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Quoted from tamoore:Backglass is perfect.
Those 43 year old FB backglasses seem to be screened super solid.
The 30 year old FB Classic backglasses are ALWAYS faded completely or peeling like a sonobitch.
Must have changed to a cheaper ink formula.......
Quoted from xTheBlackKnightx:The CPR reproduction is nearly spot on in this case.
No, just the opposite.
It's not right at all:
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Quoted from Cyrus:Hey guys. Question: I have three "wear" marks on my Fireball that are bugging me (they came with the game when I bought it a few years ago). One is at the exit of the ramp when you launch the ball (if you miss the skill shot) and the other two are both to the left of the upper pop bumpers. They are not big, and I do wax the table, but I'm thinking about putting some mylar down to protect these spots from further degradation. I'm just a little weary about putting mylar on such a classic table.
Have any of you faced this issue and what did you do? I use carnauba wax on my tables but the wear spots on Fire Ball, while relatively small, are eating into the play field. Mylar seems like a quick fix but will I be committing sacrilege? Cyrus
Not sacrilege at all.
You NEED Mylar at the bottom of the "missed skill shot ramp" on both Fireball and Fireball Classic, or the ball will wear a hole (like it does on probably 99% of the Fireballs in the world).
Even on games I restore and clearcoat, I always Mylar this notorious wear spot.
Wax before you install the Mylar, so it can be easily removed for full restoration in the future.
Read this funny Fireball customer complaint when I restored their playfield a few years ago:
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