Complete Fish Tales shop log

[newdos]

No if you need to sand it let it harden then flat it off its much easier that way

Kev

 

[newdos]

I have now flattened off the playfield with wet N dry - looks a little scary doesn't it !!!



Then give it a good clean up and masked it all of and plug any thread holes or lampholders etc with chunks of foam rubber in preparation for clearcoating



Check back soon!!!

Cheers Kev

 

[Pudsey pinball]

Not taking Mylar off around pops?

 

[newdos]

Not taking Mylar off around pops?

I daren't Pudsey!!!! never attempted that yet thought clearcoating over the top would give even better protection. There's mylar elsewhere as well

Cheers Kev

 

[Pudsey pinball]

Whimp

 

[abaxas]

Get it off!

 

[newdos]

howay guys!!!! give me a break!!! this is the first time gotta say though clearcoat is wonderful stuff, and not just for playfields - think I have inhaled far too much!!!!

Just took a little cheeky look at the playfield, and even though it was never a fab example, after the clearcoat it does look really good. It will at least give it a new lease of life if nowt else!! which as far as I'm concerned is what it is all about, and hopefully this will give it many more years to keep pinball alive for future generations.

Told you the clearcoat was good - LOL!!!!

Cheers Kev

 

[Lee ellison]

howay guys!!!! give me a break!!! this is the first time gotta say though clearcoat is wonderful stuff, and not just for playfields - think I have inhaled far too much!!!!

Just took a little cheeky look at the playfield, and even though it was never a fab example, after the clearcoat it does look really good. It will at least give it a new lease of life if nowt else!! which as far as I'm concerned is what it is all about, and hopefully this will give it many more years to keep pinball alive for future generations.

Told you the clearcoat was good - LOL!!!!

Cheers Kev

Any more pictures kev?

 

[newdos]

Any more pictures kev?

at work on a 12hr shift today so letting the clearcoat harden off - pics will follow tomorrow - watch this space!!!

Cheers Kev

 

[Pudsey pinball]

When I've seen the pics might ask you to do one or two of mine

 

[Lee ellison]

I,m getting my waffle buffer nd flattener back next week , if you would like to borrow , it will totally flatten it and bring it up a dream , just let me know

 

[newdos]

I,m getting my waffle buffer nd flattener back next week , if you would like to borrow , it will totally flatten it and bring it up a dream , just let me know

Hi lee,

Sounds interesting do you use this after the clearcoat to polish it as I have never heard of a waffle buffer!!

Cheers Kev

 

[Lee ellison]

Yes it's basically a car polisher , one compound to totally flatten it then one compound used with waffle sponge which is a ultra fine polisher , it is used to get swirls out of car paint /lacquer , so yes you us it after clear coat

 

[Lee ellison]

It will shine like a new Ferrari

 

[newdos]

Might give it a try lee but I didn't know it could shine anymore than it is now!!!

 

[Lee ellison]

Yr welcome to try , I'm getting it back early next week , actually the lad who has it is in Hartlepool , if you want I,ll bring it over and we can try it on the front piece under the apron and you can see what it looks like , in the meantime , where are the photies ? I,m dying to see it

 

[newdos]

Yr welcome to try , I'm getting it back early next week , actually the lad who has it is in Hartlepool , if you want I,ll bring it over and we can try it on the front piece under the apron and you can see what it looks like , in the meantime , where are the photies ? I,m dying to see it

ok here goes but very hard to try and capture the finish!!!

 

[Lee ellison]

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ok here goes but very hard to try and capture the finish!!!

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ooks great kev , how is the clearcoat doing for hardening off ?
Looks brand new from those angles , nice work mate

 

[newdos]

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ooks great kev , how is the clearcoat doing for hardening off ?
Looks brand new from those angles , nice work mate

looks ok mate seems to harden off nicely after 24hrs - before that it is easily scratched. Well pleased with it !!!

 

[Carl Spiby]

Was that clear from a can!?

 

[cooldan]

a donkey appears to have shat in the middle of the boat hole

 

[abaxas]

a donkey appears to have shat in the middle of the boat hole

More than likely it'll be monkey poo.

 

[newdos]

Was that clear from a can!?

Hi Carl,

yes it was - amazingly good stuff!!!!

 

[newdos]

More than likely it'll be monkey poo.

HAHA!!!! like it boys!!

 

[newdos]

The rebuild has begun!!!! - starting with the jet bumpers. A quick before and after off one of them

 

[newdos]

Jet bumpers now in and all wired up an new skirts - takes bloody ages them things!!!



Next job was the slings to clean up and re install after on the left before on the right!!



and a shot of them installed - managed to catch a shot of the gloss of the clearcoat on the playfield a bit better on this shot!!

 

[newdos]

OK the last few days I have been stripping, cleaning and rebuilding all the under playfields mechs which is now complete. Also cleaned all the playfield steels and wireforms today so they are ready for a final polish before going back on he playfield. Few pics below to show progress so far

Cleaned wireforms




Steels before cleaning


And after - still need a final polish




And finally today the rebuilt flipper mechs the last of the under playfield mechs to complete . Time to move onto the top of the playfield now



That#s it for today folks!!!

Cheers Kev

 

[Pudsey pinball]

What was the clear cost stuff you used??

 

[Paul]

What was the clear cost stuff you used??

http://www.pinballinfo.com/community/threads/fish-tales-shop-log.11870/page-3#post-66081

 

[newdos]

What was the clear cost stuff you used??

here is the ebay link Pudsey

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291137966347?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649