In Progress Congo Mini Shop Log

[RudeDogg1]

So I have started to strip down congo even though its dirty this is the cleanest machine I’ve shopped ha. The Playfield is immaculate I would of thought it’s not had a very hard life the only bit of wear I’ve found is a tiny bit around the pops. All the metal posts had a lil corrosion so will be going in the tumbler.









Found a few of these which I think are just cracks in the clear all in hidden areas which is good

 

[RudeDogg1]

Playfield cleaned, polished and 2 coats of wax





All lightboards reflowed and cleaned



All ball guide regrained and polished. Well there’s 3 or 4 I haven’t done yet because they were to shaped to be able to use my bench polisher so had to order a drill attachment.

 

[stumblor]

Hey mate would you be able to explain the kit/attachments etc you use to do the regraining and polishing with your bench polisher please? Those guides look great.

 

[RudeDogg1]

Hey mate would you be able to explain the kit/attachments etc you use to do the regraining and polishing with your bench polisher please? Those guides look great.

It’s just a scotch brite medium web wheel and a extra fine wheel followed by the normal polishing wheels. Use the medium grain to get rid of the ball marks making sure to always go along the grain. Then finish with the fine, then polish

 

[stumblor]

That's what I've been using, but attached to my drill, which doesn't really give me the rpms. Does your polisher have a chuck attachment?

 

[RudeDogg1]

No it has them point threaded things that u screw the wheels on to

 

[stumblor]

Great - and looks like these are the web wheels? I assume you just undo the spindle then thread them on?

https://www.metalpolishingsupplies....-web-metal-sanding-wheel-fine-4-by-4-section/

Sorry for the million questions just wanted to be sure before I picked up the wrong kind of bench polisher!

 

[RudeDogg1]

That’s the drill mounted version I believe but yes the right type of wheel

 

[RudeDogg1]

For the tumbler nay sayers

Before:


After:

 

[RudeDogg1]

So I thought while it’s out I’d give the grey gorilla a quick repaint as it looks nowt like the grey gorillas it has hardly any grey on it! Just some light dry brushing of greys and a mouth repaint and made the boils look more real.

Before



After







As always sealed / protected with auto clear then a Matt coat

 

[stumblor]

Dude that is soo good. I bet you used to paint miniatures as a kid yeah?

 

[RudeDogg1]

Dude that is soo good. I bet you used to paint miniatures as a kid yeah? [emoji3]

Yes I paint all sorts if you check out my custom paint job thread or www.facebook.com/RudeDogg2

 

[Vimtoman]

Bucky teeth and gums look good .

 

[RudeDogg1]

That’s the top side pretty much done just the flipper rubbers and apron to go on.



Quick question as my memory sucks should the flippers be in line with the back of the lane guides (as I have done) or the front or does it not matter? I can’t remember what I normally do

 

[Monkeyboypaul]

I tend to line them up with the front edge (farthest from the player) of the metal lane guides and ignore the tiny holes.

 

[RudeDogg1]

I tend to line them up with the metal lane guides and ignore the tiny holes.

Yeah that’s what I’ve done but my question is do u line them up with front of the metal guide or the back like I have lol

Ignore that I reread ur post lol

 

[Monkeyboypaul]

Yeah that’s what I’ve done but my question is do u line them up with front of the metal guide or the back like I have lol

See above, edited my reply.

 

[RudeDogg1]

Edited mine to lol

 

[RudeDogg1]

Cheers [emoji106]

 

[MajesticPinball]

I tend to do the same and ignore the holes too. I find that the ball rolls through the lanes and onto the flippers a lot smoother as the angle more or less stays the same. Plus it makes the flipper gap smaller which with my crappy playing is always a good thing

 

[stumblor]

Surely that would only be a problem in situations where you are so slow to react you don't engage a flipper?

 

[MajesticPinball]

Surely that would only be a problem in situations where you are so slow to react you don't engage a flipper?

.... Dude you've seen me play

 

[RudeDogg1]

Btw there isn’t the little hole in Congo like a lot of machines I was on about the edge of the metal guide which has now been cleared up [emoji6]

Cheers lol

 

[RudeDogg1]

A spruce up of the inside of the cab



After complete with a laminated fuse & switch chart

 

[RudeDogg1]

Mini Playfield worn out side decals replaced and covered with Mylar







I also machine polished the window because it had gone very cloudy



Now you can actually see through it. Yes I’ve realised I forgot to put the captive ball in.... Doh!

 

[RudeDogg1]

She’s back in action