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New Iron Man playfield as delivered.
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The screening is barely covered with any type of protection.
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The grain is very heavy.This used to happen occasionally on NOS and repro playfields but now it is just standard.I am not
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The inserts are not as seamless as they could be.There will always be a halo in appearance but it should not be felt.
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More pics to highlight the graining.
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It will take two to three sessions to help fill the grain.There are no guarantees it won't come through in a very minor w
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Mylar sections are removed.
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Playfield is sanded.
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Shooter lane is smoothed up.
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Intitial clear applied.
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Graining is gone for now.
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Inserts are leveling out.
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After letting this set for about a month I am now ready to take another crack at removing the grain.
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As can be seen the grain is right back to where it was now only slightly improved.This is because the wood is not sea
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Another shot of the grain.This will be sanded out.
Doing this level of clearing isn't a quick cheap job.It takes extra
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Playfield is sanded.All traces of the grain are once again eliminated.
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Ready to clear for for the second time.
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Second clear applied.It is wet in these pictures.
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I will need to let this set up for a couple weeks in order to see if the grain is going o return or how bad before mov
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Playfield is dusty from sitting around while i wait for the clear to soak into the wood.
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Grain is back bu it is much more subtle now.I am going to sand and clear it one more time and that will be it because I wi
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Sanded again.
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Shooter lane is really nice and smooth now.
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Ready for the final clear.
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Final clear applied.
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Grain is gone once again and hopefully it will stay that way.I will let it set a few days then sand and polish it.
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Playfield is sanded and ready to polish.
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Playfield is polished.
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Grain is mostly gone and much improved.I am not sure if it can ever be totally eliminated when it is this severe but to ev
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Ready to pack and ship.
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