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1979 Bally Kiss - Playfield Clear Coating on Mylar Overlay

By SpaceGhost

7 years ago


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#4 7 years ago

I have cleared over overlays. It can be done and comes out nice but you have to be carefull. and I'm with cody_chunn you should remove the whole overlay and start with a fresh one.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/the-spraymax-2k-auto-clear-in-a-can-club#postbox

#8 7 years ago
Quoted from SpaceGhost:

A friend of mine applied this mylar a few years ago. He sanded the old play field down, clear coated and applied the new mylar graphic overlay. For some reason, it's lifting all over the place. Being that I have to redo it, I'm going to flat sand and re-clear the whole thing, apply the mylar and clear again.
@boydsc331 Thanks for that link. VERY helpful.

I would say if you do the overlay again, clear over the top of the overlay too. I think it helps keep it flat and locked down to the playfield.

#13 7 years ago

I would try and block all the holes that go through to the under side of the playfield . you wouldn't want the clear to coat any of the contacts on the switches under the playfield. Or solenoid plungers.

#14 7 years ago

looks good so far. do you know what kind of clear youre going to use ?

#22 7 years ago

Is that your playfield ? Looks nice if it is. Wish my projects moved as fast as yours.

#27 7 years ago

Don't forget if you have any bulb sockets left under the playfield, put some bulbs in them before you clear. I forgot to do that on my comet and made a lot of extra work for myself. They were so coated with clear I couldn't even force a bulb in them lol.

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#45 7 years ago

any updates ?

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#52 5 years ago
Quoted from PinChatt:

I realize this is an old thread, but I'm curious how the clear coat on top of the overlay has been holding up over time. Did you have any problems with the overlay lifting up again?
I just picked up a Kiss machine this weekend and the playfield is worn and dirty. I was thinking about doing the same thing you have done here. I would prefer to buy a reproduction playfield and swap it out but I haven't found one yet (only been looking for a day or so.)

I did a xenon pinball overlay about 3 years ago and it still looks great. No lifting or air bubbles . Just be careful when spraying over an overlay.

#53 5 years ago

and thanks for the update pinteresting. was wondering what happened to you

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