Beer Goggles not needed -- Ice Cold Beer Restore

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Beer Goggles not needed -- Ice Cold Beer Restore

Picked up an Ice Cold Beer for $450 from an Antique shop.

It was not working properly and it needs a restore but I'm game. (Maybe I had a few to many beers before I bought it) ???

Here she is :

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The game was not working. One reason was the limit switches were broke. I ordered some from Twisty Wrist.

Also the belts weren't working. Wonder why?


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LOL yea well that's not right. So I also ordered new belts from Twisty Wrist and installed them. While I was at it, I dis=assembled and cleaned the rods, gears, playfield, glass, etc.

It now plays! But it's still a little jerky, hopefully I can figure out why.
 
So now it's time to restore!

First strip this girl down :

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Now tackle the base :


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Well that's not good. So I'm gonna have to build a new base. I'll tackle that later.

Now how about that CP?


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It's not terrible but it is going to be stripped down and redone. And what the heck is that weird wood molding on the front? My wife likes it but hmmm, I'm not so sure.

I'm going to try to restore the Start button, but it might not restore. If not does anyone know of a replacement?


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The back looks great though :

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When I stripped off the vinyl one side came off in one piece.

If anyone wants it just pay shipping and it's yours. Might be nice as wall art ???

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So my plan is a new CPO, new t-molding. Wood grain laminate on the sides , black laminate on the top/back/front.

The glass is actually not in terrible shape so I will touch it up and keep it.


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Time to win a beer !!!
 
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Looking good man, when I started my zekes restore the base of mine was toast and pretty nasty... A member here sells the bases he makes them, I think I paid like 25 bucks, was worth it to me sense I didn't want to deal w the carpentry work, it was worth every penny in my opinion
 
Looking good. I'll be following this one, as one day I'll need to spruce up my cabinet.
Question... Is a heat gun and putty knife all that is required to remove the old woodgrain vinyl?

I also purchased a one of spacebaby's bases as mine was completely missing when I got the machine. Works great!
 
CP is done.

Here it is stripped and sanded.

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And here it is done.

New overlay from ChompingQuarters. Button from MikesArcade. Polished joysticks by me :)


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Time to move on to the cab.
 
I got to work on this a bit today.

The top and back and back door were not salvageable. They were crumbling. I tried to sand them to no avail.

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So I cut the top and top/back and bottom/back down the middle and ripped them out. Here's what an ICB looks like backless.

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I then used 3/4" Melamine to replace the top , back , and back door. Pics tomorrow as it is dark and the pics aren't turning out good.
 
It's Done!!!

I had to do the following:

1: Build a new base and install casters.
2: Sand and re-paint coin door and it's parts
3: Apply Black laminate to the front.
4: Route out the coin door hole and speaker holes.
5: Apply woodgrain laminate to the sides.
6: Apply artwork to the sides.
7: Put on leather textured t-molding
8: Put all the parts back in and test everything.

And it looks gorgeous :

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Not bad for a day and a half worth of work :D
 
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zeke's peak overhaul

Hello,
great restoration on the zeke's peak machine. zeke's peak games are rare and deserve a second chance to be played by game lovers.Is the game still available ? If it is,what is the asking price for your game.you can reach me at ([email protected])thanks neil
 
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