Pinball Restorations: Cabinet Front

Stern Magic

Stern Magic

Stern Magic

"An interesting feature is that the scoring value for the inlanes is changed by a rollover star button that is located at the lower half of the playfield between the slingshots."

Cabinet Front Repaint Progression

Below is the original condition of the front. You can see the wear at the edges of the cabinet and then the coin door was in rough shape.

cab right old

Below is a close up of the front door. Stern didn't use a stainless front door like Bally and Williams.

cab left before close up

Below is the cabinet after the orange is applied but before the white has been applied.

cabinet base yellow

The Final Result

orange stencil

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Cabinet Front Repaint Progression

Another picture of the "before" of the front with the coin door and legs removed. You can better see some of the dings and wear in this pic.

cab left before

This is the coin door after I re-painted it. I wasn't sure how well a repaint on the coin door would work. It turned out great.

cab left before

Below is the front after both colors have been applied but before the coin door, plunger, and hardware were re-installed.

orange stencil

The Final Result

orange stencil