Category: Restoration

Heatsinks for BR1 and BR2 on WPC games

Heatsinks for BR1 and BR2 on WPC games

From: “PT” Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: Re: Heatsinks for BR1 and BR2 on WPC games Have you tried PBR? The part number is 01-10572 (I think). Its a tough size to find. The tall caps...

Lock Bar Repair

Lock Bar Repair

From: “Lloyd Olson” Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: Re: lock down bar You might consider just inserting carriage bolts in the holes so you don’t have an unsightly bar across the front and the holes are...

Tech: Simple Shadow Wireform Switch Fix

Tech: Simple Shadow Wireform Switch Fix

From: Rick Swanson Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: Tech: Simple Shadow Wireform Switch Fix My Shadow has the problem that when you shoot the left Phurba ramp the right side wireform switch doesn’t always register that...

Target Foam

Target Foam

From: Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: Re: forget milk – got target foam? Weather stripping commonly found in Home Depot is just fine for this. Cit to size and peel away. The key here is prep....

Regraining Metal

Regraining Metal

From: “Bryan Kelly” Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: Re: Ramp regraining question for our Top Notch Restoration Experts like Bryan Kelly and Company Tell ya what, Mike, you’ll do the job a lot faster and end...

More TAF Magnet Mod

More TAF Magnet Mod

From: “Mamushka” Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: TAF magnet fuse mod works. This is just empirical data but it looks like the TAF magnet fuse mod works (I Googled and could find no one that verified...

Dry Cabinet Application

Dry Cabinet Application

From: Robert Winter Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: HOWTO: Cabinet decals using the dry method Since I’ve documented my method of applying decals using the “wet” technique, I thought it was only fair to do the...

MM Restoration Pictures

MM Restoration Pictures

From: “Bryan Kelly” Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: MM cabinet prep pics are up I’m working on my MM restoration and thought I’d take some pics of what I do when restoring a cabinet. Most of...

PinMame in STTNG Cabinet

PinMame in STTNG Cabinet

From: “D Peeples” Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: OT – Kinda – MAME in a STTNG cab. Found this interesting. http://home.comcast.net/~ataritoday/wsb/html/view.cgi-home.html-.html Dave

Cabinet decals using the dry method

Cabinet decals using the dry method

From: Robert Winter Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: HOWTO: Cabinet decals using the dry method Since I’ve documented my method of applying decals using the “wet” technique, I thought it was only fair to do the...

Marking Your Pin

Marking Your Pin

From: Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: Re: Stolen Pin – Keep your eyes open Yup, good idea, I was thinking of the same thing. On a few really high end refurbishing jobs, I put some info...

Twilight Zone Maintenance

Twilight Zone Maintenance

From: rondondo Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: Re: TZ Observations After 3 Months of Ownership I just finished another TZ and I will admit that of all of the games I shop, and it’s a LOT...

Reducing FishTales Topper Noise

Reducing FishTales Topper Noise

From: “The_Black_Knight” Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: Re: FT Topper is Killing Me There are several ways, to quite the noise, but still have the effect. 1) Install a rubber stopper to the tip of the...

Big Time Cabinets Update

Big Time Cabinets Update

From: “Chris Munson” Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: BIG TIME CABINETS – MANY UPDATES Hello all: Been a busy summer so far, with hot temps in Texas (near 100 degrees several days) and plenty of activity...