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New pinball restoration - 1969 Gottlieb Road Race EM
Dazz:
Yea! New parts started arriving. The first order of several has arrived.
New Rubber Kit, new flippers, new lane dividers, new posts, new pinballs and playfield cleaner/polish.
New pinballs! This machine hasn't seen new balls since 1969. I'm sure she'll love to have new balls rolling around on her (hopefully) nice shiny playfield surface.
Old lane dividers and post vs. New lane dividers and posts!
Steve Young's Pinball Resource is definitely the place to go for EM replacement parts!
Pinball Wizard:
I have a 1969 Seven Up pinball and the playfield was filthy as can be. I lightly used a magic eraser and it took most crud up with ease. Just have to be careful not to use it too hard or you'll strip the paint right off of it. Haven't novused that playfield yet but from experience on all other pinballs novus will do it a wonder.
Dazz:
What is this magic eraser that you guys keep speaking of? Are you talking about the Mr. Clean stuff?
HaRuMaN:
--- Quote from: Dazz on August 17, 2010, 05:12:39 pm ---What is this magic eraser that you guys keep speaking of? Are you talking about the Mr. Clean stuff?
--- End quote ---
It's a sponge-like thing you can use to take marker off wall, etc. Its basically a micro-abrasion pad. You can find in the cleaning section of grocery stores.
Dazz:
Added a couple pics on the first post. Not sure why they weren't there previously.
I started cleaning the side of the cabinet a little this afternoon to see if it's going to clean up or need re-painting.
I picked up some Mean Green cleaner as suggested on the EM Repair site. This shot you can see the before and after result of the cleaning.
I was afraid that the years of yellowing the cabinet would never come out. This shot was only after 5 minutes of work! I think this looks damn good and not too bad after 40+ years. I'm not going to worry too much about where the paint has flaked off... I think that gives more character to the machine.
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