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Zaccaria, 1985
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Elkhorn, WI
Quoted from RazerX:oh yah, you know I'll be following Doug!
Me too
One cabinet had a reinforcement made and bolted into the corner . There was carriage bolts holding a metal reinforcement . I removed the bracket and the carriage bolts . I repaired the corner by using glue and long screws sunk into the plywood from both directions .
WIN_20200418_13_28_32_Pro (resized).jpgWIN_20200418_13_28_38_Pro (resized).jpgTwo cabinets side by side the one on the left has been primed and sanded , it’s ready for base coat. The one on the right is the cabinet from post #12 ( same side as pictured before )this is what it looks like after the filler work has been finished and the whole side has gotten glaze coat and block sanded . It’s ready for primer .
7413A5D4-E095-4B03-9B51-1119274BCFCE (resized).jpegQuoted from Coindork:Oh man, those are friggin cool.
I’ll be following this thread for sure.
How on earth did you wind up with two of those?
A friend of mine acquired two . He knew I wanted a robot and he wanted his restored , so as payment for restoring his he is giving me the other one . When this is all done we both will have a pretty nice Robot in our collections.
The original cabinets had a white webbing paint on them , it’s something that I didn’t really notice until I removed the side rails. After removing the side rails I could see the silver color that the cabinets were originally and I could see the webbing. So I demystify best to duplicate what the white webbing looked like from the factory.
And I know I am not the only one that is right now singing Billy Idol’s “white wedding “ and replacing the words with “ white webbing “ in their head .......
I might be singing it out loud .
I wish my spray room was that big. 
looks great. I should have definitely sanded my cab a lot more than I did. Ah well.
And these cabinets are going to Neo’s soon for the silk screening .
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/zaccaria-robot-cabinet-rescreening-run-happening-now
While the cabinets are with Neo getting silkscreened lets take a look at the playfields . I did strip the better one down ( I am going to leave the other assembled so I can use it for reference while re-assembling ) This playfield is the one pictured in post #4 so as we can see its in pretty good shape with a few minor issues . Here is some pictures of the bottom side before everything was removed .
WIN_20200216_19_06_59_Pro (resized).jpgWIN_20200216_19_07_05_Pro (resized).jpgWIN_20200216_19_07_11_Pro (resized).jpgThe flipper mechs had the wrong type of return springs , something that was a modification made by someone ( and not a good one ) In the picture I circled the springs and have arrows pointing to the long wood screws that were added for those springs . I will be removing those screws and springs and replacing them with the proper set up .
flippers (resized).jpgmelted inserts are always a problem. Find a used opaque insert the same size to replace it, then waterslide the art. Use , used so it matches the aged look, otherwise it will be bright red and stand out like a sore thumb.
that's if it's melted. Hard to tell in the pic if the clear is just chipped out, or melted from underneath.
This is solid advice ,and would be a good solution. I did already go a different route though ,which I will share later . But , as you know , it is a beautiful day in Wisconsin and I am enjoying it while doing a little work outside . Soldering some lamp sockets . I have found that if you solder a little on a new lamp socket before installing it to the playfield you will have a much easier and quicker time when re doing the common wire for the lamp sockets .
38D6887F-C8E2-4328-833D-46D64EA11570 (resized).jpeg9FC1A0AB-4FD9-4617-AC7E-64AEA5359072 (resized).jpegscreening on the front door section is done. Took several redos on screening to get them correct. Even had the screen cleaned up and done, and realized it didn't screen a small section and had to start over again. After about 30 min cleaning the screen. Found out, it's very hard to screen several cabinets in a row, due to the fact, that after the first one. I cannot see through the screen anymore for alignment for the next. Used some specific lighting to be able to see where the screen was in ratio to the cabinet. Definitely a lot of new hurdles doing multiple cabinets.
thumbnail_IMG_20200516_173836598 (resized).jpgthumbnail_IMG_20200516_173847309 (resized).jpgQuoted from trilogybeer:The original insert was opaque white and was painted red then the letter was put on . This would be difficult to duplicate and look the same as the others when lit up . So I got an opaque red insert that is very close to the same red as the original inserts .
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that's right. I forgot they used all white and clear inserts and just printed the colors they wanted. Clown is the same way as mine are curling and chipping on the edges.
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