Quoted from TimMe:
In my experience, it's partly the extreme gloss of a modern coating and partly the extreme clarity of this type of coating that makes it look odd on a vintage EM playfield.
For me, the best topcoat on an EM playfield is oil-based gloss polyurethane. The gloss is not as extreme as a modern coating, and it also has a nice amber patina that I think looks good on an EM.
- TimMe

Ive used Minwax spray gloss polyurethane for the 2 playfields Ive done and I agree with TimMe, the slight amber color looks very appropriate on the GTB EMs.

#14 7 years ago

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Quoted from spiroagnew:
Any photos of these on hand?

hard to show coatings in pics but here is a GrandSlam I did a couple of years ago. I was a little off in the green touch out but this had 3 coats of poly

https://goo.gl/photos/C2ewLFDBEdkL3wwXA

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