Video of a restored Gottlieb "Solar City" EM Pinball machine that was manufactured in 1976. This playfield has been touched up and recoated using a new type of Automotive Clear Coat outlined at:
http://www.duo-county.com/~rob/pinball/clearcoat.html
Email if you have any questions or comments.
I'm curious if you have this set to high tap. Your machine plays pretty quick here... of course it should after a fresh rebuild. I switched my Solar City recently to high tap and although it really livens up game play, I'm now thinking the solenoids are a little too strong and am concerned about plastics or drop target damage. I might put it back to normal or try combining normal and high taps for a voltage in-between the two.
NardDogz 1 year ago
The machine has been set to high-tap . Pop Bumper windings decrease. Flipper coils all standard and all coil sleeves were replaced. I have not seen any problems with these settings, and the games plays very well.
Thanks,
rlamb007 1 year ago
Wow, that looks fantastic! I've got this same machine and the playfield colors are still vibrant, but there is quite a bit of ball swirl that I would love to get out some how. I've tried magic eraser and Wildcat, but they just don't seem to get the swirls out. Did this game have this issue before the clearcoat? Thanks.
NardDogz 2 years ago
This playfield did have the usual issues with ball swirls and wear. Make sure to check the webpage in the info section of this vid for the complete playfield restoration process.
rlamb007 2 years ago