Sanyo Ninja theme /year unknown / my first restoration

[Mrtoad]

befor ya replace the cell/playfield take a good look at it.. it looks to be in perty good condition and the dirt should not be to hard to clean..

like posted above thouse comet machines are always sticky

This is a close up of the stains I was talking about. Is that the water stains that have been mentioned? I have tried cleaning it with no luck.

Thanks,
Mike

[Moparformances]

Is that the water stains that have been mentioned?

yes thouse are water stains.. light ones... we have seen them way worse..

[Mrtoad]

yes thouse are water stains.. light ones... we have seen them way worse..

That was what I thought. I was ok with the yellowing but really not so much the stains. I was going to disassemble and replace the background, but on average how often when doing that has the machine been damaged beyond repair? Is it common? I picked up the e book recommended and it mentioned about if the frame gets damaged during the removal then the machine is a goner. If it is common for that to happen I would rethink it and just clean the machine, but if not too common I would take the chance and go for it.

Thanks for any information,
Mike

[Moparformances]

if the frame gets damaged during the removal then the machine is a goner.

im not the best to answer this.. I have never taken the time or felt he need to do a cell replacement... Im one of thouse that takes a machine for what it is.. clean it, sure.. make it work, of course.. replace or repair the broken, when nessary..

i have a perty good understanding of what it takes to do a total restoration but can not see any way that a frame get so damaged to render a machine "A Goner".. if your treating it that bad then your doing something wrong..

as a side note this also makes no sense.. the "frame" would be the first thing removed i dont see how it would be damaged

[Mrtoad]

im not the best to answer this.. I have never taken the time or felt he need to do a cell replacement... Im one of thouse that takes a machine for what it is.. clean it, sure.. make it work, of course.. replace or repair the broken, when nessary..

i have a perty good understanding of what it takes to do a total restoration but can not see any way that a frame get so damaged to render a machine "A Goner".. if your treating it that bad then your doing something wrong..

as a side note this also makes no sense.. the "frame" would be the first thing removed i dont see how it would be damaged

Thanks again for for the reply. I can see both sides of wanting it to look perfect or to take it for what it is. I still need to decide. And I misspoke when I said frame. What he mentions is the front case, so the wooden door that can swing open. By this time the back of the case would be removed. I am rereading it all right now trying to prepare for the disassemble for cleaning at the bare minimum. I think if I take my time I can do it though. Hoping to start the disassembly one night this week.