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Restoration Around Pop Bumpers

By Tiedtc

2 years ago



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    #1 2 years ago

    Looking for some recommendations on what to do. I recently got a Gottlieb Lariat and have been slowly cleaning it up and trying to get it back into tip top shape! My question is what should I do around the pop bumpers on the playfield. The paint is in rough shape in some areas around the pop bumpers and there is even a few spots of bare wood. I am not an artist and feel that if I were to try to repaint these areas, it wouldn’t blend in well with the rest of the field. The previous owner placed some clear Mylar circles around the 2 green bumpers at the top
    Should I install clear (or colored) Mylar circles around these bumpers?
    Or
    Should I just wax it good and let it ride??

    I don’t want to devalue the machine or cause any further damage, but still want to play it and enjoy it. Looking for some opinions on what would be the best avenue to pursue and if there are any other options.
    Thanks!

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    #2 2 years ago

    There's businesses in your area that can touch up your playfield and add a clearcoat to protect the artwork.

    #3 2 years ago

    A couple of DIY options (you'll have to remove the pop bumpers):

    1) Use a frisket to paint within the yellow area inside the black ring, wax the area, then put down mylar.

    2) Create a waterslide decal to cover the yellow area inside the black ring., wax the area, and then put down mylar.

    3) Send it to someone who can restore it, like suggested above, but that option can sometimes be a bit spendy. So, it's not always worthwhile.

    Personally, I wouldn't put down mylar as-is. The paint is loose, it won't stick well, and if/when you have to pull it up, there will likely be some paint loss.

    #4 2 years ago
    Quoted from Tiedtc:

    My question is what should I do around the pop bumpers on the playfield.

    Congratulations on the Lariat. For me, it's a better player than I had expected.
    Looks like your machine could use new skirts anyway, and if the Pops hadn't
    come with mylar around them, wear is common. This is the method I used
    quite a few times, including on the Lariat. I have a vinyl graphic designer near
    by (actually a few), and I have donuts cut out of colored vinyl, then place them
    on the underside of non-stick clear Pop Bumper mylar (from Pinball Resource).
    I pretty much always rebuild the Pop Bumpers, and always put on new skirts
    and (non-stick) mylar in the process, and add the color to the mylar if needed..
    I'm not sure, but perhaps pre-colored Pop Bumper mylar may be available..
    btw: If needed, bgresto already has Lariat's glass on file. I have one coming in
    before long..

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    #5 2 years ago

    I had similar damage on a Lucky Hand I just finished working on. You can strip down the PF, patch the damage with bondo and carefully sand it flat, then mask with frisket, and paint/airbrush. If you paint the whole circle then color matching becomes less of an issue.

    After that is done, wax it. I like to use the mylar pop bumper plates over that, the non-adhesive ones.

    The first photo is after I had started the process of patching with the bondo.

    Hope this helps,

    Alberto

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    #6 2 years ago

    The above-mentioned examples are excellent suggestions. Some of these guys have been tinkering with pinball for many years. I have no experience with working on a project pinball machine, but I can be very resourceful. If you’re not going to do any playfield work, mylar is what is recommended. But mylar should be placed around the pop bumpers and high traffic areas. The first steps that I would do is start cleaning it. If your open to new methods and to experiment, I would try a non-abrasive wood cleaner that is safe on painted surfaces. Like I have mentioned, there are a few companies that I would recommend in your area if you need professional painting done on that playfield. If you need a service guy and would like them to do service here and there, while working on the game yourself, I can recommend someone.

    Pin people talk about clear coating, but I’m not sure what products they are using. On the early pinballs electro-mechanical (EM) there may have been a lacquer as a protective layer over the artwork. During the 90s solid state (SS) there was introduced a ceramic clearcoat called Diamond Plate, then later the name was dropped on the later model SS machines. But the clearcoat is the same product used to clearcoat the paint on an automobile. So, with that being said, I would like to in the future take a playfield to an autobody shop to apply a ceramic clearcoat. Your machine looks good for it’s age. If you want another hundred years on that game, get a clearcoat to protect that artwork.

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