It should not take this long no matter what. Prior to GB, does anyone really think Stern was sitting on playfields for the next hotness for 6-12 months before assembling and selling them?

I have cleared a few older games with a rather generic PPG Omni clear, not even the one suggested by Vid, and they do not fail the thumb nail test after 2 weeks. One game is part of a project that isn't playable yet, but the other game has a few hundred plays and is doing just fine.

There are products out there that will protect the way we expect without warping and chipping. These manufacturers need to get this figured out, even if it's a few pennies more a game. The playfield is the most important part of the game.

Stern seems to have a much higher rate of acceptable playfields. They also have a history of sending out replacements to those affected by poor quality playfields that were in customers' games. I would feel comfortable buying a Stern at this point.

JJP has offered half price playfields to customers that have had issues. These playfields often fail the thumbnail tests and are basically no different than the failed playfields in the games. I would not feel comfortable buying at JJP game NIB or used from recent titles because of this.

Both companies make really appealing games, but I have to consider many things when looking at games to get.

Mirco makes JJP playfields. They are based in Germany.