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DE SW playfield as it arrived.
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Playfield has lots of little issues and a few larger ones.The main problems are insert raising,bordering and wear.
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The various holes will need repair as well.
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Shooter lane is rough in terms of the routing but should sand fairly clean.I doubt it will come completely clean though.
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Shooter lane sanded as clean as possible without deforming it.
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Playfield is sanded and some minor touches will be roughed in prior to the first clear application.
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The wear from the apron is pretty complex but likely hidden so I will rough this are in first.
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An effort is made on the apron wear.
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The bordering on this inserts will be tough to over come so I will take a less is more approach by just hitting the true
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Throughout the playfield I have to keep a good l;ookout for insert wear.It can be hard to spot because the playfield art is
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The R2d2 insert is a good example of some of the hidden wear that can be missed.Notice on the lower portion it is worn.Ano
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More hidden insert wear.
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Everything is prepped and roughed in.The inserts are too raised and fragile to do any serious repairs likethe holes etc so i
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First clear is applied.
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Will get back to this later after it cures a bit.
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Ready to begin the next phase of the restoration.
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Playfield is carefully sanded due to the numerous raised inserts a lot of caution has to be used.Even that is no guarantee
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Shooter lane is smoothed in a bit more.I think it looks good as is without repainting.
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The various holes will be filled this time around and the art will be roughed back in.
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These inserts are troublesome.The discoloration in the red from the wood vs lens is a concern but the bordering is wo
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The areas of art in between the lettering are also a problem because of the cracking and potential break throughs.While I
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More lines and insert borders.There is no way to fix every single one but I will hit the highlights,the ones I can do well
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Anchor holes are drilled for the fill work.
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Hole is repaired.
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Other holes are repaired as needed.
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Structurally this hole should tighten up on it's own through the process since a decent attempt to fix it was already mad
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The raised inserts in the upper right are just too high and have broken through with even the lightest and most cautio
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Playfield is cleaned and ready to start painting.
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