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Playfield is unpacked and pictured as it arrived.
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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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NZ wear.
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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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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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Underside will be stripped complete.
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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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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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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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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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Filler is in place.
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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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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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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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Still wet in the following pics.
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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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Same crack further up.
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Crack that was running through the center.
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Other cracks here and there.
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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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