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Question: Why not just remove the entire star assembly (the white star and the red outer part) when doing this and then put the whole insert back in? Just curious -- I'm sure there's a good reason.
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Is the process to:
1. Unscrew one of the two switch screws on the switch below each star-rollover to swing them out of the way
2. Clip off the neck of the white star and push it out through the top
3. Gently heat the remaining portion of the old rollover with a hair-dryer or heat gun to loosen it a bit
4. Take a wide screwdriver or other tool and, with a cloth inserted in between it and the old red portion of the rollover, gently tap it out from underneath?
5. Then after you're done with the playfield glue the new ones in flush
6. Swing the switches back into position and screw in the screws.
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1 month later
Hi Vid, I recently bought a nice 1976 Target Alpha. The playfield is in very good shape with one small exception (shown below). At some point in its life, someone put a post with a small rubber on it right between the flippers (presumably) to make it less likely for the ball to drain on the frequent long drops from the top of the playfield.
I've removed the post, but am not sure what to do here. I would like to fill the hole and then maybe incorporate that small circle into the artwork somehow to make it inconspicuous (maybe continue the red design outlined in black up and around that circle?). Or just fill it and try to match that natural wood color as closely as possible.
Target Alpha, apparently, is a different kind of playfield material (or coating maybe?)? I'm sure you're familiar with it. Any thoughts on how to approach this one?
Ok and what kind of epoxy do you recommend? Anything specific? For the graphic, I was thinking I could create a water-slide decal of a circle the right size with a black key-line and that red in the middle.
Quoted from vid1900:I use "Two Head" boat epoxy, but any will work.
Why not just make a larger red diamond and keep it stock looking?
I like the idea of keeping it stock looking. Will attempt that with a decal. On the epoxy, would that be strongly preferable to using something like "plastic wood" and just injecting a bit of it into the hole with a syringe or something?
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