I purchased this off of RGP in 2006. Playfield looks great except for the usual wear around the outholes. All boards were there and game was almost 100% operational with the exception of a row of solenoids that were out. Cabinet was about an 7, but it looked like it would clean up nicely.

Can you say 'muy sucio'? Man is this thing dirty!!!

I stripped the playfield down to ensure that I gave this thing a well-deserved and thorough cleaning. I read several postings on RGP on cleaners and techniques to use and decided to go with the TreasureCove route.

Allen Shope stated that he uses Westley's Bleche White to clean the dirt and grime build-up on playfields that he restores. The technique he describes it to spray the Bleche White onto a portion of the playfield, count to 5 and wipe it off.

***Do not use Bleche White on pre-diamondplated playfields as it will remove paint***

The results were truly amazing as can be seen from the before and after pics...

Next I tackled repairing the Force and Sarlaac Pit outholes as these are usually worn on most DE Star Wars and mine is no different. The end result was not perfect (due to my inability to match colors), but a definite improvement from their former state.

The surrounding area was cleaned and the worn outholes were lightly sanded. I then used DEVCON Magic Bond Epoxy to file replace the missing wood. I used a plastic putty knife to shape and mold the epoxy into the correct shape and appropriate level.

Once the epoxy dried, I lightly sanded the area with 600 grit sandpaper and attempted to color match the area (the best I could) using Testor's enamel model paint.

I was able to order a complete set of reproduced playfield plastics. After reading archived RGP posts about how difficult these plastic sets are to find and not to mention once you do find one you will most likely pay thru the nose... I decided to create protectors for the easy break plastics (as noted by Pinballheaven.co.uk).

I used two 8"x10" .093 Lexan Polycarbonate sheets to create the protectors. To get uniform spacing on all the protectors, I butted a small washer against the plastic and used the inside hole to draw the line as shown in the picture to the right.

Once the outlines were completed, I used a variable speed scroll saw to cut the pieces. A bench grinder was then used to smooth any rough edges as well as touch-up some of the curved edges.

The new playfield plastics were then placed over the protectors to ensure fit and position. The post holes and wire pass-thrus were then marked and drilled. The protective coverings were then removed from the lexan and the protectors were mounted.

Total cost for the protectors was $6 for the Lexan sheets and 2 hours of time.

After much work and troubleshooting to get that row of solenoids working I became frustrated and sold the game in NOV08 after never fully getting the game working. A few months later I picked up a DE Star Trek. When I got it home I found out it had a similar problem to this SW and after more research I actually ended up fixing the Star Trek.

 

I want another DE Star Wars...