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Indiana Jones Restoration..."Finished"
Wade:
Enjoy the process while it's interesting. I have only done a few 90's pin shop jobs, but I'm not looking forward to ever doing one again. The end result is nice and something to be proud of, but the time involved is ridiculous unless you really just love to do it. I could do so many bigger, more useful things in the same amount of time. About halfway through, the fun and excitement is over and I just want it to be finished. I guess it was good while I found it interesting, but now it's just a chore. There's my downer for the day. ;)
This should end up really nice. The clearcoat will look awesome. I've never gone that far with a restoration but I see the appeal in the finished product.
Wade
koolmoecraig:
--- Quote from: Wade on September 23, 2008, 11:12:57 am ---Enjoy the process while it's interesting. I have only done a few 90's pin shop jobs, but I'm not looking forward to ever doing one again. The end result is nice and something to be proud of, but the time involved is ridiculous unless you really just love to do it. I could do so many bigger, more useful things in the same amount of time. About halfway through, the fun and excitement is over and I just want it to be finished. I guess it was good while I found it interesting, but now it's just a chore. There's my downer for the day. ;)
This should end up really nice. The clearcoat will look awesome. I've never gone that far with a restoration but I see the appeal in the finished product.
Wade
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You nailed it right on the head. I'm already over it. I thought posting my progress on here might make it fun again!
I doubt I will ever do one again. The fact that I'm doing this in my 2 bedroom condo without a garage makes it even worse.
koolmoecraig:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on September 23, 2008, 03:05:03 pm ---Next time do a machine that didn't already start off "fairly new" and "in nice shape".
;)
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This one was actually "The best one I've ever seen!"
Wade:
--- Quote from: koolmoecraig on September 23, 2008, 02:37:47 pm ---
--- Quote from: Wade on September 23, 2008, 11:12:57 am ---Enjoy the process while it's interesting. I have only done a few 90's pin shop jobs, but I'm not looking forward to ever doing one again. The end result is nice and something to be proud of, but the time involved is ridiculous unless you really just love to do it. I could do so many bigger, more useful things in the same amount of time. About halfway through, the fun and excitement is over and I just want it to be finished. I guess it was good while I found it interesting, but now it's just a chore. There's my downer for the day. ;)
This should end up really nice. The clearcoat will look awesome. I've never gone that far with a restoration but I see the appeal in the finished product.
Wade
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You nailed it right on the head. I'm already over it. I thought posting my progress on here might make it fun again!
I doubt I will ever do one again. The fact that I'm doing this in my 2 bedroom condo without a garage makes it even worse.
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But on the other hand... You'll have a super nice pin, if you can just keep it and be happy with it and don't sell/trade it for something else that needs work then you'd probably end up happier in the long run. That's part of my problem, I tend to give up good games and pick up more projects. I've decided the best thing would be to just keep 1 or 2 super nice pins and be happy. Fix what breaks and wipe them down occasionally. Get "new game" kicks by playing other collectors games or going to shows/arcades.
Wade
koolmoecraig:
After tackling this project, the $2-$3000 that High End Pins charges for a complete restoration is flat out cheap.
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