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STTNG pf JW

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Playfield is unpacked and pictured as it arrived.
 
 

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Playfield is unpacked and pictured as it arrived.

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Some typical eject  wear.
 
 

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Some typical eject wear.

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Ground in dirt  at the switch cut outs,mylar sections.
 
 

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Ground in dirt at the switch cut outs,mylar sections.

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NZ wear.
 
 

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NZ wear.

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Wear at the  drop target  hole.
 
 

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Wear at the drop target hole.

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 I am guessing this was an attempt at mylar removal gone wrong.
 
 

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I am guessing this was an attempt at mylar removal gone wrong.

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Other Mylar is still in place along with the jet bumper nails and t nuts.These will need to be removed.
 
 

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Other Mylar is still in place along with the jet bumper nails and t nuts.These will need to be removed.

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Another mylar section.
 
 

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Another mylar section.

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Underside will be  stripped complete.
 
 

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Underside will be stripped complete.

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Underside stripped.
 
 

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Underside stripped.

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Mylar sections were removed and the playfield  is ready to prep for the first clear.
 
 

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Mylar sections were removed and the playfield is ready to prep for the first clear.

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Chip in the space ship area.
 
 

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Chip in the space ship area.

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Vertical cracking running through the ship.I am not  sure how well this can be taken care of.It is not the norm that is for
 
 

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Vertical cracking running through the ship.I am not sure how well this can be taken care of.It is not the norm that is for

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Further up  shows more of the same crack.
 
 

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Further up shows more of the same crack.

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Another crack on the  left side in the natural wood.
 
 

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Another crack on the left side in the natural wood.

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And one more crack on the right side.The cracks themselves will be  taken care of  during the process.The  effect on the art
 
 

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And one more crack on the right side.The cracks themselves will be taken care of during the process.The effect on the art

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 Small anchor holes are drilled in the  NZ hole.
 
 

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Small anchor holes are drilled in the NZ hole.

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Filler  is in place.
 
 

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Filler is in place.

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Hole repair is roughed in.
 
 

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Hole repair is roughed in.

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Playfield is sanded and ready to prep for the first clear application.
 
 

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Playfield is sanded and ready to prep for the first clear application.

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I was able to  work the  vertical  crack and chip in the ship area out of at least make it much less noticeable.
 
 

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I was able to work the vertical crack and chip in the ship area out of at least make it much less noticeable.

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Shooter lane area sanded  clean.Will need  further rework later in the process.
 
 

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Shooter lane area sanded clean.Will need further rework later in the process.

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Ready for the first clear.This will be to seal and level.Very  important given the  vertical cracks in this playfield.
 
 

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Ready for the first clear.This will be to seal and level.Very important given the vertical cracks in this playfield.

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First clear applied.
 
 

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First clear applied.

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Still wet in the following pics.
 
 

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Still wet in the following pics.

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Vertical crack while wet.
 
 

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Vertical crack while wet.

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Vertical cracks now  that  the clear has cured overnight.What happens is that they  absorb the clear like a sponge which is
 
 

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Vertical cracks now that the clear has cured overnight.What happens is that they absorb the clear like a sponge which is

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 Same crack further up.
 
 

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Same crack further up.

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Crack that was running through the center.
 
 

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Crack that was running through the center.

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Other cracks  here and there.
 
 

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Other cracks here and there.

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More cracks .
 
 

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More cracks .

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 after a couple days cure I will sand it down and  begin the  repainting process.
 
 

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after a couple days cure I will sand it down and begin the repainting process.

 
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