Tips and Tricks for touching up damaged/worn pinball playfield graphics

Posted on 2015/08/22 by admin

I recently picked up a very nice condition game but it had an odd damaged section in the middle. Obviously this needs to be fixed and in this series, my lovely assistant Brandi, helps me with playfield touch-ups and gives us some tips and tricks.

Here’s a picture of what the game looked like before:

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Pinball Tips: Color matching

Posted on 2012/05/04 by admin

Here’s some good advice on how to paint and touch up your game.

Color Wanted:	Start with:	Add a little:
Green	Yellow	Blue
Orange	Yellow	Red
Brown	Red	Black
Maroon	Red	Black & Magenta
Cream	White	Yellow
Tan	White	Brown
Ivory	White	Yellow & Brown
Gray	White	Black
French	Gray	White Yellow & Black
Olive	Green	Yellow Black & White
Pink	White	Red
Flesh	White	Red & Yellow
Coral	White	Orange
Purple	Magenta	Blue
Gold	Yellow	Brown
Lime Green	Yellow	Green & White

More hints:

Realize that not all areas of the playfield or cabinet, even if they were painted a single color, will remain the same color over time. Different areas may fade to different shades.
Also note that many paint colors will change slightly as they dry, or appear different if a clear coat is added later, and try to do some test runs to see how the final result will appear before committing.
Mix your paint and put some on a piece of clear plastic and hold it over the area you’re going to touch up to see how well it matches.
You can pick up a pantone color matching set at most hardware and paint stores and use this to help match colors.
Don’t use hot water to clean the paint brush. This can weaken the glue that holds the bristles together and cause bristles to fall out.
There sites online such as this one ( http://pinballpal.com/colors/ ) which has color formulas for some popular pinball games.

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