I’m refurbing my Bally big time and would like to remove all the wood trim to restain and varnish. There is a metal strip right under the wood rails that has been nailed on presumably to prevent thief’s from drilling holes for magnets. I’m pretty sure I’ll need to remove the metal strips so I can access the screws holding the rail to the cabinet. Removing the metal will be difficult but not impossible. Am I right to assume the rails are screwed to the cabinet under the metal strip? Anybody have a trick or 2 to remove the wood rails? Thanks!

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Thanks all. I think I'll leave them in place and refinish them attached. My cabinet is in decent shape. I don't want to damage it. I was able to easily remove the wood around the backbox so will refinish them standalone.

Is the metal strip on the inside of the backbox right under the rails original or was it added by an operator at some point? Mine looks like it was an afterthought. If it wasn't original then I think I'll remove it without replacing it.

I really appreciate all the ideas! I'm having a great time restoring this old game. I can proudly say that I've got it working at 100% now. Got a new back glass now I just need to make the cabinet look new again and I'll be the proud owner of my first bingo!

Allen