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Arcade Collecting => Pinball => Topic started by: HaRuMaN on August 15, 2008, 09:44:05 am

Title: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
Post by: HaRuMaN 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.

Title: Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
Post by: HaRuMaN on August 17, 2008, 01:42:44 am

My supervisor:

Title: Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
Post by: HaRuMaN on August 17, 2008, 01:44:17 am

Topglass off...

You can see the rubber crumbling in some places.

Title: Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
Post by: HaRuMaN on August 17, 2008, 01:45:28 am

Playfield plastics taken off

Title: Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
Post by: 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...

Title: Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
Post by: HaRuMaN on August 17, 2008, 01:50:44 am

Some inside shots.  I love these old EM pins!

Title: Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
Post by: HaRuMaN on August 17, 2008, 01:51:37 am

More:

Title: Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
Post by: HaRuMaN on August 17, 2008, 01:52:36 am

Still more:

Title: Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
Post by: HaRuMaN on August 17, 2008, 01:53:35 am

Can you believe the counter on this?  Amazing!

Title: Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
Post by: HaRuMaN 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:

Title: Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
Post by: HaRuMaN on August 17, 2008, 01:58:09 am

Still under warranty?  Lol...

Title: Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
Post by: HaRuMaN on August 17, 2008, 02:00:04 am

Back together... looks good, and plays 100% better now, much better action all around

Title: Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
Post by: HaRuMaN on August 17, 2008, 02:01:32 am

Backglass looks pretty good, too.  Not bad for a 36 year old pin!

Title: Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
Post by: ChadTower 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.

Title: Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
Post by: Mauzy on August 17, 2008, 12:47:39 pm

great pictures! The guts to an EM never cease to amaze me...

Title: Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
Post by: HaRuMaN 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:

Title: Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
Post by: Ken Layton on August 20, 2008, 12:04:07 pm

Photography hint:

Take the playfield glass off when you photograph the playfield.

Title: Re: 1972 Williams Spanish Eyes Cleanup / Restoration
Post by: HaRuMaN 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