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Where can I get a Repo Gottlieb wedgehead Cabinet Made in the Midwest
I bought a Gottlieb Profootball machine as a project. Ultimately it didn't take much to get the machine to play again but I didn't realize how trashed the cabinet actually was from water damage when I actually bought it until it was moved a couple of times. The panel with the coin door all but disintegrated in my hands. The playfield seems fine but the front panel became compromised long ago along with the rabbited front edges of each of the side panels. Also, there is very substantial delamination of the head.
I read all the articles and posts on bondo repairs etc. I've been down this road with project car restoration. Honestly, due to the repairs the front of the machine will have as much resin as wood and the artwork wont be salvageable. If that's the case, I don't want to be sanding multiple coats of resin and old lead based paint.
I've been on the lookout for a donor wedgehead cab but over the last three months haven't seen any candidates around me. Who have some of you used to build your tables in the midwest? I'm in Ohio but Indiana and Kentucky are close and the lower part of Michigan and northern part of Tennessee are both 3-5 hours.
Thanks all!
I bought a Gottlieb Profootball machine as a project. Ultimately it didn't take much to get the machine to play again but I didn't realize how trashed the cabinet actually was from water damage when I actually bought it until it was moved a couple of times. The panel with the coin door all but disintegrated in my hands. The playfield seems fine but the front panel became compromised long ago along with the rabbited front edges of each of the side panels. Also, there is very substantial delamination of the head.
I read all the articles and posts on bondo repairs etc. I've been down this road with project car restoration. Honestly, due to the repairs the front of the machine will have as much resin as wood and the artwork wont be salvageable. If that's the case, I don't want to be sanding multiple coats of resin and old lead based paint.
I've been on the lookout for a donor wedgehead cab but over the last three months haven't seen any candidates around me. Who have some of you used to build your tables in the midwest? I'm in Ohio but Indiana and Kentucky are close and the lower part of Michigan and northern part of Tennessee are both 3-5 hours.
Thanks all!