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Input needed for the restoration of a DE Star Trek 25th anniversary pinball
I started the restoration of my DataEast Star Trek pin. Removed all parts and now got the bare playfield laying in front of me. I've got some problems where I need some help or input from others who restored a playfield.
As you can see in VUK.jpg and Hole-middle.jpg the wear on the playfield is pretty bad in these areas. There are some broken screws (which I removed in the meantime), blank wood, and flaking paint.
In crystal5.jpg you see two things: flaking paint on the left side and the cracks in the sticker. I cut the flaking paint with a sharp knife in the meantime and below was a dirt with a lot of metallic residue.
The playfield itself is pretty dull compared to the sections where it wasn't exposed to moving balls.
Now I do have several problems / questions to you more experienced folks out there:
1) As the holes above the VUK got bigger because I drilled out the broken screws. What would be the best way to fill up the missing wood? Liquid wood, epoxy or something else? Wood sticks and white glue definitly won't be enough - this area needs to become resilient again and support 3 screws for the metal piece.
2) How could I fill up / restore the frayed edge of the center hole (moving target)?
3) Is cutting out the flaking paint/coat the best thing to do? Is it possible to fill-up the ditches later on with clearcoat?
4) How can the flaking happen near these crystal stickers? What should I do to repair the damage? Is it coming from an inlay that is either slightly lower of higher than the playfield?
5) If so, could I remove the sticker or is the number/digit only on the sticker? Should I cut everything away besides the digit? How could I re-align the inlay without damaging the sticker?
6) How can I get rid of these cracks in the sticker? Will clearcoating the field help there? Would sanding the sticker (during preparation for clearcoating) be a good or bad idea?
7) Should I just touch up the field locally or do the whole procedure (sanding, painting, clearcoating) ? Personally I don't mind too much about a possible drop of the collectors value when clearcoating.
Thanks a lot for any help !
I started the restoration of my DataEast Star Trek pin. Removed all parts and now got the bare playfield laying in front of me. I've got some problems where I need some help or input from others who restored a playfield.
As you can see in VUK.jpg and Hole-middle.jpg the wear on the playfield is pretty bad in these areas. There are some broken screws (which I removed in the meantime), blank wood, and flaking paint.
In crystal5.jpg you see two things: flaking paint on the left side and the cracks in the sticker. I cut the flaking paint with a sharp knife in the meantime and below was a dirt with a lot of metallic residue.
The playfield itself is pretty dull compared to the sections where it wasn't exposed to moving balls.
Now I do have several problems / questions to you more experienced folks out there:
1) As the holes above the VUK got bigger because I drilled out the broken screws. What would be the best way to fill up the missing wood? Liquid wood, epoxy or something else? Wood sticks and white glue definitly won't be enough - this area needs to become resilient again and support 3 screws for the metal piece.
2) How could I fill up / restore the frayed edge of the center hole (moving target)?
3) Is cutting out the flaking paint/coat the best thing to do? Is it possible to fill-up the ditches later on with clearcoat?
4) How can the flaking happen near these crystal stickers? What should I do to repair the damage? Is it coming from an inlay that is either slightly lower of higher than the playfield?
5) If so, could I remove the sticker or is the number/digit only on the sticker? Should I cut everything away besides the digit? How could I re-align the inlay without damaging the sticker?
6) How can I get rid of these cracks in the sticker? Will clearcoating the field help there? Would sanding the sticker (during preparation for clearcoating) be a good or bad idea?
7) Should I just touch up the field locally or do the whole procedure (sanding, painting, clearcoating) ? Personally I don't mind too much about a possible drop of the collectors value when clearcoating.
Thanks a lot for any help !