lady on the phone and got a couple crappy pics. What made this deal difficult was the only way to pay safely was in person, in cash. I tried asking shipping companies if they would pay on pickup, but no luck. Huge thanks to pinsider Drewblood419 that was willing to help me out! He went to get it, and then I arranged shipping from his house. Quicksilver arrives at my house this week!!

looking at the pinball pimp stencils, you wouldn't really need another set of stencils. Just spray the black as is, then exacto blade out the green areas you want free hand. Then spray just those areas.

Tigerlaw - I would be interested to know what the paint the gray and green are. I really like the metallic gray!

Well.. besides being dirty it's not too bad.
I got some flaking on the bottom of the BG. PF looks decent. Cab is good. Boards look clean. It didn't boot, but that's expected.
Only one broken plastic, but it's a clean break, so no worries there.
Now the fun begins!

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Thanks! I'm limited with my computer art skills, but they get the job done.
Now I just need a nice game to put them in.

Pinball Rescue said they would do a run of quicksilver plastics if we can collect at least 10 people. Please post if you're interested and i'll supply the list to them for consideration.

good point. I think extras that can fit on the sheet are not out of the question.

I can ask, but I would think the same too.

Got 10 people so far! Who else wants in?

I have asked for next steps from Pinball Rescue. We now have over 10 people interested. Hopefully that's enough to have them add Quicksilver to their plastics queue.

Thanks! got you both added.

Sounds like pinball rescue is going to take on the plastic set project. No idea on timing, but at least there is hope.

Great! Now can you talk to him about Catacomb too? I have about 10 names so far.

On the subject of Aprons...
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/reproduction-bally-aprons/page/8#post-3995150

I need more interested people to justify making the tooling and screens for early stern. Please post in my thread with the titles you want.

Yes! I'm always interested in a better way.
I've been using Krud Kutter. It's good at removing years of nicotine. This tire cleaner looks to do a good job as well. Looks like its used in conjunction with magic eraser?

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That's because it's screened ink, not paint. Rubs off easy. I'll ask on the zac thread if they have any suggestions.

So, that sucks. There is no good bleach white available anymore.. I wonder if a different white wall tire cleaner will work?

cool. I use purple power in my ultrasonic cleaner. I'm guessing Bryan Kelly is using it full strength on cabinets.
I'll try that.

Already sent to pinball rescue
klr650
HPR
Crispin
starfighter
terrapinmark
MeNaCeFiRe
cottonm4
dothedoo
TigerLaw
brenna98
bluespin
eh97ac
Tdiddy
Knoler
master_blaster
mof
Drano

You don't need that 100v rating.
Buy these: http://www.taydaelectronics.com/10-x-0-047uf-50v-ceramic-disc-capacitor-pkg-of-10.html
They will work for all your switch capacitance needs.

Also, while you're at it. Get 1n4007 diodes.
They are a good all-around diode. Works well for both switches and coils.

expect waiting a Very Long time if you're hoping John will do this. You're better off getting a BGresto glass and having your PF restored.

Just a guess, but I think this is the reason for the PPS/John Greatwich announcement to do Bally/Williams titles. Not enough interest for CPR to consider the boutique runs...

Quicksilver plastic sets are available at pinball rescue: http://pinballrescue.net/Plastics_Quicksilver.html

Correct. 2 metal ball guides.
A suggestion though. There is a saucer hole bent metal bracket. That is another piece people will need. I'm sure it's common to other games, so Mantis will like that.

Another piece people will need are wire guides. Mantis won't touch them; I know because I tried when sending my stargazer guides.

Craig - I bet you can make these and sell a few sets.

Kinda related, necessary for a build part: Backbox lamp board
The display cutouts are common to other stern games, but the lamp placement is not. If you want it to be the same, a copy will need to be made.
Or, if you're creative, here's an opportunity to put bulbs exactly where you want them.

Original MPU?
Could be flaky chip sockets. Try wiggling the 5101 or rom chips to force a reset.

Driver board rebuilt with new caps?

5 volt section.
He mentioned it resetting when getting warm. That points me to caps not holding voltage.

Thanks for following up with the solution!

For those that don’t know. Bulletproofing: new rectifier board, repin connectors (All of them), new caps on driver board.
There are a few others, but those are must do’s if you want reliability.