First pachinko machine, so of course I have questions
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My wife found this 1975 Daiichi machine for free in a local Facebook group. I've been fascinated by vintage pachinko for a few years, but couldn't justify paying for a machine that was going to need restoration. For free, however...
I've been watching Dan Welch's videos on YouTube, and learning as much as I can about how the machine works. I have a couple of questions that I didn't see covered elsewhere:
1. How difficult is it to remove the laminate from the door frame? I really don't care about preserving its original appearance, and I'd much rather paint the frame instead. I'd consider painting the laminate if necessary.
2. I think the playfield might be laminate as well. No offense to the original rainbow design, but I have my eyes on one of the Hiroshige art prints instead. I've seen several posts warning about messing with a laminate playfield. Would it be possible to lay a new playfield down on the existing laminate? Or is it game over as soon as I start pulling nails?
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