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IJ playfield as it arrived.Looks decent overall.
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Shooter lane is a bit rough .Not from wear but just from manufacturing.
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A close up shows there is some deep pores and voids in the plys.I will try to work that out of there as well as possible o
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Switch cut outs look pretty good.Once I really clean and prep it I will know if the ground in dirt is coming out or if it
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Most of the inserts show wear at the borders.
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I will need to refinish all the borders on this playfield.
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Mode start hole and target bank cut out need some work but neither will require filler.
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Single drop shows ground in dirt mostly.
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Top lane looks okay.There is some dirt and tracking but it should clean and sand up without the need for repaint but I c
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Underside will need to be stripped complete.T nuts removed etc.
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T nuts and other hardware are removed.
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Playfield is now in the paint shop.
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Mylar is removed.
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Shooter lane has two small cores that need to be dug out.This is done to make sure everything is solid prior to cleaing
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These are the cores dug out.It is really just a cosmetic issue but I could not truly sand the lane up right without r
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Repairs are being made just a little filler to make it solid.
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Sanded lane.It will be lightly refinished in the damaged area.The wood tone used will be extremely transparent so the n
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All the holes need to be cleaned and sanded out to eliminate the ground in dirt.
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The switch cut outs and other through holes need the same.
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Holes and cut outs are sanded clean.Takes quite a while to get each light hole,sling and switch cut out.
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Target bank has it's initial rework done.It will likely need some light refinishing but that will be done after the first l
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Mode hole area will also benefit from a little refinishing later.
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Top lane and switches look to have sanded up well enough to avoid repaints.I will know for sure once cleared.
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Shooter lane is being worked a bit.
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Shooter lane unmasked and smoothed back in.
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Repair looks great.Should look even better once cleared.It can also be tweaked at any point of the process if needed.
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Ready for the first clear application.
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First clear applied.
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After it sets a few days I will sand it and begin doing the repaints.
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Playfield is sanded once again.
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Cleaned and prepped for repaints.
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The swich cut outs will be refreshed because they have some ground in dirt at the drop area.All will need to be done in
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The mode start and lock area will also need to be refreshed because of ground in dirt.
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Woodtones refreshed/sprayed in the areas needed.It is a very light and transparent finish.
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Next will be the very tedious task of masking and repainting all the insert borders.Most have chipping and wear.
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