The second one went to Norway ....

Guess I'll have it clearcoated - I'm currently trying out a local company who are going to clearcoat a Laser war for me next week.

The only thing I'm not sure of if they're able to handle filling the insert cupping and sanding themselves or if I should do it before delivering the playfield to them.

What do you guys think ?

I'm also considering just using a playfield protector and leaving the playfield as is, but I guess this might lead to planking further down the road ...

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I'll keep you posted, Bulldozer !

Let me know what you decide to do.

The machine is in storage right now, I haven't had the chance to look at the cabinet properly - but a NOS playfield deserves a nice cabinet to go with it IMHO

Guess it'll be a summer project, I don't have the space to do it indoors and temperatures are falling ...

Thanks for the tip, chubtoad13 !
Will definitely check this.

Are there other things to take in consideration before clearcoating ?

This is one of the NOS playfields sold on Ebay last year.
It has been clearcoated, but the acryl paint pen used around the inserts (which were cupped) unfortunately "opened up" a bit during the process.
But all in all I'm happy with the result - just need to sort out a few of the lamp sockets, but it's fully working and a fun game !
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Thanks cottonm4 , I didn't know that !
Learning something new every day.

Well, you know, living on the other side of the globe from you, up here is not up for you

Occasionally the ball walker doesn't let one ball through - so 2 balls get caught in the same entry.
Is this a switch issue or a mechanical issue ?
... and is it advised to lube the walker mech with grease, something else - or nothing ?

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Ok, I *know* I found a site where they sold PCBs for replacing the lamp sockets on (among others) Flight 2000.
I apparently didn't bookmark it, and now my Google-fu isn't strong enough to find it again.
Has anyone else stumbled across this and can provide a link ?

Lovef2k awesome, thanks !

I went for warm white Yoppsicles for feature lights : https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/all-praise-be-to-the-yoppsicle-
Then you don't need sockets.
Apparently they are not working/not ideal for GI, though.