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NOS Paragon playfield.
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Playfield is not fully drilled.
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Typical of this era the inserts are dished and sunken.
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It will take quite a bit of rework and clearing to get these inserts to bridge into the wood and level out a bit.They
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Will drill it first.
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Drilling.Lots of holes are needed.
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Drilling complete.
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Ready to prep for the first of likely many clear applications.
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Sanded.
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The gaps between the wood and lens are a concern and very tough to eliminate without filling.The registration is typica
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First clear applied.
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A small bit of filling has been accomplished so far but it opens up the ability to be more aggressive moving forward
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Playfield has set long enough to let the clear settle in well into the wood and inserts.
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Now that the clear has cured you can see what the issue is with these playfields.The areas that once looked nice and
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The next step will be just sanding it as level as possible and clearing onc again.This process will need to continue
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Playfield has been sanded and is cleared once again.Heavily cleared in an effort to fill as well as possible.
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Inserts and gaps are starting to bridge together and level out.
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Still having some stubborn spots here and there.These inserts just don't want to bridge together with the wood yet.
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Should be able to get back into it later in the week.Most of the clear will be sanded back off leaving the majority of
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Playfield is sanded once again.It is leveling out but as to be expected there are still trouble spots and inserts that do
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These inserts are the worst.The gap is probably too big to fill with clear so I will be filling them with clear epoxy no
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Same issues.I also cannot black out all the insert edges because it would make things look out of round so I will addre
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Same issues other places.
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The epoxy was applied and sanded the black work was done where it could be and I am ready to clear.Missed better docum
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Playfield is now cleared again.
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Really happy with the shooter lane on this one has little to d with the process and more to do with the wood.Was a nic
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The inserts are pretty flat for one of these now and the borders show no signs of breaks nor gaps.
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