Quoted from Jappie:I bought my BR in parts years ago. Like: literally every one of its parts was apart from any other, up until the last screw. A previous owner who planned to restore it had already removed the mylar. Insert decals had partly come off from removing the mylar.
It did come with new insert decals, but to get them on properly I had to remove all the inserts from the playfield to sand them individually before putting the new decals on. Although I was quite determined to restore the machine (it's an all-time favorite), it was quite the project.
It's now beautifully restored with a clearcoated playfield. And: it was worth it. Not only because it looks the part (colors really do pop without the mylar), but also because a clearcoated playfield plays so much better than a mylared one, in my opinion.
Go for it if you really love the machine, are willing to put time in it and think it's a real keeper. If you're not sure about that, do think twice. Like I said, it's quite a challenge.
I do really love the game, it’s one of my favorites so I do really want to restore it. I thought about new playfields but these ones are already in such good shape I just need the Mylar off and clear really, I’ve taken Mylar off other games without many issues but system 11 games always trouble me. I ripped up insert decals on my fire and I tried to replace them but every set of decals I got were too opaque and just didn’t look right