Pinball Restoration Blog
Shipping a Pin
Here is a Link to instructions on how to ship a pinball machine. Good info if you are sending other than Via NAVL Here’s some more advice from John Wart via RGP: Here’s a...
More Playfield tips
Dave Pauk Posted this Playfield restoration tips to RGP Good info I’ve recently embarked upon reviving the playfield on my SO76. When I first got the game 2 years ago, I did some spot...
Thinking of getting a PinPan.
Over on on RGP Joe’s Pinball posted a new tool called a PinPan Tempted… I’m very tempted….
A video from the days of yore.
Here’s a nice little video of the arcades in the 80’s. Alas, I can’t remember any of it.
To clear coat or not to clear coat?
In a discussion on RGP wether automotive clear coating of playfields is causing ghosting (milky Chris Hutchins posted a PF before it was Clear coated, showing ghosting happens anyways. http://christopherhutchins.com/gallery/album02/8_G http://christopherhutchins.com/gallery/album19/7_G http://christopherhutchins.com/gallery/album19/8_G
Paint for Cabinets
Pinball Universe has a nice listing of paints they sell for touchups to your cabinet.
The Handy Man Can.
I was perusing Rec.Games.Pinball when this story was mentioned. I wish someone would do this for me Mundy said he realized right away that he couldn’t pass up a pinball machine for $20. Since...
Best way to repair playfield damage
From: Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Subject: Re: Best way to repair playfield damage Lensman wrote: > Going to have to fix this wear mark as part of restoring this pin. > This is my first cosmetic...
Will Clearcoat Darken the Touchups?
Subject: Re: does clearcoating darken touchups ? mike hooker wrote: > will clearcoating make it > appear darker than not clearcoating? Yes. I have found, group please dorrect me if I’m wrong, if you...