Ok so this project started about a year ago when I started to look for this machine, having played one at slam 2012, heck this might be said machine. Any how over from Ireland it was shipped from @MisterMarty (who still technically owns it).
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Complete Blackwater 100
- Thread starter Mooseman
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Now I only really tackle one at a time but as I was in the workshop having party zone brackets welded I thought I might have a go shot blasting that poor poor lock down bar. The shot blaster got off the surface rust but this baby was deeply pitted. Out came the angle grinder with a linishing cloth, then draw filing and wet n dry rubbing. Now im not 100% happy with the looks, it is smooth and 100% better than it was. I may yet go down the option of painting it along with side rails and legs but for now its clean "er".
Gotta love the autosol in the pic -sure that'll do sumamt
phosphoric acid needed and a powder coat
phosphoric acid needed and a powder coat
to be faor tho cab looks pretty nice
hope the ramps are ok for ya
hope the ramps are ok for ya
All that work was bull for the log.
I really just give it a quick wipe over with the polish
That is the most rusted lockdown bar I have seen, aamazed you managed to do anything with it. Assume the metal is fairly poor quality on the Bally 8083 games?
If you can find a powder coaters that have an acid bath, they might be able to get it smooth enough that a good thick powdercoat can cover up the belmishes enough
If you can find a powder coaters that have an acid bath, they might be able to get it smooth enough that a good thick powdercoat can cover up the belmishes enough
Yes, it seems to be; most of the immediate pre-takeover games, like Party Animal and Strange Science, had the front mouldings worn at the ends very quickly.
My sort of project
I agree. Where's the fun in just doing a quick polish?
This ones going to keep @Mooseman busy for weeks/months/years pulling it all apart, cleaning, polishing, painting, buffing all those fiddly little plates, brackets and screws. And the plastic ramp work is something else on this game! Some good hi-res reference pics on IPDB: http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=319
Here are the "hand" written notes I have........
Any specific topic you get stuck on ........... problems/solutions ...... You know how it goes
Any specific topic you get stuck on ........... problems/solutions ...... You know how it goes
My filing is in need of some improvement to the indexing system.......
found more relevant loose sheets in one of my spring binders.......
looks like your key to the BW100. ....... Njoy.
found more relevant loose sheets in one of my spring binders.......
looks like your key to the BW100. ....... Njoy.
