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FrizzleFried:
--- Quote from: shardian on June 23, 2008, 01:05:46 pm ---If you are shopping anyways, touch up the paint while the playfield is stripped and varathane the whole thing. Then you will have a shiny new playfield.
And what the hell is up with the lower playfield layout? Mental note: never use right lower flipper. ;D
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Perhaps I should look in to what it takes to clear coat...
...also, anyone have any tricks on how to remove "grain" lines (as seen in the upper playfield photo in the black areas).
Also, I learned to to close the gate on the inside lane... it's a timing "skill" shot when entering the playfield. I can get it about 3x out of 4...it sure makes the game a lot funner (constantly draining sucks). I suspect once I adjust and clean the pop-bumber it will help as well...right now you can run in to it and it won't pop...it needs a little force.
shardian:
You are stuck with the 'grain lines'. Just comes with the territory of a 20-30 year old piece of painted wood.
Clearcoating isn't hard. Just make sure you do everything you want to the playfield (touch ups, leveling inserts, etc). Clean the playfield thoroughly. Spray on several coats of polyurethane. sand with very high grit sandpaper to smooth out clear. Polish with Novus, and then wax.
I know a guy locally that has done every SS machine he has, and they all look great. He just uses the spraycan of gloss poly you can get at Wally World.
That is the brand, but in a spray can.
shardian:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on June 24, 2008, 03:25:21 pm ---I've gone to 10 different stores trying to find spray minwax or varathane, and treated like I was an idiot when I asked about it at every single one of them.
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Really? That is interesting. There are several brands, and varying levels of gloss of each at Wal-Mart. I've also seen the spray stuff at Lowes, Home Depot, etc. I have a can of semi gloss in the garage right now.
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