Quoted from jonny_eh

How much to touch up this?

..for those who ever wondered about the purpose of mylar....



Steph

Wow... I have barely started and I am already expanding!! Due to great demand, I have decided to turn my empty gameroom into a storage area and pinball playfield touch-up area. Playfield stripping and cleaning as well as cab painting will be done in the workshop upstairs.

The reason? 6 complete pins coming in on Thursday!!! And the beauty of it is that one stays! I worked out a deal and I keep a PINBOT!  

So I won't be so bored anymore!!!

Quoted from Sparky

Wow... I have barely started and I am already expanding!! Due to great demand, I have decided to turn my empty gameroom into a storage area and pinball playfield touch-up area. Playfield stripping and cleaning as well as cab painting will be done in the workshop upstairs.

The reason? 6 complete pins coming in on Thursday!!! And the beauty of it is that one stays! I worked out a deal and I keep a PINBOT!  

So I won't be so bored anymore!!!

Pinbot is a great game!!!  Why I sold this game to macak????    

Just for reference's sake, I don't want to post every project that I get done (unless you want me to...    ) but here is a pic of a Silverball Mania playfield I got from Monkeybug. A member came here recently and saw it, saying there was no way in hell I was going to clean that due to it being very dirty.

WRONGO!

Let this be a tip to all that think that their playfield can't be cleaned and salvaged... When I am through with this one, it will shine more than the chrome off of a 20-inch spinner mag on a pimped-out Escalade...

5 minutes of scrubbing, here is what I got. Left side is cleaned:

Quoted from Sparky

5 minutes of scrubbing, here is what I got. Left side is cleaned:

Sweat.  So simply just magic eraser and rubbing alcohol.  How much paint do you lift while scrubbing.   On the Sinbad you cleaned for me - I did some magic-erase + alchohol but I was too nervous as the erase was turning orange from the paint.

I like seeing the projects personally.

Quoted from Tuborg

Sweat.  So simply just magic eraser and rubbing alcohol.  How much paint do you lift while scrubbing.   On the Sinbad you cleaned for me - I did some magic-erase + alchohol but I was too nervous as the erase was turning orange from the paint.

I like seeing the projects personally.

There lies the compromise... either lots of touch-ups but the rest that is there is clean, or all the paint stays but looks bad.

... first clearcoating batch is curing in my basement. I had a few issues with fish-eyes on the older playfields (probably some wax or contaminant left over) but I fixed it. I have also decided to use a higher quality clearcoat than I used previously on some test fields. The clear is a bit pricey, but it comes out like a mirror. VERY nice.

I will take a couple of pics when I am satisfied that they are done.

Let me know when I can come and pick up the whole thing ... althought Medvet: when are you planning the trip?!

Quoted from Sparky

... first clearcoating batch is curing in my basement.
I have also decided to use a higher quality clearcoat than I used previously on some test fields.
The clear is a bit pricey, but it comes out like a mirror. VERY nice.

I will take a couple of pics when I am satisfied that they are done.

I'm "tingling" with anticipation to see my LOTR !



Steph

Quoted from Steph

I'm "tingling" with anticipation to see my LOTR !



Steph

That is the last one I am doing... tonight! Due to minor issues with contaminants on the older playfields, I want to make sure I have everything perfect before doing that one, as well as AlienAgent's Pinball Magic and Addams Family and Adam's TSPP. I don't want to see a damn fisheye or bubble anywhere. But I expect it to be flawless, never having been waxed or rubbed with any compound. The older pins are trickier. I will be washing way more thoroughly. I scrubbed Monkeybug's Silverball Mania and BattlezoneMan's Black Pyramid real good so those should be easier.

Quoted from Sparky

That is the last one I am doing... tonight! Due to minor issues with contaminants on the older playfields, I want to make sure I have everything perfect before doing that one, as well as AlienAgent's Pinball Magic and Addams Family and Adam's TSPP. I don't want to see a damn fisheye or bubble anywhere. But I expect it to be flawless, never having been waxed or rubbed with any compound. The older pins are trickier. I will be washing way more thoroughly. I scrubbed Monkeybug's Silverball Mania and BattlezoneMan's Black Pyramid real good so those should be easier.

What my Sinbad was the sacrificial playfield?      I'm sure it looks awesome Ian - and either way I'll be happy - and glad you are learning through the process.   I'm not sure how you could have cleaned up  Sinbad anymore without going to the whitewood?

Anxious to see the results, too.

Quoted from Tuborg

What my Sinbad was the sacrificial playfield?      I'm sure it looks awesome Ian - and either way I'll be happy - and glad you are learning through the process.   I'm not sure how you could have cleaned up  Sinbad anymore without going to the whitewood?

Anxious to see the results, too.

Yes and no. Yes, your playfield was a test. It is why I am paying half of the costs of clearcoating it and no charged labor. No because I corrected the problem. It looks very good.