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Vid's Guide to Ultimate Playfield Restoration

By vid1900

11 years ago


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Post #7 Playfield damage assessment. Posted by vid1900 (11 years ago)

Post #8 Insert damage assessment. Posted by vid1900 (11 years ago)

Post #34 How to sand your new inserts flat. Posted by vid1900 (11 years ago)

Post #35 Cleaning old glue out of the insert holes. Posted by vid1900 (11 years ago)


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#6637 4 years ago

I am calling out for advice from my fellow Pinsiders.

I just bought a project White Water machine. I am an owner for less than a year with no previous experience restoring pinball machines, but an appetite to learn a lot. My plan is to make this one look and play good, but not a high end one.

there is a quite a few raised inserts where 'insert decals' are chipped (Due to coloured art I guess that it is silkscreened and clear coted) as illustrated on pictures. From what I read it makes the job a lot more difficult that there is coloured artwork. My Question is this:

1) First step must be levelling inserts and superglueing them from the back!?
2) Then what does 'Pinside' recommend:
A) Leave it and or install playfield protector?
B) Remove chipped decals and add new ones (If so, which ones)?
C) Repair what's left of decals with touch up paintjob and 2PAC as described by VID?
D) or...?

Any help is deeply appreciated, thank you.

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#6641 4 years ago

I know, but let me elaborate:

First of all, is it a doable project for a newbie?

And second of all, if I move on which 'strategy would be the right one:

Quoted from Adams_Tales:

B) Remove chipped decals and add new ones (If so, which ones)?
C) Repair what's left of decals with touch up paintjob and 2PAC as described by VID?

#6649 4 years ago
Quoted from pinballinreno:

It's very doable.
It just takes time and patience.
This thread is all you need.
Start at the beginning and read it.

Ok, thanks, that comforts me. I will go for the full read of this thread then.

Quoted from harryhoudini:

I did it, I'm a noob. If decals are available, I'd do that. I am doing it now on my TOM. IF not then you make your own or worse case airbrush them back on with stencils.

Ok, thank you very much for the advice. Decals are available (see attached). Do they normally colormatch (Wet Willies)? And the missing colors on the artwork; yellow, white and light blue, would you airbrush those before or after applying decal?
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