Ron, I know you don't consider yourself an artist by trade, but you definitely have an eye for boundaries. I didn't see pencil marks on the primer to show you where one colour starts and another one ends, the curvature of the bowling ball, etc. You are definitely skilled. I wish I had your steady hand. Your colour match technique is amazing, despite how "off" you may be, it shows you have a lot of practice getting the colour you want without too much trial and error. That shows a great understanding of light and colour in general. You guys do great work! Keep these videos coming!
You couldn't have asked for a better font to repaint than the Strike Value font. Nice work. Bally never lets me down. They invented the Hooters chick before Hooters. All the perfect angles...LOL This one looked 100% better after Joe cleaned it. Mylar installed wrong is a total PITA! The machine looks great as always.
I was thinking that too when I was doing it, damn, I wish they all used this font that's slightly crooked and curvy, LOL I didn't notice until after I was done, though, that the E I was repainting was over on the end of "value" so I could have made it a lot closer but you know, little things :)
Commenting before you do a dang thing with the paint. You have given me the confidence to touch up random indoor and outdoor things with acrylic paint and rattle can Clear coat. Knowing your humbleness... appreciate the fact that I don't know what the heck I am doing. So random viewer reading this.... give it a shot. It probably won't look factory.. but if it looks good to you "F" orget about the haters and enjoy!!!!
Ron, that is really some fine painting that you do. I think you do an incredible job on these. Then Joey comes in at the end with the wax, lamps and rubbers to claim victory.
Hey Ronnie. … my prediction came true! It turned out fantastic. I think it’s great how you and Joey work together, like a tag team, on these machines. It must be good for you both to come in on any day to see what the other has been able to achieve. … One of your greatest hits for sure.
This was impressive, and there is another video that I thought was impressive. It was similar to the bowling ball, but it was an entire planet, and Ron had to make a lot of choices. That was an even larger destroyed area, and to make it worse, the original screen printing used half-toning. So there is no way you can get an exact match, and Ron did an impressive job there too. I also like what he did with the machine that fell through the floor and was the victim of an attempted gun homicide. Hey, it was shot execution-style too, in the back of the head. In a way, he improved on the color scheme with that one. And don't forget the arcade game with the hole kicked in the side. Joe did a good job fixing the hole and Ron did a good job repainting it.
I watch them all - this is a really good one. It looks so much better. You know - now you will have to remove ALL the bad mylar since you made it look easy :P Thanks again
I was waiting for this table to be done and ready to sell... and it sold by the time you'd posted the first video. This table is a favorite from my childhood, I'll know better next time to not wait if something I want is in the "on deck circle".
Yes Matt if you do see one you're interested in, shoot us an email and we'll contact you when it gets ready and see if you're still interested... We try to show off the games that are coming up in the videos, we had a guy who had asked about this one awhile back and so we contacted him and he came by and bought it like the first day it was done! Thank you for watching Matt!!!!
Wow Ronnie, you never fail to impress. Great job! I saw a guy doing a large area using acrylic, and he adds just a touch of acrylic extender saying that it helps hide brush strokes. Have you ever heard or tried that? Thank again for another great video! ✌️
Yes, it essentially slows the drying a bit and allows the paint to lay down flatter… and the thin primer coat really helps to keep the pigment from stacking.
So awesome. I love older electronics. So many people say just throw it out, why would you keep that There are 2 types of people The ones who cherish the past and the ones who throw it away
It is like with tube radios. One company promoted the idea of smashing those for fun, and many sets were lost that way. I sometimes watch Mr. Carlson's Lab where he repairs those. I like the one where he mixed old and new tech to upgrade an old guitar amp. The initial problem was arcing in the rectifier tubes as well as some messed up wiring from someone else messing inside it. It needed capacitors he couldn't find, so he used 2 groups of 2 in series to bring the capacitance down to the specs. And he made a module for the capacitors. As for why the rectifiers were arcing, he created a solid-state watchdog unit for that. Part of the design problem was that the rectifier tubes came up before the others, so he created a board to delay the rectifiers from powering up by putting a relay in series with the filaments. So if the other tubes weren't up or the voltage was too high, it would kill the power. Mr. Carlson also invented a capacitor tester to find the polarity of film capacitors. Those are often marked wrong at the factory, and most folks don't know they are polarized. For some circuits, knowing this is important if you want to keep the noise down.
What a joy it is to watch a true artist at work. I feel like I just watched Monet painting water lilies, or maybe Bob Ross laying down some happy little trees. Strong work!
Hey, you are a sothpaw👍. Think that lefthanders are more up to the job. After seeing a ton of your youtubevideos i am a real fan. Greetings from another ”southpaw”😀
Great job; I think it looks amazing! Given how you found it; you've given this classic a second chance at life...and don't let nitpickers get in your head LOL!
Ron, I still love seeing you work your skills on these machines. i know it's not perfect but it's certainly more then good enough. I always like watching and giving thumbs up!
Game came out good it's presentable from a distance it looks great! But at this point in the game's life it's not going to be probably in a commercial setting anymore so it's not going to get the constant play that you would if it was in an arcade. So it should stand up for quite a while great job 👍
You're right, Ron. Usually, the color black IS a very dark blue. Hell, the iron-ball paint they used on the old SR-71 spy plane was a very dark blue. It shows up as a very blue in some photographs, especially under intense sunlight. In normal lighting, the plane appears black or an intense indigo color that some people can't see is very dark blue! Sometimes, though, especially with markers, it can run out violet (purple to you plebeians!) or even brown. Most markers aren't what you'd call "archival quality" and do fade. Only something like a paint market would be permanent and hold up decently for years or decades. Anytime you use a metallic marker, it's really more of a paint applier. I recently used a gold-leaf quality marker to paint a joystick lever dustwasher a solid gold for a personal customization project. I haven't bought the joystick (a Hori model) yet but it's in the future and I've already designed the faceplate artwork for this! The gold marker worked pretty well on the dustwasher after I stripped the top coat of gloss on the dustwasher. Any kind of gloss coat can keep the paint from adhering well to the plastic. In this case, I believe the gold paint was an enamel-type, not a vinyl/acrylic type paint like what's used for animation cels and even the front metal door of your home! That gold sure dried like an enamel! Under the right conditions OR if it has an air bubble, you can rip acrylic paint off like tape!
Fabulous stuff - as ever. Loving seeing this come back to full glory. Nice work... (I always search the kitchen for a round bowl / jar / mug for any circles!)
Your lettering was on-point, that's your best lettering to date from what I can remember, I really think this is one of your best, it's not perfect, but it was incredibly difficult, if I didn't know I wouldn't be able to tell either, that's the result you want. 👏
I thought you said there was damage there after removing the mylar? :P But in all seriousness, that looks fantastic compared to what it was pre and immediately after removing the mylar.
Amazing work matching the colors. Just pops after all that tedious work. These machines will live for quite some time. That "pool ball" 11:46" makes it real, 👍
@@LyonsArcade Thank you so much. I will say though that close to the 5,000 machine I’m seeing on eBay but yeah that probably why it still for sale. Thank you for your time as always!!!
Wow man I love your work .I think the playfield looks awesome. I have always wanted to get a pinball machine and restore it. I am currently trying to work on some jukeboxes.
Like (mostly) everyone already said, great work fellas! That's a million miles from where you started. Had to chuckle at the comments on the previous video saying that was too far gone to save. Sorry Hans wrong guess! Looking forward to the next video, thanks!
Haha, thanks for showing us what you're using. :) And that looks really goddamn good. I would honestly say, it's not worth it to repaint a playfield to make it PERFECT. Just get a reproduction playfield or overlay. That looks TOTALLY presentable. Good job!
Your restoration videos are always excellent. A&W games, a local arcade that I frequented from the early 80s to late 90s always had odd jobs for me. When I was about 17 they asked me to repaint this exact pinball. Thanks for the video.
You worked a miracle on this one, Ron. Great game. I've had mine almost 10 years. Serious question, do you guys check in on games you've sold to see how the rattle can clear is holding up? I've thought about using your method for some small touchups, but wonder about longevity. Keep up the awesome work.
I've only had a few back in the shop after we painted them, and never saw any problems. Painting them with rattle can clear is a tried and true method though that people have been using on pinball playfields for decades, we didn't come up with that. It's not the best way to do it, the best way is automotive clear coats but if you're only doing a small spot this is the way to go in my opinion, and it's quick. It won't stick to anything with wax on it though so make sure all the wax has been removed, or the clear will just 'fish eye'.
It looks better than it did for sure. I'll be looking forward to the next video. You might have about 10 lights out (assuming the attract mode even exercises those), and you didn't get to the illumination board yet. It goes without saying that you will address all that. More than likely, the connector or the pins will be involved, and you might find some transistors are involved.
So most of it turned out to be bulbs and the rest was the connections. Only one SCR was involved, though it didn't result in a light going out, just working incorrectly.
Great job Ronnie, Man the paint looks great. All done by free hand can not believe that. How long did it dry before Joey put the wax on? Great series! See you on the next video.
Nice job that machine looks great. Love your videos they are well done and informational. I was wondering we’re do you get the music that is playing when you are painting the playing field almost sounds like jazz or something with techno music mixed in. Thanks for the great video.
i had the best time watching the paint dry on this channel!
I'm on vacation in Scotland right now. Even on vacation, my #1 go to viewing before bed is Ronnie. Excellent job!
Thanks for watching!
Ron, I know you don't consider yourself an artist by trade, but you definitely have an eye for boundaries. I didn't see pencil marks on the primer to show you where one colour starts and another one ends, the curvature of the bowling ball, etc. You are definitely skilled. I wish I had your steady hand. Your colour match technique is amazing, despite how "off" you may be, it shows you have a lot of practice getting the colour you want without too much trial and error. That shows a great understanding of light and colour in general.
You guys do great work! Keep these videos coming!
It always shocks me how good you are at freehand painting! Like, WOW!
You couldn't have asked for a better font to repaint than the Strike Value font. Nice work. Bally never lets me down. They invented the Hooters chick before Hooters. All the perfect angles...LOL This one looked 100% better after Joe cleaned it. Mylar installed wrong is a total PITA! The machine looks great as always.
I was thinking that too when I was doing it, damn, I wish they all used this font that's slightly crooked and curvy, LOL I didn't notice until after I was done, though, that the E I was repainting was over on the end of "value" so I could have made it a lot closer but you know, little things :)
Commenting before you do a dang thing with the paint. You have given me the confidence to touch up random indoor and outdoor things with acrylic paint and rattle can Clear coat. Knowing your humbleness... appreciate the fact that I don't know what the heck I am doing. So random viewer reading this.... give it a shot. It probably won't look factory.. but if it looks good to you "F" orget about the haters and enjoy!!!!
Thanks for watching Shawn!
The Bob Ross of arcade play fields.
Happy little bowling balls.
Ron, that is really some fine painting that you do. I think you do an incredible job on these. Then Joey comes in at the end with the wax, lamps and rubbers to claim victory.
Ron da Vinci at it again. Fantastic job. Thanks for the video...
Thank you Roy, see you on the next one!
Ladies and gentlemen. This is @Joe’s Classic Video Games with another cool pinball repair video.
I'm glad you filled in for me :)
Hey Ronnie. … my prediction came true! It turned out fantastic. I think it’s great how you and Joey work together, like a tag team, on these machines. It must be good for you both to come in on any day to see what the other has been able to achieve. …
One of your greatest hits for sure.
Dang, I think that's the most successful paint touch up jobs I've seen you do. That playfield definitely has a second life now! Well done sir.
This was impressive, and there is another video that I thought was impressive. It was similar to the bowling ball, but it was an entire planet, and Ron had to make a lot of choices. That was an even larger destroyed area, and to make it worse, the original screen printing used half-toning. So there is no way you can get an exact match, and Ron did an impressive job there too.
I also like what he did with the machine that fell through the floor and was the victim of an attempted gun homicide. Hey, it was shot execution-style too, in the back of the head. In a way, he improved on the color scheme with that one.
And don't forget the arcade game with the hole kicked in the side. Joe did a good job fixing the hole and Ron did a good job repainting it.
Another beautiful job by Ron "I am not an artist" (Leonardo da Vinci) Lyons!
I watch them all - this is a really good one. It looks so much better. You know - now you will have to remove ALL the bad mylar since you made it look easy :P Thanks again
I ain'tagonnadoit
@@LyonsArcade Mahahahahha!
I was waiting for this table to be done and ready to sell... and it sold by the time you'd posted the first video. This table is a favorite from my childhood, I'll know better next time to not wait if something I want is in the "on deck circle".
Yes Matt if you do see one you're interested in, shoot us an email and we'll contact you when it gets ready and see if you're still interested... We try to show off the games that are coming up in the videos, we had a guy who had asked about this one awhile back and so we contacted him and he came by and bought it like the first day it was done! Thank you for watching Matt!!!!
Oh no oh no ya missed a post rubber the post between the R and E pin targets,now that's time lost there...lol Amazing work on the touch ups yet again.
The playfield now pops, great work.
Wow Ronnie, you never fail to impress. Great job! I saw a guy doing a large area using acrylic, and he adds just a touch of acrylic extender saying that it helps hide brush strokes. Have you ever heard or tried that? Thank again for another great video! ✌️
Never heard of it!
@@LyonsArcade It comes in the same 2 Oz bottle as the paint does. I think it's essentially acrylic thinner.
Yes, it essentially slows the drying a bit and allows the paint to lay down flatter… and the thin primer coat really helps to keep the pigment from stacking.
@@webbfaze124 Thanks for the info! ✌️
Never put your skills down dude. That was a fking awesome paint job.
What a transformation. Great video once again. Thanks for filming it. BTW. I had to watch again while on the clock 😂
So awesome.
I love older electronics.
So many people say just throw it out, why would you keep that
There are 2 types of people
The ones who cherish the past and the ones who throw it away
It is like with tube radios. One company promoted the idea of smashing those for fun, and many sets were lost that way. I sometimes watch Mr. Carlson's Lab where he repairs those. I like the one where he mixed old and new tech to upgrade an old guitar amp. The initial problem was arcing in the rectifier tubes as well as some messed up wiring from someone else messing inside it. It needed capacitors he couldn't find, so he used 2 groups of 2 in series to bring the capacitance down to the specs. And he made a module for the capacitors. As for why the rectifiers were arcing, he created a solid-state watchdog unit for that. Part of the design problem was that the rectifier tubes came up before the others, so he created a board to delay the rectifiers from powering up by putting a relay in series with the filaments. So if the other tubes weren't up or the voltage was too high, it would kill the power.
Mr. Carlson also invented a capacitor tester to find the polarity of film capacitors. Those are often marked wrong at the factory, and most folks don't know they are polarized. For some circuits, knowing this is important if you want to keep the noise down.
@@PlumGurly so few people know how things work
Another stellar refresh of a great classic PIN! Ron, you are a wizard, stop being so hard on yourself.
What a joy it is to watch a true artist at work. I feel like I just watched Monet painting water lilies, or maybe Bob Ross laying down some happy little trees. Strong work!
All I can say…. WOW!!!! You guys are top notch 👍👍👍
Thanks Harry
Hey, you are a sothpaw👍. Think that lefthanders are more up to the job. After seeing a ton of your youtubevideos i am a real fan. Greetings from another ”southpaw”😀
The man should've been a surgeon with those steady hands.
The music during waxing is making me laugh.
Great job; I think it looks amazing! Given how you found it; you've given this classic a second chance at life...and don't let nitpickers get in your head LOL!
You're a wizard Ronnie, that looks stunning!
I'm really impressed! I think this might be the best playfield repainting I've seen in one of your videos. Nicely done!
The Paint Restoration looks great. Awesome job. I did notice the Apron light is flickering.
I always love the 70s porn music in the background in the restoration videos .🤣🤣
I'm trying to get everybody in the mood
@@LyonsArcade I get it I love it though .
Ron, I still love seeing you work your skills on these machines. i know it's not perfect but it's certainly more then good enough. I always like watching and giving thumbs up!
Amazing Work , What Talented fellow He is. My Lord Take a Bow Sir,,
lookin pukka Ron,well done guys n thank you for the video🙏x
Looks fantastic! Great job, great show. Thanks.
Game came out good it's presentable from a distance it looks great! But at this point in the game's life it's not going to be probably in a commercial setting anymore so it's not going to get the constant play that you would if it was in an arcade. So it should stand up for quite a while great job 👍
I give you a lot of credit. Your hand is a lot steadier than mine. I think you do a great job repainting the playfield.
You're right, Ron.
Usually, the color black IS a very dark blue.
Hell, the iron-ball paint they used on the old SR-71 spy plane was a very dark blue. It shows up as a very blue in some photographs, especially under intense sunlight. In normal lighting, the plane appears black or an intense indigo color that some people can't see is very dark blue!
Sometimes, though, especially with markers, it can run out violet (purple to you plebeians!) or even brown. Most markers aren't what you'd call "archival quality" and do fade. Only something like a paint market would be permanent and hold up decently for years or decades. Anytime you use a metallic marker, it's really more of a paint applier. I recently used a gold-leaf quality marker to paint a joystick lever dustwasher a solid gold for a personal customization project.
I haven't bought the joystick (a Hori model) yet but it's in the future and I've already designed the faceplate artwork for this! The gold marker worked pretty well on the dustwasher after I stripped the top coat of gloss on the dustwasher. Any kind of gloss coat can keep the paint from adhering well to the plastic. In this case, I believe the gold paint was an enamel-type, not a vinyl/acrylic type paint like what's used for animation cels and even the front metal door of your home! That gold sure dried like an enamel! Under the right conditions OR if it has an air bubble, you can rip acrylic paint off like tape!
This one came out better than expected Ron, really nice work bring this one back.
As far as I can tell, this is outstanding. Like the difference between night and day. Excellent work!
I just saw a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Commercial on my video! I've made the big time!!!
Great work!
Fabulous stuff - as ever. Loving seeing this come back to full glory. Nice work...
(I always search the kitchen for a round bowl / jar / mug for any circles!)
Well that turned out nice!
❤❤ It looks much better. I love your videos. So entertaining. I use your catchphrase c'mon now while explaining something😂
Your lettering was on-point, that's your best lettering to date from what I can remember, I really think this is one of your best, it's not perfect, but it was incredibly difficult, if I didn't know I wouldn't be able to tell either, that's the result you want. 👏
"""""""""" I really ENJOY Your WORK ,,,,,,,,,, THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!! """""""""""
Thank you for watching!
I thought you said there was damage there after removing the mylar? :P But in all seriousness, that looks fantastic compared to what it was pre and immediately after removing the mylar.
Amazing work matching the colors. Just pops after all that tedious work. These machines will live for quite some time. That "pool ball" 11:46" makes it real, 👍
You nailed it!! Great job!!!
Tremendous! Wonderful job! I appreciate it and you!
Thanks Ronnie!
You have a real eye for color, a true talent. ...😊
Are you putting the Mylar back on? LOL.
Timit, i'm going to have to admonish you for that comment. Timit...... you've been admonished.
@@LyonsArcade Thank you so much. I will say though that close to the 5,000 machine I’m seeing on eBay but yeah that probably why it still for sale. Thank you for your time as always!!!
And yes. Totally enjoying the ride so far!
Wow man I love your work .I think the playfield looks awesome. I have always wanted to get a pinball machine and restore it. I am currently trying to work on some jukeboxes.
The jukeboxes are very fun to work on too!
@@LyonsArcade I am breaking my self in on a few old rock ola jukebox’s. I Have a seaburg library jukebox and the tube amp hard to find very rare.
Looks great to me! I would be a Happy customer.
Really nicely done. From how it was after the mylar disaster, this looks sensational. 🎉
Like (mostly) everyone already said, great work fellas! That's a million miles from where you started. Had to chuckle at the comments on the previous video saying that was too far gone to save. Sorry Hans wrong guess! Looking forward to the next video, thanks!
Excellent paint job... absolutely amazing !!
Just a wonderful work on a great pin game. Thanks.
Left field question. Do you tumble pinballs to remove the rust and reclaim them, or do you just replace them with new?
We just replace them with new, they only cost a couple bucks...
Haha, thanks for showing us what you're using. :) And that looks really goddamn good. I would honestly say, it's not worth it to repaint a playfield to make it PERFECT. Just get a reproduction playfield or overlay. That looks TOTALLY presentable. Good job!
Imagine if you used your right hand to paint you would be even better haha
Yeah but i'd lose like 25 IQ points!!!
Your restoration videos are always excellent. A&W games, a local arcade that I frequented from the early 80s to late 90s always had odd jobs for me. When I was about 17 they asked me to repaint this exact pinball. Thanks for the video.
You worked a miracle on this one, Ron. Great game. I've had mine almost 10 years. Serious question, do you guys check in on games you've sold to see how the rattle can clear is holding up? I've thought about using your method for some small touchups, but wonder about longevity. Keep up the awesome work.
I've only had a few back in the shop after we painted them, and never saw any problems. Painting them with rattle can clear is a tried and true method though that people have been using on pinball playfields for decades, we didn't come up with that. It's not the best way to do it, the best way is automotive clear coats but if you're only doing a small spot this is the way to go in my opinion, and it's quick. It won't stick to anything with wax on it though so make sure all the wax has been removed, or the clear will just 'fish eye'.
Great tips on color matching the paint, thanks!
Nice work guys 💯
looking good !
It turned out real nice. Kudos!
Looks pretty good. With the lines try using pin stripe masking tape. Much better results. Lime Line tape is a good start.
Nice.
For what you are using, paint wise, and just brushing freehand, with bottle paint... That's better than I would have expected, to be honest.....
It looks better than it did for sure. I'll be looking forward to the next video. You might have about 10 lights out (assuming the attract mode even exercises those), and you didn't get to the illumination board yet. It goes without saying that you will address all that. More than likely, the connector or the pins will be involved, and you might find some transistors are involved.
So most of it turned out to be bulbs and the rest was the connections. Only one SCR was involved, though it didn't result in a light going out, just working incorrectly.
Fine work sir!!!
May your work bring enjoyment to many and outlast your time well into the future. Salute!!!
Looks really good to me, impressive
Looks pretty damn good to me!
great job on the painting.
Is there a bumper missing by the E and R bowling pins? Looks great! Enjoy watching your videos!
Shhh your gonna get me fired!
Joey, you should wax it like you would your vehicle. One small section at a time while using the product sparingly. You'll have better results.
I wax my vehicle like this too, takes me about 10 bottles
Great job Ronnie, Man the paint looks great. All done by free hand can not believe that. How long did it dry before Joey put the wax on? Great series! See you on the next video.
WOW!!! It looks great good job
Great stuff Ronnie! ❤
Another awesome job
Hey Ron!!
Lovely job so far, looks great.
Great job!❤
Great job 👏
Nice job that machine looks great. Love your videos they are well done and informational. I was wondering we’re do you get the music that is playing when you are painting the playing field almost sounds like jazz or something with techno music mixed in. Thanks for the great video.
Another great video... C'mon people.... C'mon... give them a like... :)
Looks great!
Lookin' Good!
incredible
Have you "Joe" ever seen a Apollo Williams pinball machine from 1967? I have one
Cool
Man that looks awesome! However, did you notice the missing rubber O-ring at the tip of the E pin on the right? Other than that, great job!
Just making sure you were paying attention
You have at least two things in common with Leonardo da Vinci!
He was also handy with a paint brush but he wasn't the greatest at pinball. ; )
What is the best clear coat to use for touching ups thanks guys
10+
You should put some Mylar on that to protect the paint.
Sorry. I had to.
Did you miss a white rubber ring on the right target post second from the bottom? Maybe it is just the angle, but I can't see one.
Just making sure you were paying attention