Saving This Ruined Playfield - 1978 Bally Strikes And Spares Pinball Machine Mylar Removal Disaster! 

i had the best time watching the paint dry on this channel!

Ron, I know you don't consider yourself an artist by trade, but you definitely have an eye for boundaries. I didn't see pencil marks on the primer to show you where one colour starts and another one ends, the curvature of the bowling ball, etc. You are definitely skilled. I wish I had your steady hand. Your colour match technique is amazing, despite how "off" you may be, it shows you have a lot of practice getting the colour you want without too much trial and error. That shows a great understanding of light and colour in general. You guys do great work! Keep these videos coming!

I'm on vacation in Scotland right now. Even on vacation, my #1 go to viewing before bed is Ronnie. Excellent job!

It always shocks me how good you are at freehand painting! Like, WOW!

Commenting before you do a dang thing with the paint. You have given me the confidence to touch up random indoor and outdoor things with acrylic paint and rattle can Clear coat. Knowing your humbleness... appreciate the fact that I don't know what the heck I am doing. So random viewer reading this.... give it a shot. It probably won't look factory.. but if it looks good to you "F" orget about the haters and enjoy!!!!

You couldn't have asked for a better font to repaint than the Strike Value font. Nice work. Bally never lets me down. They invented the Hooters chick before Hooters. All the perfect angles...LOL This one looked 100% better after Joe cleaned it. Mylar installed wrong is a total PITA! The machine looks great as always.

Ron, that is really some fine painting that you do. I think you do an incredible job on these. Then Joey comes in at the end with the wax, lamps and rubbers to claim victory.

The Bob Ross of arcade play fields. Happy little bowling balls.

Ron da Vinci at it again. Fantastic job. Thanks for the video...

Hey Ronnie. … my prediction came true! It turned out fantastic. I think it’s great how you and Joey work together, like a tag team, on these machines. It must be good for you both to come in on any day to see what the other has been able to achieve. … One of your greatest hits for sure.

The playfield now pops, great work.

I watch them all - this is a really good one. It looks so much better. You know - now you will have to remove ALL the bad mylar since you made it look easy :P Thanks again

Dang, I think that's the most successful paint touch up jobs I've seen you do. That playfield definitely has a second life now! Well done sir.

What a transformation. Great video once again. Thanks for filming it. BTW. I had to watch again while on the clock 😂

Ladies and gentlemen. This is @Joe’s Classic Video Games with another cool pinball repair video.

Great work!

I was waiting for this table to be done and ready to sell... and it sold by the time you'd posted the first video. This table is a favorite from my childhood, I'll know better next time to not wait if something I want is in the "on deck circle".

Another beautiful job by Ron "I am not an artist" (Leonardo da Vinci) Lyons!

Oh no oh no ya missed a post rubber the post between the R and E pin targets,now that's time lost there...lol Amazing work on the touch ups yet again.

Well that turned out nice!

Another stellar refresh of a great classic PIN! Ron, you are a wizard, stop being so hard on yourself.

Wow Ronnie, you never fail to impress. Great job! I saw a guy doing a large area using acrylic, and he adds just a touch of acrylic extender saying that it helps hide brush strokes. Have you ever heard or tried that? Thank again for another great video! ✌️

All I can say…. WOW!!!! You guys are top notch 👍👍👍

Hey, you are a sothpaw👍. Think that lefthanders are more up to the job. After seeing a ton of your youtubevideos i am a real fan. Greetings from another ”southpaw”😀

What a joy it is to watch a true artist at work. I feel like I just watched Monet painting water lilies, or maybe Bob Ross laying down some happy little trees. Strong work!

So awesome. I love older electronics. So many people say just throw it out, why would you keep that There are 2 types of people The ones who cherish the past and the ones who throw it away

The Paint Restoration looks great. Awesome job. I did notice the Apron light is flickering.

Amazing Work , What Talented fellow He is. My Lord Take a Bow Sir,,

Great job; I think it looks amazing! Given how you found it; you've given this classic a second chance at life...and don't let nitpickers get in your head LOL!

You're a wizard Ronnie, that looks stunning!

lookin pukka Ron,well done guys n thank you for the video🙏x

I give you a lot of credit. Your hand is a lot steadier than mine. I think you do a great job repainting the playfield.

Looks fantastic! Great job, great show. Thanks.

Ron, I still love seeing you work your skills on these machines. i know it's not perfect but it's certainly more then good enough. I always like watching and giving thumbs up!

I'm really impressed! I think this might be the best playfield repainting I've seen in one of your videos. Nicely done!

❤❤ It looks much better. I love your videos. So entertaining. I use your catchphrase c'mon now while explaining something😂

This one came out better than expected Ron, really nice work bring this one back.

You have a real eye for color, a true talent. ...😊

You nailed it!! Great job!!!

Never put your skills down dude. That was a fking awesome paint job.

looking good !

The man should've been a surgeon with those steady hands.

And yes. Totally enjoying the ride so far!

As far as I can tell, this is outstanding. Like the difference between night and day. Excellent work!

Looks great to me! I would be a Happy customer.

Amazing work matching the colors. Just pops after all that tedious work. These machines will live for quite some time. That "pool ball" 11:46" makes it real, 👍

Excellent paint job... absolutely amazing !!

Your lettering was on-point, that's your best lettering to date from what I can remember, I really think this is one of your best, it's not perfect, but it was incredibly difficult, if I didn't know I wouldn't be able to tell either, that's the result you want. 👏

Nice work guys 💯

Just a wonderful work on a great pin game. Thanks.

You're right, Ron. Usually, the color black IS a very dark blue. Hell, the iron-ball paint they used on the old SR-71 spy plane was a very dark blue. It shows up as a very blue in some photographs, especially under intense sunlight. In normal lighting, the plane appears black or an intense indigo color that some people can't see is very dark blue! Sometimes, though, especially with markers, it can run out violet (purple to you plebeians!) or even brown. Most markers aren't what you'd call "archival quality" and do fade. Only something like a paint market would be permanent and hold up decently for years or decades. Anytime you use a metallic marker, it's really more of a paint applier. I recently used a gold-leaf quality marker to paint a joystick lever dustwasher a solid gold for a personal customization project. I haven't bought the joystick (a Hori model) yet but it's in the future and I've already designed the faceplate artwork for this! The gold marker worked pretty well on the dustwasher after I stripped the top coat of gloss on the dustwasher. Any kind of gloss coat can keep the paint from adhering well to the plastic. In this case, I believe the gold paint was an enamel-type, not a vinyl/acrylic type paint like what's used for animation cels and even the front metal door of your home! That gold sure dried like an enamel! Under the right conditions OR if it has an air bubble, you can rip acrylic paint off like tape!

Fabulous stuff - as ever. Loving seeing this come back to full glory. Nice work... (I always search the kitchen for a round bowl / jar / mug for any circles!)

Game came out good it's presentable from a distance it looks great! But at this point in the game's life it's not going to be probably in a commercial setting anymore so it's not going to get the constant play that you would if it was in an arcade. So it should stand up for quite a while great job 👍

Really nicely done. From how it was after the mylar disaster, this looks sensational. 🎉

Tremendous! Wonderful job! I appreciate it and you! Thanks Ronnie!

It turned out real nice. Kudos!

Like (mostly) everyone already said, great work fellas! That's a million miles from where you started. Had to chuckle at the comments on the previous video saying that was too far gone to save. Sorry Hans wrong guess! Looking forward to the next video, thanks!

Great stuff Ronnie! ❤

great job on the painting.

"""""""""" I really ENJOY Your WORK ,,,,,,,,,, THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!! """""""""""

Looks really good to me, impressive

I just saw a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Commercial on my video! I've made the big time!!!

You worked a miracle on this one, Ron. Great game. I've had mine almost 10 years. Serious question, do you guys check in on games you've sold to see how the rattle can clear is holding up? I've thought about using your method for some small touchups, but wonder about longevity. Keep up the awesome work.

Another awesome job

Great job!❤

WOW!!! It looks great good job

Wow man I love your work .I think the playfield looks awesome. I have always wanted to get a pinball machine and restore it. I am currently trying to work on some jukeboxes.

Great job 👏

Your restoration videos are always excellent. A&W games, a local arcade that I frequented from the early 80s to late 90s always had odd jobs for me. When I was about 17 they asked me to repaint this exact pinball. Thanks for the video.

Looks pretty damn good to me!

Great tips on color matching the paint, thanks!

I thought you said there was damage there after removing the mylar? :P But in all seriousness, that looks fantastic compared to what it was pre and immediately after removing the mylar.

Looks great!

Looks pretty good. With the lines try using pin stripe masking tape. Much better results. Lime Line tape is a good start.

Fine work sir!!! May your work bring enjoyment to many and outlast your time well into the future. Salute!!!

Nice. For what you are using, paint wise, and just brushing freehand, with bottle paint... That's better than I would have expected, to be honest.....

Haha, thanks for showing us what you're using. :) And that looks really goddamn good. I would honestly say, it's not worth it to repaint a playfield to make it PERFECT. Just get a reproduction playfield or overlay. That looks TOTALLY presentable. Good job!

Lovely job so far, looks great.

It looks better than it did for sure. I'll be looking forward to the next video. You might have about 10 lights out (assuming the attract mode even exercises those), and you didn't get to the illumination board yet. It goes without saying that you will address all that. More than likely, the connector or the pins will be involved, and you might find some transistors are involved.

Is there a bumper missing by the E and R bowling pins? Looks great! Enjoy watching your videos!

Are you putting the Mylar back on? LOL.

Great job Ronnie, Man the paint looks great. All done by free hand can not believe that. How long did it dry before Joey put the wax on? Great series! See you on the next video.

Nice job that machine looks great. Love your videos they are well done and informational. I was wondering we’re do you get the music that is playing when you are painting the playing field almost sounds like jazz or something with techno music mixed in. Thanks for the great video.

Left field question. Do you tumble pinballs to remove the rust and reclaim them, or do you just replace them with new?

Lookin' Good!

Man that looks awesome! However, did you notice the missing rubber O-ring at the tip of the E pin on the right? Other than that, great job!

incredible

Imagine if you used your right hand to paint you would be even better haha

The music during waxing is making me laugh.

What is the best clear coat to use for touching ups thanks guys

Joey, you should wax it like you would your vehicle. One small section at a time while using the product sparingly. You'll have better results.

Have you "Joe" ever seen a Apollo Williams pinball machine from 1967? I have one

Hey Ron!!

Cool

I always love the 70s porn music in the background in the restoration videos .🤣🤣

You have at least two things in common with Leonardo da Vinci! He was also handy with a paint brush but he wasn't the greatest at pinball. ; )

what did you use for clear coat...or is that just the carnuba wax

Did you miss a white rubber ring on the right target post second from the bottom? Maybe it is just the angle, but I can't see one.

I would have done a better job! Just joking. What do you think on value of pin the day you got it? Just saw this exact macine at an estate sale, but rough. I see pinside values, but would love an as is barometer.

You should put some Mylar on that to protect the paint. Sorry. I had to.