technically you have option 5.

Play the hell out of it, let whatever happens happen, and down the road you could get it restored. but you are already this far now, it wouldn't be an option anymore. Just saying. I guess I don't get too concerned with things like shooter lanes and what not, because if I don't like it down the road, i'll restore it, but shooter lanes don't concern me, and never have. They are ment to get beat to shit. Every game i've ever had has wear in the shooter lane that I didn't buy NIB. It's how pinball works. Now chipping in other places early on. either spot cleared or mylar to minimize it. Mostly because I don't have a lot of time to work on my own games. I'm too busy restoring everyone elses. And restoring mine, doesn't pay the bills.

well I ment, years down the road where it would definitely be out of warranty. Not dealing with stern at all. Like 10 years from now if he feels like restoring then, just play the shit out of it till then.

I don't know why people complain about that flipper gap. Plenty of my games have a flipper gap exactly like that. Those all play perfectly fine. Ever play alien poker. Same gap. indy 500 same. Swords of fury, same. many others that are no JT's game also have it the same. Doesn't make them any less fun.

yea, but you just complained about flipper gap and side rails. Has nothing to do with airballs. Airball are simply caused from the standups. They do it on shadow or any game that has them almost head on like that. I've had countless times where the standups on shadow would give me an airball over my flippers. those are even worse because they are so close to the flippers. GB slows down with age. After adding foam and bending my targets to a more downward position (instead of leaning back like a ramp), they have become less and less.

as for the side rails. 5 mins and a couple taps from the backside with a drill bit and hammer fixed the bounce overs as well as reducing side drains by about 30%. So now, my gametimes are longer than they are on Indy 500, and alien poker.

the tofu, this sandwich cafe makes in milwaukee, is awesome. I'm not big on tofu, but this stuff is awesome. Full of flavor.

looks pretty damn close to me. I'll measure it with both flippers directly across from each other.

i'm going to measure this shit right now

ok, seems ghostbusters is a little over 1 1/2" from tip to tip straight across. Everything else seems to be 1 1/2"

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that doesn't work because games use different size flippers for certain games. So to properly do it, you have to measure across the tips at the closest point. but the gap is indeed bigger on GB than the rest of the games that I own anyway.

that's about right.

you can feather out the inserts all you want, but if they are shifting. It's going to do it again. The clear can be the suspect, but it's not the only cause. Many other factors can come into play besides the clear itself.

well the sources I had about the issue, really had nothing to do with the clearcoating itself, nor the chemical makeup of the inserts or the wood. had everything to with physical characteristics. that's why i'm wondering. I have yet to have any ghosting on mine, and was told they found the issue and changed it with the field I received. So far it's held true.