Gonna be that guy... BF sale?

Got my order today from BF. Was honestly a little worried because I hadn't ordered any prior to this... so it was sight unseen.
They arrived today; packed well... and enough for all my machines.

I was only able to install the Pin2k version because I had already collapsed my pinball machines in preparation for a new garage door install (hopefully later this week). Looks like it fit like it should.

Pinshield - suggestion:
Use plastic stretch wrap instead of elastic hair bands to keep them rolled up. There was a noticeable "compression" defect in the Pin2k mat I unrolled. Maybe it's just temporary and will "decompress" over time - At least I hope so.

I'd also suggest a label somewhere on the pinmat for sizes. As you know; I ordered three different sizes... and when I have a pinball party; they'll be all removed at the same time. I just don't want to have to figure out which mat is which thru elimination. ;D Maybe a label on both ends (top and bottom).

Other than that; these look to be good quality and will do a very good job of keeping the dust off my pins.

Correct. I withdraw my "complaint" as it did decompress when unrolled and left on the machine.
Not the ideal "new out of box" experience; so maybe a short note in the pinmat box explaining the issue - would eliminate any concerns.

On purpose. He said something about it previously in the thread IIRC.
Nice design feature IMHO.

Let us know if you are going to be sending PinShields to TPF'20 in March... or to someone whom might have a booth.
I'm getting a new game in Feb... and would like to get a new Pinshield and avoid shipping if possible.

I agree. Have my entire "fleet" protected by Pinshield ... defiantly a nice product given I frequently use my machines as shipping benches.

Jimmy has the strangest collection. Congrats on the shields.

ZOMG. Overreach much? I really don't like HOAs.
I'm not sure what my hoa rules are in this regard. When I moved in they had mirror tint on my Garage Door windows. Is that something you could quietly do?

I really enjoyed last years black Friday sale.
I won't be participating in BF this year; as I have a complete set for my games... but maybe some others would benifit.

Dat cat tho... Stranger thinks indeed.

Red would look good on a premium star trek, but blue for a star trek LE.

So neat that ... A major manufacturer stole the idea... which really does piss me off.
I really wish the Op had patented the idea so he could extort money from that manufacturer.

No. Pinarmor was by a different guy.

Yeah; Stern did "license" from Pinarmor IIRC correctly.... because if not The patent would have given the Pinarmor team an easy win.
You know they didn't license from Pin Shield... just stole the idea.

It's one of many reasons I won't buy another nib from them.

I don't play my machines enough... And leave the pinshield on to let me use the machines to ship customer orders.
I've not really noticed any residue issues, but I bought early batches

I love that they keep dust and tools off my pins. They also make the surface slide resistant for boxes. Helps to protect my glass from scratching.

I rarely play my games... So either way im going to have to clean the glass.

If you are doing this several times a week then; no.
But for some of us... whom may go months without visiting our machines; the benefits Pinshields is self exclamatory.
For those of us in this boat; the dust collected by said machine while "idle" is well worth the cost of admission.

Let's try not to make a mountain out of your narrow pet peeve.

Thing I don't like about the moving blankets is I'm always fighting them to stay on the machines. Maybe a better fit would help. With the Pinshields; I just unroll and leave them. Come back months later; roll them up and wipe down the machine because dust still collects on side rails and lockdown bar.

So; Seller/Shipper uses a product outside of it's intended use case... and Buyer blames product?
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Granted; it sucks this happened to the Buyer. But it's unclear why the Buyer chooses to blame the product.
It's clear the product works as intended. Some people have justified concerns about the product; but this shouldn't be one of them.

Ok. Fair enough.

Do they grip the glass so you can set boxes or tools on the top of the towel?