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Thought to share this playfield.

 

Was a Repro and was tasked to give it a better clear coat, thought I would show the progress, and what better way to celebrate my birthday than to finish it off today!....

 

(BTW where's my AA's happy birthday :) )

 

 

These photo's show how it was, not bad, but could be better,

 

Check the left side, you can see the shrink back in the clear, most likely due to softwood, or not fully cured wood and only single lot of clearing.

These marks, can mostly be sanded out, but can also be in the screen printing.

 

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Even from factory the inserts aren't completely level with the playfield.

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Better example of how the clear was

 

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Sanding started, highlights the issues

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Completely Sanded down

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After the 1st three layers of clear

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Even after the sanding, you can see the inserts are still lower than the rest of the playfield (This is normal from all playfields I've seen) Just the new clear highlights this better.

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Sanded down again

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4 Layers of clear, last layer was a slightly more thinned out layer.

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Sanded down by hand (1200 grit, then 2000 grit wet)

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Cut and Buffed, polished and waxed

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And Video of finished item

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I am sure the owner will be stoked with this.

The artwork on Centaur amazes me everytime I look at it.

 

Funny you say that, neighbour came buy and had a look at the playfields I'm restoring.

Saw the Centaur and was amazed about the artwork on the playfield.

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Good stuff Scotty and happy birthday mate, looks awesome once blocked n polished.

 

I'm guessing this was a CPR PF, I've seen a corvette PF from them and the clear was terrible, with swirl marks visable in the clear coat once it was fully cured.

 

Customers can always cut it back then polish it but would leave a thin coat of clear.

 

This process is needed and will most probably never be needed to be done again.

 

Thanks for the pics, love looking at the after effects when done. A job well done.

 

Cheers.

 

 

 

 

 

- Con

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Good stuff Scotty and happy birthday mate, looks awesome once blocked n polished.

 

I'm guessing this was a CPR PF, I've seen a corvette PF from them and the clear was terrible, with swirl marks visable in the clear coat once it was fully cured.

 

Customers can always cut it back then polish it but would leave a thin coat of clear.

 

This process is needed and will most probably never be needed to be done again.

 

Thanks for the pics, love looking at the after effects when done. A job well done.

 

Cheers.

 

 

 

 

 

- Con

 

Hi Con,

Yes correct, could be cut back and polished, but I wouldn't trust with what the thickness left would be, 1st lot of sanding I took it easy on.

I believe it's a CPR playfield, it had cutting compound around the holes, so looks like they did try and cut and buff it at some stage.

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Hi Con,

Yes correct, could be cut back and polished, but I wouldn't trust with what the thickness left would be, 1st lot of sanding I took it easy on.

I believe it's a CPR playfield, it had cutting compound around the holes, so looks like they did try and cut and buff it at some stage.

Cutting compound in the nooks amd crannies that's it must be a CPR PF. Art wise they produce an excellent product however the finish effect is a little to be desired at times.

 

What's ya next project ya working on, have you ever clear a cabinet Scott?

 

 

 

- Con

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Cutting compound in the nooks amd crannies that's it must be a CPR PF. Art wise they produce an excellent product however the finish effect is a little to be desired at times.

 

What's ya next project ya working on, have you ever clear a cabinet Scott?

 

 

 

- Con

 

Always look in the backgrounds of his shots you can sometimes see his other projects ;)

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It was a CPR playfield, one of the last ones left. The artwork is beautiful but I was pretty disappointed with the clear. I wouldn't have had the guts to sand and polish it myself.

CPR's approach is that it doesn't need any more clear, but I don't think it's as good as it should be.

Thank god there are people like Scott around in this hobby. :D

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Cutting compound in the nooks amd crannies that's it must be a CPR PF. Art wise they produce an excellent product however the finish effect is a little to be desired at times.

 

What's ya next project ya working on, have you ever clear a cabinet Scott?

 

 

 

- Con

 

I have a GnR and Star Wars.

Plus another two just started.

 

Yes I've cleared a cabinet.

 

I use to have a GnR Pinball, airbrush the roses on the cabinets where they had marks, re-did the black, and clear coated the whole cabinet, looked great.

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Funny that, we did have a little chat about that today. I would love to find out what's really under that Mylar :o

 

So would I. Make sure you take close before and after photos of the Mylar removal. I still dont think that is wear under there but the mylar going off in some way.

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