It's been a long time since I've been able to take on a project so here it is. I have one of the nicest Scared Stiffs around and it's time to go crazy on it. I shopped it awhile back, here's pics:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mike217/sets/72157626530881749

The original silkscreen cabinet is 99.9% perfect. I have a gorgeous brand new clearcoated playfield ready to swap in even though it doesn't need it.

The question is what is perfect and the highest level by todays standards because that's what I want to do. I know this is totally subjective so I'm just looking for opinions. I love chrome trim but if someone can show me a killer powdercoat color that's better for the trim I'd love to see it. LED's? I don't know, it's a classic game so maybe yes, maybe no. I've been a little bit out of the loop lately so I might not be up to speed on all the latest bits and pieces. I'm just shopping for some ideas I might not have thought of yet. Thanks in advance.

That coin door looks great! I'd really like to see some different powdercoat options. If anyone has powdercoated their SS lets see pics. Slime green might be too much, black might be to invisible, blood red might be an option, or whatever else you chose would be great to see.

Black looks great. understated but very nice. I'd be tempted to splatter some red on it to look like blood.

Pinball pimp is doing some awesome work for sure, very impressive. I've done a couple oldies myself:
Playboy: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mike217/albums/72157628766729099
Wizard: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mike217/sets/72157632060513966

I'm leaning towards chrome trim on Scared Stiff but am still keeping an open mind to other ideas or suggestions I haven't seen or tried before.

I'm still here. I just set up the first rotisserie today. The new clearcoated playfield looks awesome. My second rotisserie will get set up this weekend and I'll pull the original playfield from the cabinet and get it mounted up. I messed around with some LED's today. They flicker noticeably so I'll have to get an LED OCD board setup to go with LED's. They do look good so that should be worth it. I'm pretty sure I'll go with full chrome trim and blades. I like VERY shiny so that's what works best for me.

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Making some progress. Playfield swap is started.
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Good thing I have some help.

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Don't know, hadn't given it a thought yet. Save it for another day I suppose.

Got some done this week. Top of old playfield is bare and I've made some progress transferring parts to the new playfield. P1010003 (2).JPGP1010005.JPG
Next up is the wiring harness underneath.

Progress was pretty good since I last posted. The wiring harness is transferred over and detailed with lots of extra tie wraps. All the metal parts are buffed and cleared. The old playfield is totally stripped. It's nice to be down to one rotisserie. Now I'm waiting for new ramps and all the parts I sent out to be chromed to come back.
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Ramps are in. They were custom ordered with no hardware riveted on so the all the metal bits could be bright buffed before being riveted on.
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Shiny!

Just waiting for all the parts being chrome plated to come back to keep going.

CHROME! This is the most fun of the whole process, opening a box of chrome from Mike Chestnut. This is better than Christmas. Legs and siderails are chrome as well. Thanks Mike Chestnut!!!
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No those are metal surrounds. The coin door was purchased as a new replacement a few years back when they were still using metal for coin door surrounds. I haven't bought a Bally /Williams door in a long time, maybe they still do it that way.

Lots more finished:1.JPGShiny enough?2.JPG3.JPG4.JPG5.JPGdon't forget to trim a sawblade off each side of the backboard to make room for mirror blades6.JPGso close!!7.JPG

Just ordered a color DMD and a GI LED OCD

Color DMD and GI LED OCD ready to install

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Mike Chestnut is the god of chrome:

[email protected],

Color DMD looking good

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FINISHED!!! Full photoset here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mike217/albums/72157661208244673

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