I am restoring a Gottlieb Sittin' Pretty that I received as a birthday present 48 years ago. It has been inactive for about 30 years. I am not looking to do a factory fresh restoration and am a newbie to restorations. I have two questions, for now:

1) The pop bumpers have white skirts and I think these are original to this machine. All of the pictures of Sittin' Pretty I have seen have skirts matching the tops, red or blue. Are the white skirts considered to be OK?

2) The playfield inserts have sunk a bit. Some pop out but some are being quite stubborn. I'm willing to have another go with a hair dryer and a socket to get them out but as they have art work on them (clown finger tips) and are made of unobtanium I want to be quite cautious. Has anyone used clear epoxy over an insert to level the playfield and prevent further damage to the paint around the edge of the hole for the insert?

At the risk of revealing just how much of a newbie I am, by scan do you mean a slow pan of the playfield?

If I want to document my progress, do you know of a more appropriate forum? - Thanks

Never mind, I just spotted the proper forum.

Otaku - Thanks for the feedback.

I am OK with the white skirts as they have been that way for at least 48 years, maybe more. The skirts from the lower bumpers were chipped so I have already replaced them with new white ones from Pinball Resource. Being brand new they are far brighter than the bodies and the skirts from the upper bumpers. I could buy new red and blue skirts but I'm guessing I'd be in for new tops and bodies to keep the colors matching and be headed down the road of a factory fresh rebuild.

I was not planning to clear-coat the playfield after talking to Steve at Pinball Resource and reading a post on Pin Repair (I think) on how the play-ability of woodrails is affected due to the more slippery surface and lower angle compared to newer machines.

Shapeshifter OK, you've convinced me to have another go with the hair dryer. - Thanks

The hair dryer / socket wrench did the trick. I've also replaced all of the bulbs in he machine with #47's. I've run into a problem with the replay button, likely linked to the 100k stepper and I've posted that in the tech forum.

On to completing, well replacing the springs I mangled, on the roto-target rebuild.