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Quoted from ForceFlow:Magic eraser will probably strip off the thin layer of clear coating and also the paint if you're not careful. You'll also have to be prepared to put a layer of clear coat on the playfield to protect the paint, or it will wear down to the wood in no time at all.
Again, no clear on that game...
Quoted from vid1900:There was a factory topcoat applied over the artwork originally.
If you clean the playfield with alcohol and ME, you will remove this factory topcoat.
At that point, the ball will be wearing directly against the paint itself.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/vids-guide-to-ultimate-playfield-restoration/page/19#post-1762257
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Now should you decide to put an automotive clear coat over the cleaned paint surface, you may want to choose a less glossy final buffing.
Or you can buff it out to full mirror, and at a latter date, knock the finish back to a duller sheen with Rottenstone.
The choice is yours. The cleared playfield can be buffed or de-glossed at any time in the future.
On a lot of these playfields, a lot of that original top coat is already gone. It was a lacquer coating, certainly not a clear coat in the modern sense and certainly nowhere as thick or durable.
I'm all for clearing a playfield if it's absolutely necessary. I'm far from a purist. But it's not necessary in most cases unless you have a ton of touchups all the way up to almost a complete repaint.
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