Arcade Collecting > Pinball
I finally got a pin...RESTORED AND LOVING IT.
Wade:
--- Quote from: shardian on September 23, 2008, 10:47:51 am ---I thought about the Testors enamels, but I don't have much faith in getting a good match with limited color selections. The acrylics were really cheap, so I could get multiple shades of the 4 base colors. As to clearcoating, I'll be doing the whole thing. After magic eraser-ing a whole playfield, brushing on a bit of clear coat should be a walk in the park! ;D
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Are you going to light sand the whole field? If coating the whole thing, I think I'd do that.
Wade
shardian:
Yep. VERY light sanding. I don't know how much more it can take! Also gonna give it a few more wipe=downs with 91% alcohol, just to make sure it is really clean.
Wade:
--- Quote from: shardian on September 23, 2008, 11:01:19 am ---Yep. VERY light sanding. I don't know how much more it can take! Also gonna give it a few more wipe=downs with 91% alcohol, just to make sure it is really clean.
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So are you going to put a coat or two of clear on it before starting the touchups, so you can wipe them off and re-try if you run into problems or end up with the wrong colors? Seems like a pretty good idea to me.
Wade
shardian:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on September 23, 2008, 11:17:08 am ---
(personally, though, I'd probably leave that Charlie's Angels alone)
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You really think so? Why do you say that - because it isn't worth the effort, or because it is only minor wear? The main reason I am going all-out is for the learning aspect. Skipping the touch-ups doesn't teach me anything.
I wasn't planning on clearing before touching up. I'll do all of my color matching( including dry/clear coated test) off of the playfield. I should be able to go right at it without worrying about bad colors. Even if it isn't 100% close, it will be good enough for me.
shardian:
I did some testing last night, and it appears I have straight from the bottle matches on at least 2 colors. The blue is a dead ringer, the orange and magenta are a bit too dark, and the yellow is probably okay because the PF yellow varies.
I painted several coats onto some scrap pine that had the same color as the playfield wood. I still need to spray my tests with clear to verify my results. I've seen them wet, but the clear will give me a better idea.
I also used a paint marker to touch up all the black insert surrounds. Just doing that really makes the art pop! I did notice that most of the inserts aren't 100% level with the PF, but I really don't care. The way Gottlieb inserts are done makes it really difficult to mess with them. If I feel like it, I'll fill them up with a bit of clear before doing the whole playfield. Probably would cause more problems than it is worth though.
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