Vongoosewink
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A few weeks ago I got my first EM pin from a fellow collector here in Indianapolis -- a 1976 Gottlieb 'Royal Flush'. I'm honestly not very familiar with EMs, the only other 2 pins I've owned have both been mid-eighties solid state pins, and man, the interior mechanics of this thing are pretty bewildering to me! But the good news is, the previous owner was a bit of a Wiz with EMs and it is currently working 100%. The bad news is, the machine has a lot of cosmetic issues: very dirty, some playfield wear especially around the inset lights, lots of cabinet wear and yellowing, flaky backglass, and rusty legs and shooter. So there is a lot to do before playtime!
I'm going to try to document the restoration on this machine here. Please keep in mind, I'm not an expert on EMs, I'm just trying to get this machine looking nice again. Right now I'd put it at a 4 out of 10, and I'll be really happy if I can get it up to a 7, without spending a lot of money.
I currently have the legs and backbox removed to make the game a little easier to work on, but here are some pictures of the machine as it began:
Here's a picture of the left side... the art is pretty nice, but the paint is very yellowed, it should be a bright ivory white:
A pic of the lights on the lower playfield, you can see the wear on the paint around each of them:
Another shot of some of the wear on the playfield:
I'm going to try to document the restoration on this machine here. Please keep in mind, I'm not an expert on EMs, I'm just trying to get this machine looking nice again. Right now I'd put it at a 4 out of 10, and I'll be really happy if I can get it up to a 7, without spending a lot of money.
I currently have the legs and backbox removed to make the game a little easier to work on, but here are some pictures of the machine as it began:
Here's a picture of the left side... the art is pretty nice, but the paint is very yellowed, it should be a bright ivory white:
A pic of the lights on the lower playfield, you can see the wear on the paint around each of them:
Another shot of some of the wear on the playfield:
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