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Those pics don't enlarge enough to see the surface detail.
Is it heavy ballswirl?
Can we get a focused close up pic of a white area? (put your cameraphone in the mode with the "tulip flower" so it can focus up close)
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Quoted from Collin:Thanks for the feedback. Working with the conclusion that it's mildew, what are my options? Off the cuff, I can only think to either part it out (which is what I hoped to avoid by buying it,) look for another playfield, or just finish shopping it out and play it knowing I'm stuck with an ugly playfield.
I'm assuming the mildew likely goes through to the wood, right? i.e. with magic eraser and alcohol, I'd likely be unable to get the mildew off without taking substantial paint?
Depends if the paint binder is edible by the mildew.
Try the magic eraser/alcohol in an out of the way spot and see what happens.
Quoted from Collin:If I do this gently to remove the worst of it, should it be playable if I keep the playfield waxed? Or should I really clearcoat it before playing? It's a game that, for the time being would be staying in my home, and see light play (Possibly less than 100 games per year)
Depends on how much wear is already on the playfield.
A new clearcoat would be the best, but clean it up and see where you are at.
Quoted from Collin:I'm getting a bit of yellow on the magic eraser, which means I'm cutting some of the lacquer off, right?
Yep, a lot of the times in sunlight it looks almost orange.
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