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I finally got a pin...RESTORED AND LOVING IT.

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ChadTower:

Pine isn't a good test - it will absorb way too much of the paint, and in the process, will tweak lighter colors when it mixes with any resin in the wood.  I'd definitely try that again with something a little more similar to playfield wood - maybe a maple scrap or at least a little piece of cabinet grade plywood.

shardian:
Well maybe I mis-spoke. I am using sanded plywood, which I assumed was made of pine. It looks identical to the stuff the playfield is made of. I'm not using the cheap stuff that you normally get in 2x4 form.

Wade:

--- Quote from: pinballjim on September 23, 2008, 02:59:02 pm ---Also, Bill Davis does a thick layer of clear before he does touchups, and it gives his work a '3D' effect because the cracks and such all have clear in them and haven't been hidden by being filled with the touchup.

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Are you saying you've seen BD playfields where you could look at an angle and see "under" the touchups?  I know he does heavy coats but I've never seen or heard of this with his playfields.  Practically all the playfield guys coat at least once before doing touchups.

Wade

Wade:

--- Quote from: shardian on September 24, 2008, 08:36:05 am ---I did some testing last night, and it appears I have straight from the bottle matches on at least 2 colors. The blue is a dead ringer, the orange and magenta are a bit too dark, and the yellow is probably okay because the PF yellow varies.

I painted several coats onto some scrap pine that had the same color as the playfield wood. I still need to spray my tests with clear to verify my results. I've seen them wet, but the clear will give me a better idea.

I also used a paint marker to touch up all the black insert surrounds. Just doing that really makes the art pop! I did notice that most of the inserts aren't 100% level with the PF, but I really don't care. The way Gottlieb inserts are done makes it really difficult to mess with them. If I feel like it, I'll fill them up with a bit of clear before doing the whole playfield. Probably would cause more problems than it is worth though.

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Sounds like it's going pretty well.  Have you considered repainting the white areas?  If you're getting into this level of detail with touchups and clearcoating anyway, I'd be tempted to repaint the solid whites.

Wade

shardian:
There really isn't a point to painting the white areas again. They are all covered up by plastics, so as long as they are clean and shiny, they will look fine.

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