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Flash playfield JM

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 This is the playfield as delivered to me.
 
 

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This is the playfield as delivered to me.

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 The bubbling is the screening lifting off the primer.
 
 

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The bubbling is the screening lifting off the primer.

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 This is a better close up of the main issue.
 
 

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This is a better close up of the main issue.

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 I cu the  loose section out but tried to save the blue art beside the roll overs.I hope to get that settled back down.
 
 

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I cu the loose section out but tried to save the blue art beside the roll overs.I hope to get that settled back down.

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 The section removed will be set back in so the art can  have a "blue print" to help me recreate it as well as fill
 
 

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The section removed will be set back in so the art can have a "blue print" to help me recreate it as well as fill

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 A very strong fusor type expoy with a very slow set is used to give the base of glue to reapply the  bubbled section.
 
 

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A very strong fusor type expoy with a very slow set is used to give the base of glue to reapply the bubbled section.

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 The section is put back in plce with some reliefs poked and cut out to make sure it locks in and bonds together.
 
 

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The section is put back in plce with some reliefs poked and cut out to make sure it locks in and bonds together.

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 A clear  plastic is set on top  ensure it only sticks to something that peels away easily and acts as a buffer between the
 
 

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A clear plastic is set on top ensure it only sticks to something that peels away easily and acts as a buffer between the

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 A transformer worked perfectly to  weight the section overnight.
 
 

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A transformer worked perfectly to weight the section overnight.

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 The expoxy has set up overnight  fully weighted by the transformer.The section is flat.It still needs a lot of work but it
 
 

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The expoxy has set up overnight fully weighted by the transformer.The section is flat.It still needs a lot of work but it

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 The previously applied clear is stripped off as much as possible to make certain that *if* it was the problem it will not b
 
 

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The previously applied clear is stripped off as much as possible to make certain that *if* it was the problem it will not b

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 After sanding the  damaged section perfectly flat this is what I am left with.I am just masking it off to rough in the blac
 
 

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After sanding the damaged section perfectly flat this is what I am left with.I am just masking it off to rough in the blac

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 Black applied.I will most likely need to do the entire upper section  prior to the final clear but for now this is a good f
 
 

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Black applied.I will most likely need to do the entire upper section prior to the final clear but for now this is a good f

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 Unmasked.That is about as far as this area goes until I  get it perfectly smooth and all under one  solid surface.
 
 

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Unmasked.That is about as far as this area goes until I get it perfectly smooth and all under one solid surface.

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 Before I clear it for the first time I will tighten up some of the borders and registration.The 3X is just an example of th
 
 

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Before I clear it for the first time I will tighten up some of the borders and registration.The 3X is just an example of th

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 Masked off .
 
 

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Masked off .

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 Insert borders sprayed as needed.
 
 

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Insert borders sprayed as needed.

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 They are improved.It is a tough choice on a few of them.That choice is  making them slightly out of round to cover the whit
 
 

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They are improved.It is a tough choice on a few of them.That choice is making them slightly out of round to cover the whit

19
 Final border reworks in this area.The center arrows are the biggest improvement.
 
 

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Final border reworks in this area.The center arrows are the biggest improvement.

20
 Ready to clear for the first time.
 
 

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Ready to clear for the first time.

21
 Cleared.
 
 

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Cleared.

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 Registration issues are improved.
 
 

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Registration issues are improved.

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  This clear will give me  a good fill to work off of for the next round of repaints.
 
 

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This clear will give me a good fill to work off of for the next round of repaints.

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 The level is fixed.The repaints can go from here .I will let it set a day or two  before I consider it stable given the his
 
 

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The level is fixed.The repaints can go from here .I will let it set a day or two before I consider it stable given the his

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 I let it set a long time  so I could make sure it would not continue to raise.It did not.I had no problem with it so I have
 
 

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I let it set a long time so I could make sure it would not continue to raise.It did not.I had no problem with it so I have

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 The remaing shrinkage from the repairs has been filled.
 
 

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The remaing shrinkage from the repairs has been filled.

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 Black refinished in the troubled area and a little registration work is done on the large lower insert.
 
 

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Black refinished in the troubled area and a little registration work is done on the large lower insert.

30
 Unmasked.
 
 

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Unmasked.

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 I am going to put a blue print/background done for the volts that are damaged.This will not be the final version because I
 
 

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I am going to put a blue print/background done for the volts that are damaged.This will not be the final version because I

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 I mixed something up that is close.It is not dead on yet because I know I will need to go back in it.
 
 

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I mixed something up that is close.It is not dead on yet because I know I will need to go back in it.

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 Unmasked.The voids are from the lack of coverage with this color over the straight black areas.It is just a guideline right
 
 

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Unmasked.The voids are from the lack of coverage with this color over the straight black areas.It is just a guideline right

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 Ready to put a light coat of clear down.It is just to finish sealing andf leveling the repairs so I can get a good repaint
 
 

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Ready to put a light coat of clear down.It is just to finish sealing andf leveling the repairs so I can get a good repaint

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  Repairs cleared.
 
 

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Repairs cleared.

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 Should be ready for final reworks in a couple days.
 
 

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Should be ready for final reworks in a couple days.

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 Sanded once again and prepped for final repaints.
 
 

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Sanded once again and prepped for final repaints.

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 the previous match was too orange.Not a big deal since it was just a ground coat but now I need to try and match it as clos
 
 

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the previous match was too orange.Not a big deal since it was just a ground coat but now I need to try and match it as clos

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 Cut and masked.
 
 

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Cut and masked.

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 Got a pretty good match I think.
 
 

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Got a pretty good match I think.

 
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