A few months ago I was loaned a Taxi.
It was in a bit of a tired way - anyone who came to mine in the Northern League this season played it when I'd only rebuilt the flippers (& gave a it quick wipe over & wax before the meet).
Anyway, I thought it would be a nice gesture to the loaner for me to shop the machine for him (no idea how long I'll have it for...already been 6 months or so).
I didn't post anything up before it was finished as I was slightly concerned about messing something up, with it not being my machine, & wanted to be able to put it all right before the owner knew what I'd done!![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Basically, I entirely stripped the playfield, flatted a few raised inserts, Treasure Cove'd it & thoroughly waxed it.
The cabinet was cleaned out - including a light sanding on the bare wood inside; all the metal parts were removed to be cleaned/polished.
All playfield parts were cleaned/polished, and then the machine rebuilt with new rubbers & bulbs throughout.
A few parts were replaced (odd bits like coil brackets that had snapped/been welded or were just plain wrong, warped pop-bumper caps etc). All ball shooter parts were replaced apart from the plunger itself.
I took plenty of tear-down pics & a log of everything I removed (including number & sizes of screws/bolts/posts etc).
A few pics here (assuming these flikr links work):
Before:
![2013-06-23 21.50.59.jpg 2013-06-23 21.50.59.jpg](https://www.pinballinfo.com/community/data/attachments/2/2912-bdfd171659b97c61906fc0f7c7ad120c.jpg)
![2013-07-08 21.39.57.jpg 2013-07-08 21.39.57.jpg](https://www.pinballinfo.com/community/data/attachments/2/2913-14bf0848ff4fcfdab7c599df05493b8a.jpg)
...and then after...
![2013-07-14 20.56.18.jpg 2013-07-14 20.56.18.jpg](https://www.pinballinfo.com/community/data/attachments/2/2914-cb217a4ec7043b6d6e1f16cc9ad62d24.jpg)
![2013-07-23 17.37.00.jpg 2013-07-23 17.37.00.jpg](https://www.pinballinfo.com/community/data/attachments/2/2915-8265c4f1fb56470eefca9518a1fa7b87.jpg)
![2013-07-24 19.19.04.jpg 2013-07-24 19.19.04.jpg](https://www.pinballinfo.com/community/data/attachments/2/2916-5525727a1ade4bcf6306445ec3ab5821.jpg)
...and I did get some help...
![2013-07-25 17.15.29.jpg 2013-07-25 17.15.29.jpg](https://www.pinballinfo.com/community/data/attachments/2/2909-874d7e99e8f0a2586f88834316656ba7.jpg)
Finished job![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
![2013-07-25 20.12.50.jpg 2013-07-25 20.12.50.jpg](https://www.pinballinfo.com/community/data/attachments/2/2910-0d7267f6c8ba35f69851e81dd981986d.jpg)
![2013-07-25 20.13.05.jpg 2013-07-25 20.13.05.jpg](https://www.pinballinfo.com/community/data/attachments/2/2911-6ca3e71071d61fcad0de47b05fe761ed.jpg)
It was in a bit of a tired way - anyone who came to mine in the Northern League this season played it when I'd only rebuilt the flippers (& gave a it quick wipe over & wax before the meet).
Anyway, I thought it would be a nice gesture to the loaner for me to shop the machine for him (no idea how long I'll have it for...already been 6 months or so).
I didn't post anything up before it was finished as I was slightly concerned about messing something up, with it not being my machine, & wanted to be able to put it all right before the owner knew what I'd done!
Basically, I entirely stripped the playfield, flatted a few raised inserts, Treasure Cove'd it & thoroughly waxed it.
The cabinet was cleaned out - including a light sanding on the bare wood inside; all the metal parts were removed to be cleaned/polished.
All playfield parts were cleaned/polished, and then the machine rebuilt with new rubbers & bulbs throughout.
A few parts were replaced (odd bits like coil brackets that had snapped/been welded or were just plain wrong, warped pop-bumper caps etc). All ball shooter parts were replaced apart from the plunger itself.
I took plenty of tear-down pics & a log of everything I removed (including number & sizes of screws/bolts/posts etc).
A few pics here (assuming these flikr links work):
Before:
![2013-06-23 21.50.59.jpg 2013-06-23 21.50.59.jpg](https://www.pinballinfo.com/community/data/attachments/2/2912-bdfd171659b97c61906fc0f7c7ad120c.jpg)
![2013-07-08 21.39.57.jpg 2013-07-08 21.39.57.jpg](https://www.pinballinfo.com/community/data/attachments/2/2913-14bf0848ff4fcfdab7c599df05493b8a.jpg)
...and then after...
![2013-07-14 20.56.18.jpg 2013-07-14 20.56.18.jpg](https://www.pinballinfo.com/community/data/attachments/2/2914-cb217a4ec7043b6d6e1f16cc9ad62d24.jpg)
![2013-07-23 17.37.00.jpg 2013-07-23 17.37.00.jpg](https://www.pinballinfo.com/community/data/attachments/2/2915-8265c4f1fb56470eefca9518a1fa7b87.jpg)
![2013-07-24 19.19.04.jpg 2013-07-24 19.19.04.jpg](https://www.pinballinfo.com/community/data/attachments/2/2916-5525727a1ade4bcf6306445ec3ab5821.jpg)
...and I did get some help...
![2013-07-25 17.15.29.jpg 2013-07-25 17.15.29.jpg](https://www.pinballinfo.com/community/data/attachments/2/2909-874d7e99e8f0a2586f88834316656ba7.jpg)
Finished job
![2013-07-25 20.12.50.jpg 2013-07-25 20.12.50.jpg](https://www.pinballinfo.com/community/data/attachments/2/2910-0d7267f6c8ba35f69851e81dd981986d.jpg)
![2013-07-25 20.13.05.jpg 2013-07-25 20.13.05.jpg](https://www.pinballinfo.com/community/data/attachments/2/2911-6ca3e71071d61fcad0de47b05fe761ed.jpg)