# Terminator 2: Judgement Day Pinball Restoration

**Source:** Cary Hardy  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2016-12-13  
**Duration:** 3m 16s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_qXlI0yRDM

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## Analysis

Cary Hardy documents the completion of a Terminator 2: Judgment Day pinball machine restoration, detailing extensive cabinet artwork replacement, wood damage repair, LED bulb upgrades, and flipper installation and underlying components.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] The original artwork was flaking and chipping away during cleaning — _Cary Hardy describing the condition of the cabinet artwork_
- [HIGH] Deep gouges in the wood from the legs required wood grain replacement — _Cary Hardy identifying damage that needed repair_
- [HIGH] The machine originally had no flippers installed — _Cary Hardy stating 'There were no flippers on this machine'_
- [HIGH] The original machine used incandescent bulbs which were swapped for LEDs — _Cary Hardy explaining the lighting upgrade process_
- [HIGH] The gun component required disassembly, cleaning, and repainting — _Cary Hardy detailing gun restoration work_

### Notable Quotes

> "There were no flippers on this machine, so, as well as the parts that were underneath it that make it go weren't there, so, that was all added"
> — **Cary Hardy**
> _Indicates significant mechanical restoration work beyond cosmetics—flipper mechanisms and underlying drive parts were missing and had to be installed_

> "I swap them out with LEDs to make everything pop"
> — **Cary Hardy**
> _LED upgrade strategy chosen for visual impact and modernization of the restored machine_

> "it was flaking and chipping away just by cleaning it"
> — **Cary Hardy**
> _Describes the brittle, deteriorated condition of the original artwork that necessitated complete replacement_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Cary Hardy | person | Pinball restoration technician/content creator documenting T2 machine restoration |
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day | game | Williams pinball machine being restored; subject of the video |

### Signals

- **[restoration_signal]** Extensive artwork replacement due to flaking and chipping, wood damage repair including grain replacement, coin door repainting and clear-coating (confidence: high) — Cary Hardy describes removing all artwork, filling and replacing wood grain, repainting coin door
- **[restoration_signal]** Missing flipper mechanisms and underlying drive components required complete installation (confidence: high) — 'There were no flippers on this machine, so, as well as the parts that were underneath it that make it go weren't there, so, that was all added'
- **[restoration_signal]** Original incandescent bulbs replaced with LEDs throughout the machine for visual enhancement (confidence: high) — Cary Hardy states 'I swap them out with LEDs to make everything pop' after confirming all original incandescent bulbs worked
- **[restoration_signal]** Gun component disassembled, cleaned, and repainted as part of restoration (confidence: high) — Cary Hardy mentions 'the gun needed to be taken apart disassembled clean painted'
- **[product_concern]** Machine exhibited severe cabinet damage including gouge marks from legs and compromised wood structure (confidence: high) — Multiple references to deep gouges, wood grain damage, and the need for structural replacement

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## Transcript

Okay, Terminator 2 Judgment Day Pinball Machine restoration is now complete. This is all the before footage. So, as you can tell, firstly, what needed to go was all of the artwork. I mean, it was flaking and chipping away just by cleaning it. Deep gouges in the wood right there from the legs. A coin door obviously needs to be repainted and clear-coated. the gun needed to be taken apart disassembled clean painted over this side of the cabinet can't really see it very well but the gouge right there had to refill that you can see the grains of the wood needed to be replaced i mean all the art did before this was uh recorded i made sure everything worked, got everything working, all the bulbs, this is incandescent bulbs at this time, then I swap them out with LEDs to make everything pop. There were no flippers on this machine, so, as well as the parts that were underneath it that make it go weren't there, so, that was all added, and now, here is the post-production. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-08-04 | Item ID: 4b66e01e-698e-443f-af74-1a8baac78337*