My playfield has:
- bare spots down to the wood
- chipping paint
- globby amateur touchup paint
- sharpie pen touchups for keylining and also underneath some of the older touchup paint
- standard ball wear at the top

Is my playfield too far gone for touchups? It seems like I'd need to cover so much ground that it might be better/easier to sand it all off and start over. Has anyone done a complete playfield paint job? Maybe my best option is to just accept this worn playfield as it is and just mylar over it to preserve whats left.

What would you do with this?

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I'm a pretty avid DIYer of all forms. I've been working on the electrical and mechanical elements of the game already. My skillset gets a bit shaky when it comes to artistic skills. I don't want my pinball machine to end up looking like a blotchy smeary mess due to a lack of skills.

I've happily put myself upside-down on sunk costs on arcade related projects before.

In general I don't count my time invested in hobby projects as a cost. I don't own an airbrush yet but it seems like they can be had for within my budget.

I'm absolutely considering this option right now.

Yep. I'm talking to a fellow pinsider about a replacement. I suspect I'll be heading down this path.