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Thanks! I think it will tie the whole project together.

@@LeebosPinball by the way, don’t let any commenters give you too much guff about refinishing the cabinet. You can always blame me.

@@jason_hundleyhaha!

@@jason_hundley the Pindoc has some skilz! ;-)

@@LeebosPinball definitely a good guy to have on your side.

Hmm… sorry, I’m not sure what you’re referring to. Can you tell me more specifically what and where you mean? Glad to help; just not sure what you’re referring to.

@@LeebosPinball alright since I commented I got the front bar off and see how we can slide the glass out. Once we do that will it be obvious how to lift the play field up?

@@LeebosPinball my dad and I will probably try removing the glass tomorrow and poking around for release levers to lift the game field if you have any pointers!

@@elizabethpederson4560 ooohhh… ok, now I know what you meant. Sounds like you found the lock bar release; after lifting the lock bar, the glass slides off. It might be a little tight as the channels can get dirty. Once the glass is off, to lift the playfield, there is a latch bar inside the cabinet to pull forward. While pulling that bar forward, lift the playfield. There is then a prop rod to hold it open. Hope that helps. Let me know!

@@LeebosPinball thank you!! I took a screen shot from one of your videos and think I see the release bar inside left hand side. I will give you an update tomorrow! Thanks for posting all of these videos. The score motor is running continuously (same as your video #9 around minute 10). Researching sounds like there are several possibilities why but hoping to figure it out. Then probably should follow all of your cleaning instructions :)

@@mazzg1966 yeah, matching colors is definitely tricky. The green didn’t match perfect, but reasonably close. I figured that would be the case which is why I decided to repaint that whole green section… just enough separation to other main green areas not to tell much difference. Yeah, stay tuned for the next episode. It may be a little while before it gets posted (I haven’t filmed it yet). But to add to the hint, it is related to some of the cabinet scrubbing work in a much earlier video. ;-) ;-) ;-)

@@ou812grn thanks. It’s a 2 part automotive clear coat. I’ve pinged the PinDoc to see specifically which one but I think it has working time of a few hours once mixed.

@@LeebosPinball, thank you!

@@jason_hundley oh you just wait! We’re not done quite yet! ;-). And yeah, it definitely still needs the shake down to fine tune switches, saucers, etc…. It’s coming along.

@@MRNBricks it’s a Cricut cutting machine; not sure which model. Vinyl material and a lightweight cutting mat. Images drawn from photos, letters usually not drawn but similar font found to recreate close to original.

@@mazzg1966 oh yes, life has been busy! Trying to keep up with the pinball projects along the way. That AFM is pretty incredible. Way more details than what I covered. I should probably showcase his other games. AFM is sort of his holy grail. I doubt he’ll ever sell so hard to put a price on it.

@@jason_hundley it’s coming along!

@@MRNBricks yeah, good suggestion. I’ll do that at some point when I’m going to be buffing again.

Not really. If you look at some of my later episodes, you’ll see it with what I removed, but I basically took footage I used for YT videos and not really too many still photos.

@@LeebosPinball Cheers.

@@AJJ_Bros thanks!

@@mazzg1966 Thanks!

There is a trick with soaking the plastics in hydrogen peroxide and ultraviolet light (sunlight works). I tried that once on a spare set of plastics on a Harlem Globtrotters and it worked to lighten the yellowed clear areas, but it also faded all the artwork effectively ruining them. So, I haven’t tried that again. Especially won’t for a game that doesn’t have new plastics available.

Did you make that rotating playfield stand?

@@wardkirkwood2024 no, that came from PinDoc Restorations. Here’s his store on pinside: pinside.com/pinball/shops/shop/1236-pindoc-restorations

@@pezjohnson thanks!!

Glad to. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@MRNBricks thanks. Yep, aware of the alcohol being a solvent… gotta be careful not to go too far. If so and all the through clear coat, the color would show up on buffing rags.

I really like adding the OCD boards. It can be a little pricey doing both the GI and controlled LEDs, and the effect is kinda subtle but over a long period of time, it’s so much better having the lights operate smoothly w/o all the flicker.

@@mazzg1966 thanks buddy! This is such a great project. It’s coming along one step at a time. End result should be a really nice game with a LOT of good play ahead.

@@jason_hundley more to come Guido! We’ll fix that green area later. On to standups and more. Stay tuned.

Thanks. I think the PinDoc and I will revisit the little green area again. But for the most part, the rest of the playfield looks good to go.

It definitely looks a lot better. You can tell if you look for it, but overall way better than big areas of missing paint.

Thanks and good tip on the tite bond.

Thanks! Next episode I’ll show how the clear areas turned out. I’ll video as I do some buffing. New drop targets too in the next video.

Haha… well, it’s coming along. Aside from the drop target work, next up is going to involve blending out the clear coat from the repaired areas into the rest of the playfield. I’m really happy with how the stenciled area turned out. The lettering looked pretty sweet.

@@LeebosPinball I agree!! Totally pleased.

@@jamescrowley6549 most of the parts I bought for this game were from Pinball Resource.

@@pezjohnson it does wonders. Great tool to have for a lot of metal pinball parts. I also use Mothers Mag and Aluminum polish after polishing on a buffing wheel to further bring out a shine and smoothness (then wipe off residue with rubbing alcohol).

@@mazzg1966 Thanks a bunch! I try to keep the videos around 10-15 minutes so they don’t get too boring, plus it keeps up with the highlights of what I’m working on. Not only that, but every video I capture and process is on an iPhone and iMovie likes to choke saying I’m low on memory (when I’m far from it). Hopefully in time I’ll have that fixed. ;-). Thanks again for the kind comments!

@@chuckufarley5884 very cool tip! The problem mostly went away but on occasion would surface. The owner found another problem in the coin door I missed and I think that may have fixed it. Dunno the details but I think it’s playing fine now. Good tip though; thanks for passing along. I’ll let the owner know.

@@jason_hundley progress has already started! Next video should be interesting.

@@dce21b59 shhhh… I’m his lost, crazy twin brother addicted to pinball. ;-)

Yeah, it’s a challenge for sure. There are some games I’ve come across that are just a bit too wide and I prefer a little tighter gap. But, that’s part of it and part of the time period I think. Still a basic yet very fun game.

Yep, the coil had a major meltdown.

@@mazzg1966 thanks man!!!! Happy July 4th to you too!

@@Experternas yes, all three great games! That Radical there is quite awesome. The guy that restored it is from Italy; he brought it to the Chicago Pinball Expo last year before it landed at Past Times. The detail involved is nuts. I happen to own a Junk Yard (actually my sons). It’s apparently one of the few early production games that has an electromagnet under the wrecking ball, though I don’t know that the code ever energizes it. Very fun game.

That radical is literally one of the best in the world. It was professionally rated after its restoration by an appraiser. It has the highest rating possible. Even if you are not a fan of the game it is worth checking out.

They take amazing care of their machines. While they are open to the public thurs-sunday, they are still doing maintenance on the other days. I wish I lived closer as well. I am 75 minutes away, but I still try to drive down once a month. It's a great place to visit even if you are not a big pinball fan.

@@BootsORiley Awesome!!! Thanks man