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1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
« on: August 15, 2008, 09:44:05 am »
Got some parts from Marco Specialties in the mail yesterday, so I'll probably work on this over the weekend, so expect some progress pics soon.  Bought a rubber kit, 3 boxes of #44 bulbs, a couple of new pinballs, and some Novus #2.   :applaud:

I need to go find some 3M Safe-t-strip, someone painted black over the original body of the pin.  somunny and I discovered this when he helped me bring it home.

Need to replace the power cord, too.  It looks like it's original, and its starting to get pretty frayed in places.
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Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2008, 01:42:44 am »
My supervisor:

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Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2008, 01:44:17 am »
Topglass off...

You can see the rubber crumbling in some places.
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Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2008, 01:45:28 am »
Playfield plastics taken off
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Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2008, 01:46:26 am »
Any idea how to fix this?  I've looked for replacement plastics, can't find any...

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Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2008, 01:50:44 am »
Some inside shots.  I love these old EM pins!
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Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2008, 01:51:37 am »
More:
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Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2008, 01:52:36 am »
Still more:

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Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2008, 01:53:35 am »
Can you believe the counter on this?  Amazing!
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Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2008, 01:56:54 am »
Not doing a "full shop" right now.  I don't have the space to dedicate to take this apart and leave it for a period of time.  Once we buy a house, that will be a different story.  So...  cleaned up the playfield some (it was very dirty!), replaced all the rubber, and replaced burnt-out bulbs:

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Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2008, 01:58:09 am »
Still under warranty?  Lol...

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Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
« Reply #11 on: August 17, 2008, 02:00:04 am »
Back together... looks good, and plays 100% better now, much better action all around

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Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
« Reply #12 on: August 17, 2008, 02:01:32 am »
Backglass looks pretty good, too.  Not bad for a 36 year old pin!

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Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
« Reply #13 on: August 17, 2008, 09:07:50 am »
Quote from: HarumaN on August 17, 2008, 01:46:26 am
Any idea how to fix this?  I've looked for replacement plastics, can't find any...


Scan the plastic and cut your own.  There are a few tutorials out there on how to print on decals for pinball plastics.  You have all of the graphics so you should be all set.
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Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
« Reply #14 on: August 17, 2008, 12:47:39 pm »
great pictures! The guts to an EM never cease to amaze me...
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Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
« Reply #15 on: August 20, 2008, 11:07:26 am »
Quote from: Mauzy on August 17, 2008, 12:47:39 pm
great pictures! The guts to an EM never cease to amaze me...

Thanks!  I know what you mean.  Sometimes I like to open it up, just to look at all the parts inside.  Even better, I bought it at a great price at a superauctions, in working condition.  :cheers:
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Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
« Reply #16 on: August 20, 2008, 12:04:07 pm »
Photography hint:

Take the playfield glass off when you photograph the playfield.
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Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
« Reply #17 on: August 20, 2008, 12:05:47 pm »
Quote from: Ken Layton on August 20, 2008, 12:04:07 pm
Photography hint:

Take the playfield glass off when you photograph the playfield.

Yeah, that would probably help.   :D
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