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Quoted from Jarbyjibbo:On top of this, don't overtighten the bolts or the art will wrinkle at the bolt hole. A lesson that I had to learn the hard way on my very first restoration.
The decal wrinkles because the bolt holes in the decal were too small. Bolts when driven in twists the decal.
Quoted from High_End_Pins:I do primarily. Spends thousands there and have few issues given the volume.
I been dealing with Marco for almost twenty years and lately it seems like there is an issue with the packing specifically.
Sometimes it is very careless like throwing a coil bracket right in a small box with a DMD cover or putting the wrong parts in the right bags.
I second that. Lately they don’t have it together. I ordered standard spiral side-rail nails and got nails with a tiny head. Called and they promptly sent replacements. Second batch were flat-head spiral nails. Both were labeled correctly on the packages. Call again and was told they are out of the correct nails and I should return the two sets of nails they sent for a refund. They used to be very accurate, but must have new people picking in the warehouse. All orders I get when there are size/style differences are wrong. The new pickers don’t now the product i’m guessing.
Quoted from High_End_Pins:The final playfield I will use to highlight that too much clear will not ultimately solve insert bordering and only makes things worse.
It is a Centaur repro
[quoted image]It was done by highly regarded playfield clear coater
As far as the clear itself it is fine but there is just way too much of it for my purposes of building a good playing game.
Even with the enormous amount of clear on it the inserts still have sunken edges. The thickness of the clear makes it look worse because it deepens it.
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The next issue is there is little hope of getting these insert roll overs dialed in and functioning properly without damaging the finish
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The last thing is despite such a thick clear and I am sure thorough process the grain is coming right back through.
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Now before anyone starts bashing or defending I used to do this exact style of clear coating. I am living in a glass house here but I do not do it anymore because of the things I learned along the way not just clearing playfields but also being tasked with assembling them,getting the games playing properly and customer/community feedback over the years.
The point is most issues like insert bordering or wood graining can only be solved short term so there is no reason to over clear something or wait ridiculous amounts of time because game play and surface durability will suffer and those issue cosmetically will probably return.
The chances of reasonably breaking this finish into a decent player is pretty slim.
not Kruzman?
Quoted from High_End_Pins:Special Centaur flattened out much better this time around. It is reflective and slick but not too glossy. It is more what I have in mind for a Centaur look based on the theme.
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Sorry, color contrast doesn't seem to work. Black head frame kills it. Now I'll take a lot of shit for saying this, but it doesn't look good.
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