Pinball Backglass Restoration Repair

On this 1967 Bally Surfers backglass restoration, here’s a classic example of “too flaked to fix” versus “wow this one’s good to restore”. The first glass we received, the one right here, is an example of just too far gone to fix: So we had to wait until we received a ‘decent’ glass to scan […]

Receive a Williams Double Barrel backglass into the shop for restoration. Check out the before and after pictures below.

Received a Bally Mad World into the shop for restoration. Below are the before and after pictures.

We received a Bally Atlantis trans light into the shop for restoration. We converted this to a standard style backglass and bonded it to glass. Below are the before and after pictures.

Received a Williams Starlite backglass into the shop for restoration. Below are the before and after pictures.

We received a Gottlieb Cleopatra backglass (solid state) into the shop for restoration. Below are the before and after pictures.

Received a Zaccaria Combat backglass for restoration. Check out the before and after pictures below.

Received a Bally Trail Drive backglass into the shop for restoraton. Below are the before and after pictures.

We received a heavily damaged Williams Trade Winds backglass into the shop for restoration. Check out the before and after pictures below.

We just did a Williams Earthshaker backglass restoration. Below are the before and after pictures.

We just restored a Williams Bad Cats backglass. Check out the before and after pictures below.

We just restored a Bally Balls-a-Poppin backglass. Check out below the before and after pictures.

Check out the Bally Mariner backglass we just restored. Below are before and after pictures.

Below is the Gottlieb Sunshine backglass we just restored. Check out the before and after pictures.

We just did a backglass restoration for a Gottlieb Hi Dolly backglass. Check out the before and after pictures.

Check out the Gottlieb Home Run backglass restoration we did. Below are the before and after pictures.

Received a Bally Mini-Zag backglass into the shop for restoration. Check out the before and after pictures below.

Here’s a Bally Joust backglass we just restored. This one was a lot of work! Check out the before and after pictures below…

Here’s the before and after pictures of the Williams Ragmop backglass we just restored.

We just restored a Genco SpaceAge backglass. Check out the before and after pictures below.

We just restored a Williams SummerTime backglass. Check out the before and after pictures below.

We just restored a Gottlieb Baseball backglass. Check out the before and after pictures below.

We just restored a Gottlieb Stock Car backglass. Check out the before and after pictures below.

We just restored a Gottlieb Grand Slam (1972) backglass. Check out the before and after pictures below.

Just restored a Gottlieb Palace Guard and Royal Guard backglass. Check out the before and after pictures below.

Just restored a Bally Supreme backglass. Check out the before and after pictures below.

Check out the before and after pictures for the Williams Olympic Hockey backglass we restored:

We restored a Stern Stars backglass recently. Check out the before and after pictures below.

Recent did a Bally Goldrush backglass restoration. Check out the before and after pictures below.

Check out the Williams Double Play backglass we restored. Below are the before and after pictures.

Here’s the Williams Hong Kong backglass restoration we just did. Below are the before and after pictures.

Check out the Williams Kick Off backglass we restored. Below are before and after pictures.

Here’s the Gottlieb Paradise backglass we just restored. Before are the before and after pictures.

Here’s the before and after pictures of a CCM Super Scope rifle gun game backglass that we restored.

We just restored the backglass for a Williams Defender backglass. Below are the before and after pictures. Note the original backglass is mirrored. If we have your original backglass, we can wash off all the original (peeling) ink, and re-use the original glass with new ink (saving the mirroring.) If we don’t have your original […]

Below are the before and after pictures for the Williams Spot Pool backglass we restored.

Below are the before and after pictures for the Williams Pretty Baby backglass we restored.

Below are the before and after pictures for the Bally Rocket3 backglass we restored.

Below are the before and after pictures for the Gottlieb Pinwheel backglass we restored.

Below are the before and after pictures for the Gottlieb King Kool backglass we restored.

Here’s the before and after pictures for the Bally Kickoff backglass we restored.

Below are the before and after pictures for the restoration of the Bally Happy Tour backglass we did.

Received into the shop a Bally Voltan backglass for restoration. Below are the before and after pictures.

Received into the shop a Bally Supersonic backglass for restoration. Below are the before and after pictures.

Received into the shop a Sonic Faces backglass for restoration. Below are the before and after pictures.

Received into the shop a Sonic Cherry Bell backglass for restoration. Below are the before and after pictures.

Received into the shop a Genco Davy Crockett gun game backglass for restoration. Check out the before and after pictures below.

Received an International Mutoscope Cross Country Race backglass into the shop for restoration. Check out the before and after pictures below.

Received a Williams Skill Ball backglass into the shop for restoration. (Note this game is also known as Williams Add-a-Ball too.) Below are the before and after pictures.

Occasionally we get requests to turn a translight into a real glass backglass. This Capcom Big Bang Bar was one of those requests. Because we did this, we can clean up the translight art a bit (giving it more contrast and overall a better look). Hard to tell from the pictures, but here’s the results […]

Received a Gottlieb Fair Lady backglass into the shop for restoration. Check out the before and after pictures below.

We’ve had a few people ask for this title because they original game glass for Bally Black Pyramid was broken. Below are before and after pictures from a good glass scan. (Luckily we had access to a clean game.)

Received a Williams Doozie backglass into the shop for restoration. Check out the before and after pictures below.

A Chicago Coin Gold Record backglass came into the shop for restoration. Here’s the before and after pictures below.

Received a Gottlieb Spirit of 76 backglass restoration in to the shop for restoration. Check out the before and after pictures below.

Received a Williams ZigZag backglass for restoration. Check out the before and after pictures below.

Received a Gottlieb Jockey Club backglass into the shop for restoration. Check out the before and after pictures below.

In to the shop walked a Stern Memory Lane pinball backglass for restoration. Check out the before and after pictures below.

In to the shop came a Williams Darts pinball backglass for restoration. Check out the before and after pictures below.

In to the shop came a Gottlieb Crossroads backglass for restoration. Check out the before and after pictures below.

In to the shop came a Gottlieb Bronco pinball backglass for restoration. Check out the before and after pictures below.

In to the shop came a Gottlieb Charlies Angles pinball backglass for restoartion. Check out the before and after pictures below.

Received a Gottlieb Majestic pinball backglass for restoration. Check out the before and after pictures below.

In to the shop came a Gottlieb Rocketship pinball backglass for restoration. Check out the before and after pictures below.

Here’s the Atari Superman pinball backglass we restore before and after. Note the original backglass is mirrored. If we have your original backglass, we can wash off all the original (peeling) ink, and re-use the original glass with new ink (saving the mirroring.) If we don’t have your original glass, we can only substitute the […]

We received a Williams Reserve pinball backglass for restoration. Check out the before and after pictures below.

Here’s a Williams Ball Park pitch and bat baseball backglass restoration we did. Below are the before and after pictures.

Occasionally we get a request to turn a translight into a “real” backglass. When this happens we can often fix fading or contrast issues, or modify the backglass slightly (where requested.) In this case we did a Bally Black Rose backglass transformation from translight to a real glass, with greater contrast. This particular game was […]

Here’s the before and after pictures for the United Handicap shuffle alley backglass we restored. Also note the United Handicap Deluxe version… Also United Handicap Deluxe backglass:

This is an interesting restoration of a translight converted to a bonded backglass. Check out the before and after pictures.

Here’s the before and after pictures for the Chicago Coin Apollo Moon Shoot rifle gun game backglass restoration we did.

This glass for the Bally Midget Racer was a real challenge to restore. Check out the before and after pictures below.

Check out the before and after pictures for the Gottlieb Rockettes backglass we restored.

Here’s the before and after pictures for the Gottlieb Swing Along backglass we restored. Yes the original glass was broken, but we were still able to restore it.

Check out the before and after pictures below for the Williams Extra Inning pitch and bat baseball we restored.

Here’s the before and after pictures for the Chicago Coin Bulleyes Baseball backglass and lower glass restoration we did.

Here’s the before and after pictures of the Williams Army Navy backglass that we restored.

Here’s the before and after pictures of the Gottlieb Hit the Deck backglass we restored.

Here’s the before and after pictures of the Williams Skyway backglass that we restored.

Here’s the before and after pictures of the Williams Magic City and Williams Magic Town backglasses that we restored.

Below are the before and after pictures for the Gottlieb Far Out backglass we restored.

Here are the before and after pictures of the Exhibit Supply Morocco backglass we restored. Note the original glass was shattered, but we were able to restore it onto new tempered glass.

Here’s the before and after pictures for the Gottlieb/Premier Chicago Cubs Triple Play backglass we restored.

Here’s some before and after pictures of the Bally Hokus Pokus backglass we restored.

Here’s some before and after pictures of the Bally Fireball backglass we restored.

Here’s some pictures of the before/after on the Bally Fireball Classic backglass we restored.

Here’s some before/after pictures of the Bally Mr. & Mrs. Pacman backglass we restored.

Here’s the before and after pictures for a Gottlieb Auto Race backglass we restored.

Here’s some of the stuff we’ve done with the Bally Mata Hari solid state version backglass.

Below are the before and after pictures of the Zaccaria Zankor backglass we restored. back picture

Here’s the before and after pictures for the restoration of the Gottlieb Wishing Well backglass.

Check out the before and after pictures below of the restoration of a Bally Space Time pinball backglass.

Received a Stern Catacomb backglass into the shop for restoration. Below are the before and after pictures.

Received a Gottlieb Sharpshooter woodrail backglass into the shop for restoration. Check out the before and after pictures.

Check out the Gottlieb Gladiator we restored.

Received a Chicago Coin Rodeo gun game glass into the shop for restoration. Check out the before and after pictures.

Received a Gottlieb Bank Shot backglass into the shop for restoration. Check out the before and after pictures.

Received a United Super Slugger backglass into the shop for restoration. Below are the before and after pictures.

Got a request to do the Gottlieb Challenger pinball backglass restoration. This game is actually two different glasses. Below is the before/after pictures for both glasses. After:

Received a Chicago Coin Super Hockey backglass into the shop for restoration. This glass was a mess when we received it, cracked in many places and peeling badly. Check out the before and after pictures below: