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Cleaning up pinball side rails

The side rails on the Space Shuttle cabinet were full of nicks and scratches – a few from when I pulled those dreaded twist nails, unfortunately. Today while waiting for the cabinet paint to dry I started working on them … Continue reading

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Painted first layer of color on Space Shuttle cabinet

After the last post I thought I was pretty close to putting down some color, but it turns out the primer revealed many imperfections – small cracks and sanding marks, for instance. Spray paint does not fill even the smallest … Continue reading

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Primed Space Shuttle Cabinet

Finally we got some warmer weather this weekend and I was able to put some primer down on the Space Shuttle cabinet! I was concerned about dust as I’m doing this in the garage, but it actually turned out pretty … Continue reading

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Sanded Space Shuttle Cabinet

First off before sanding, I masked out the inside of both the head and cabinet. As I mentioned in my last post, I decided to keep the insides of these unpainted (as they originally left the Williams factory). Time to … Continue reading

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