Hi
I'm new the the forums here, I have a getaway pinball that I saved from the garbage , anyway the playfield is in rough shape, was wondering if anyone who bought a new playfield would sell their old one if its in descent enough shape, once I get it fully working I may try for a new playfield but for now just trying get it in descent working shape.

Thank you.

I got an email in German from dhl today. No idea what it says, but i'm guessing my pf is on the way. Stoked!

I too just got an email. To the poster 2 above, contact Peter. I think I read they sometimes run a couple extra.

I'm still waiting for an email. Hoping to get mine soon.

I checked my emails and spam folder also and no email from DHL. I must be in second batch also.

Got mine today, it's gorgeous, thanks Peter!

Pics, pics!

Cool! Still waiting for mine. No word yet.

Yes, pics please !!

It's so shiny I can't help reflections from ambient light.

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That looks so sweet ! Can't wait to see mine in person.

Guess what i found waiting for me today ?
Its absolutely beautiful !! Thanks so much Peter !!
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Looks sweet Terry. When do you want help bringing up the HS up to the shop?

Hey Mike, thanks, probably going to start the swap later next month. Jan /Feb should be a good time of the year to work on it.

Was this 1038.00 US or 845 euro? Thought it less before i got the billing.

When I paid, exchange rate had me pay total of 915.usd

Got mine today too. This is sick. Now to let cure until the spring and then complete entire upgrade to my HS II. Thanks Peter!

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Looks amazing doesnt it budfan. Did you get hit with the goverment taxes coming in ? I did. $150.00

Wow, really? Amazing.
Mine is on the way, and I'm curious now what our customs will do.

Im not sure what the States is like but they are thieves up here in Canada!

Huh. Do you think they would if, say, I took one up in my car and crossed over the border to give it to you? (I'm not close, but I've never been up there! What the hey, I'm more curious.)

Well the tax is based on what you pay for it. So if it was a gift say, im not sure what they would charge if any. If i was able to get Peter to put that i paid say 300.00 on the paperwork, i would only be paying the tax on that but unfortuatly he has a business to run and has to be legit.

It looks awesome! I am so happy I made the call. Yep. Got $150 duty charge on delivery. Figured I would, but still...worth every penny.

All our Canadian friends getting the playfields first? They look great guys.

I got mine on Friday!!! I am in Australia. I will open it tomorrow after work and up some pictures!

Got mine this weekend. I was out of town, and the PF was delivered on a day temps hit 60-degrees, and then fell the next day (high) to 22. Ugh. I'm hoping the temp changes didn't cause future issues in the clear.

So, because of that, I noticed something on mine I was wondering if others have, or what -
Is the "Super Jackpot" (clear) insert look the same as the (clear) RPM inserts?

Here is a picture of mine that I took last week when it came in. Looks like the Super Jackpot is the same insert.

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Ill have to take a look at mine when i get home and check out the inserts. Hoping to start my swap within the next couple of weeks.

So im pretty bummed ! Looked at my new Getaway playfield and when i run my hand along the playfield i can feel that some of the inserts have raised ever so slightly. Not much, but you can feel it. Doesnt look like they have cracked the clear but this is not good. It was perfect a month ago when i got it. Anyone else having this issue ? Is this normal ? I know Paul has issues with his BOP. I really wanted to start the swap soon but not now.

It's not the inserts raising, but it's the clearcoat settling. Wood is soft, so that when the clear settles, it cures down some, whereas the inserts are plastic and harder, and the clear doesn't shrink there as it cures.

My Getaway does it. So did my Whirlwind and TAF from CPR.

So how long does it take to settle? And after that can you reshoot more clear to make it smooth?

Not sure to either of those - I would ask kruzman over in this thread: https://beta.pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/nosnew-playfields-available-for-octnov
He'll know the answer.

So did you just use them as is and did you notice any ball trvel when going over the inserts ? Also worried about premature wear from the ball travelling over the high spots.

They're not used in games right now - they're wall-art.

My TZ field, which WAS re-cleared by HEP, had this effect as well - but not until AFTER I put it into my game. I don't notice any ball-travel issues with it. (Of course, though, my game is super fast. If the ball is going slow enough to watch, you ain't playing it right.)

This happens a lot. It is really bad on some and not as bad on others. What really sucks is it happens to my work about 50% of the time on reproductions. even after waiting 5 months after it was made, even though I wait 2 weeks between coats, and 3-4 weeks after the last coat to sand it glass smooth. the wood keeps sinking or will move from the temp change. I have even redone pf's many many times to have it happen again. some pfs!!!! the nos pf's from 1995 and older only do it ocasionly, and it is when they are not that great to start with. what happens to my clear, is nothing like what happens to the stock repros. I had a couple titles a couple years back that were so drastic. FT was the worse. The quality of wood used now is way difrent than what was used before G W bush sr did the white owl legislation for the geezers out there. now some pfs are a paper thin sheet of maple on black gum wood which sucks, lord it sucks. wade krauss uses a very expensive wood that dosent do this phenomina.

I will say once the pf is installed the ball sort of levels it out quite a bit, but I am talking about the effect on my pf's not on stock reproductions.b
The biggest reason I moved up to 8 coats, and to wait to full cure before recoating, was to make a harder surface to battle this effect I talked to developers at PPG, and they helped me understand the material I use was designed to be used as a 2 coat surface. so to build it up, I better make dam sure it is done cureing. If I put more clear on it, the middle wont be as hard as it could be, and it will eventually harden, but a couple months down the line.

So that is what I have concerning that. hope it helps a little. half of my pf's are like glass, and half you can slightly feel the inserts. (sometimes just the big ones)

Thanks Ron. I really appreciate you responding. So would you recommend just installing it or should I have it recleared ? Also, would adding some epoxy underneath to the inserts help it from getting worse ?

Didn't we enter into a Free Trade agreement with the EU in 2017? Just wondering if that was reflected in the customs charges?

well epoxy under the back of the inserts will never hurt. I do it to any pf sys 11 or older!!! I dont think they are moving, its just that you have 2 different materials with way different mass and they are expanding and contracting at different speeds and amounts, with a shinny surface

I dont mean to bogart this thread. I just wanted folks to know what to expect.
as for your question on what to do, it is so depending on your direction and expectations. some people who do clearcoats will knock out the job in 2 weeks. I used to do it in 6, and that is way too fast in my opinion.
If you get it cleared, you want to wait 3 months, and what I do is sand off the existing clear asap to hurry the process. I am accepting jobs. In the winter I dont clear wen it is below 25 out because I cant keep my shop above 75 for 48 hours, so I can never say how long it will take. Obviously I try to do them as soon as I have the oppertunity because I want to get paid and I dont get paid till the job is ready to ship.
BUT, here is the big part. on the pf's with the worst examples (and if you search the old pinside material you will see the pics I posted of a FT gold with massive insert and wood grain issues after 4 months) I sanded off the clear, i waited a long time (over 4 months) and I cleared slowly. 2-3 weeks between sets of 2 coats. * coats total, and after the last coat I wait 3-4 weeks, sand the whole thing level 800 to 3000 grit wet block sand by hand. So it is still going to have a little of that effect down the line, but MUCH less. plus it will last much longer. In a production enviroment it is impossible for them to do what I do (and good for me because repro's are 80-90% of my work)

so that is my opinion. other customers of mine may want to chime in

Thanks Ron.

I dunno who 'we' are (North America? Canada? US? ) Others here mentioned getting a tax bill from customs.
I did not. So, not sure.

I got hit with a $150.00 bill from the good ole Canadian government when i received mine.

Is it good measure to have one of these play fields cleared again or is the clear better than the other pf manufacturers?

I bought a playfield from an early run and am just now swapping it into my pin. Curious why the playfield wasn't dimpled (top and bottom) ? I've boughten playfields from other manufacturers and they were all dimpled. Not a huge issue but definitely a little more time consuming to swap. Overall the playfield looks great and no real complaints.

Thanks Rob