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Ball Drop Mylar - adding adhesive squares on playfield good/bad

By BlackBelt

8 months ago


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#1 8 months ago

Hello Pinside!

Considering adding a few of these adhesive mylar squares to a 2002 stern playfield (RCT) to a known spot that is prone to wear as a result of a scoop eject (luckily mine has not yet worn). Anyone have long-term experience with using these...benefits/drawbacks? I couldn't find any threads that address these specifically but if one does exists we can delete this post. Thanks for any/all insight!

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#2 8 months ago

Stern adds them to most of the latest games themselves.... Clean the area thoroughly, and if you want the mylar to come off easily at some point in the future apply a light coat of wax to the area before application.

#3 8 months ago
Quoted from Xenon75:

Stern adds them to most of the latest games themselves.... Clean the area thoroughly, and if you want the mylar to come off easily at some point in the future apply a light coat of wax to the area before application.

Thanks! Yeah, I see them selectively on my GZ playfield. Good tip on the wax...I wasn't sure if having a wax layer underneath would completely prevent the square from sticking or not.

#4 8 months ago
Quoted from Xenon75:

Stern adds them to most of the latest games themselves.... Clean the area thoroughly, and if you want the mylar to come off easily at some point in the future apply a light coat of wax to the area before application.

this

#5 8 months ago

you can do this or contact kruzman, he sells a low tac mylar that peels up easier.

#6 8 months ago

I have them on all my pin drop areas. Well worth putting them in to save the playfield.

#7 8 months ago

Yeah, they'll still stick with the wax but come up pretty easy later on to replace if needed.

#8 8 months ago
Quoted from Xenon75:

Stern adds them to most of the latest games themselves.... Clean the area thoroughly, and if you want the mylar to come off easily at some point in the future apply a light coat of wax to the area before application.

This is it!
Done it myself, haven’t had them peel up yet on route and it’s been a year.

#9 8 months ago
Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:

This is it!
Done it myself, haven’t had them peel up yet on route and it’s been a year.

that's great to hear...was hoping someone using on routed pins could chime give a report.

I've ordered them and will apply to areas in question with confidence!

#10 8 months ago

I've got about 4k plays on each of my TZ and TAF since I put some mylar spots down, most of those plays coming from pinball shows, zero lifting of them yet. Fantastic playfield savers, those things.

#11 8 months ago

I’ve had playfield swaps done in my TZ, Whirlwind, and AFM. All get Mylar around the pops and under any ball drops. It’s cheap insurance, and I honestly forget it’s even there. I doubt they’ll ever get enough play in my possession to ever warrant the removal of them in my lifetime, and I’m a younger guy obsessed with preservation.

#12 8 months ago

Just placed one outside the scoop (on the carousel top)…thanks again for the help everyone, much appreciated!

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#13 5 months ago
Quoted from BlackBelt:Just placed one outside the scoop (on the carousel top)…thanks again for the help everyone, much appreciated!
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That looks good on the Carousel. I have no experience with restoration. Found a divot in the middle of my Mando playfield today, about 2mm x 5mm. I have not noticed any other issues with the PF. Would a dab of dark gray paint on the wood and then cover the spot with a mylar ahesive square be an acceptable fix? If anyone can point me to a how-to video for this, I would appreciate it.

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