Before

↑ Someone had painted this cabinet a hideous red and blue, plus it was flaking.  There was no choice but to do a complete cabinet repaint.  You can see a hint of the original blue and orange colors in the worn spot.

After

↑ Cabinet re-painted to original design.  The baseball lacing was the most challenging to re-create.

↑ More hideousness.  The wood trim had been encased in multiple layers of varnish and polyurethane over the years.

↑ Cabinet re-painted to original design.

↑ The front has also been repainted in the past.  Closer to the original design but this will be re-done.  Note the painted-over metal plates where the replay button should be and on the door.

↑ Cabinet re-painted to original design.

↑ Back door still has the original blue-green paint, but you can see why they repainted the rest of it.  Hoo boy.  Note the tax stamps.

↑ Running man unit is dirty but complete.  Note the re-painted non-original "Home Run" graphic.

↑ Running man unit cleaned, touched up.  Original "Home Run" graphic reproduced.

↑ Cleaned up but needs more work.  Paint has been chipped and scratched in a few places.

↑ The 1957 Deluxe has most of the logic in the head.  The wooden, hinged back door is loaded with relays, the score motor and relay bank.  Note the missing relays in the center that must be replaced.

↑ Missing relays replaced and wired in.  Burnt coils replaced.

↑ The replay unit was removed and needs to be replaced.

↑ Playfield is dirty and has a typical ball wear mark from pitcher to bat.  I was lucky enough to find a much better playfield to replace this one.

↑ Decades of accumulated grime inside the cabinet.

↑ Inside metal trim pieces were never plated and are typically oxidized and rusted.

↑ Cabinet and backbox stripped and patched, ready for sanding.

↑ Stencil and masking tape are used to apply orange striping over base coat.

↑ Orange and white stenciling complete.

↑ Backbox base color painted.  First stencil color applied.

↑ Backbox insert removed and in-process.  All assemblies disassembled, cleaned and lubed.