After reading as much of Vid's Guides as I could, I decided to give it a shot. Shout out to Tomass for helping me find this one and FireballAK for selling it to me. I have been progressing very slow, but I think its time to start a post to give some momentum to the project. I am starting with the playfield. It has a lot of flaking/planking so I am going to have to clear it before I can do paint touch ups. Here are some before photos to get things kicked off.

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Stripping the playfield turned out to be simple enough. Just need to remember where everything goes. Here are some better photos of the damage. Looks like I am going to have a lot of masking to do. all of the inserts are cupped so I will need to fill them as well as re-seat the triangle ones (they are lifted).

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I pulled all the lifted inserts. The glue was very weak so I didn't break any. I didn't get any photos of the gluing process but after cleaning the holes with a dremel they fit flush with the surface. Next It was time to clean the surface as best I could. I used a magic eraser where I though it could take it, and sanded where the wood was stained as well as the shooter lane.

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Now its time to lay down the clear. This is my first time using this stuff so mistakes were made. First I filled the inserts with a eye dropper. Then I made myself a spray booth and got busy. I put the first layer down too thick but I ended up sanding most of it off. There were pretty deep groves at the edges of the inserts, so I filled some with an eye dropper after spraying the first layer. Overall I think it turned out pretty good. Next step is masking.

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Yeah, it’s been a while since I’ve worked on it. Hoping to have a bit more time in a few weeks when my summer classes finish. Still stenciling the black. Looking back I probably should have left the black but it’s too late to go back now. Thanks for all the support.

I thought about putting new inserts in but just ended up reseating mine. Seemed to work but still need to flatten them a bit. Hopefully you can get your boards working, mine seem to work great but need a couple connectors reflowed or replaced. That’s coming up. Anyone know where if I can get a connector set or if I just have to piece it together.