Not a thread I wanted to be a part of but I looked over our Star Trek Pro Vault HUO bought late January less than 800 plays and we have pooling or whatever you want to call it around several posts and chip at the entrance of the Vengeance.
This has had a Playfield Protector and Lexan washers since day one. Several washers under metal post have sunk deep into the clear also.
Not going to stop playing it and I doubt there is anything that can be done now 8 months after purchase.

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Great TWIP Podcast this morning with the guys from Poor Man's Pinball Podcast. They have a great discussion about clear coats with Drew who is in the commercial chemical coating industry. Drew said they call it BLISTERING in the industry.

I'm so glad my next NIB game will be my fully restored F14 with one of these playfields

I'm focusing on restores of my current games. My Comet Won Best in Show with a Hardtop, our Totan was just finished with a CPR Gold Playfield heck I'm doing a playfield swap on a Shaq Attaq right now. No more NIB for me but I will keep supporting pinball in the wild on location but this is not the stuff I want at home sorry. If I open a arcade I might deal with it but can't see spending money on these type of clear issues.

My Star Trek Pro Vault was purchased late January HUO with a playfield protector since day one. I sent my distributor pics of all the posts blistering and 2 areas that have chipped to the wood. Only 800 plays.
This was his response.

Alberto

There is nothing that can be done about it, as it is a common thing and it is out of warranty.

I have yet to even get a second response from my distributor especially since I asked about trying to get a spare playfield.
I also emailed Stern last week and nothing from them either.
I don't want to get nasty with my distributor but I would at least like my issue reported and at least given the chance to buy the spare playfield with my issue documented but I'm not getting replies the normal ways so phone calls will start tomorrow.

While in Jacksonville this weekend we stopped at Keg N Coin and noticed the BLISTERING around the posts on there Willy Wonka SE and it just sucks I'm sure it will be worse the next time I stop in there. The right side posts was so deap in the clear it looked like a beed of hot glue was around it.

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Sorry that wasn't clear those pics are just a random game in the wild this past weekend I saw. My issue is with a Stern Star Trek Pro Vault from late January with Blistering and chipping issues