Quoted from Rarehero:

Of course it was...but from the first few VE reports, it seems like the playfields/clearcoat is improved. When I had IM, the playfield had that slightly 'wood ribbed' look to it that Sterns used to have sometimes. I bought an extra extra-cleared playfield - and it still had that ribbed look. If these new playfields are all glassy smooth, that would be great!

Quoted from Rarehero:

The recent Stern dimpling - I'm convinced it's an issue of letting the clear have enough time to dry. I had a "glassy smooth" WOF & BDK and I swear, they didn't get dimples at all...or if they did, they were super minor. My STLE got a bunch when I first got it - but it never got worse than those first few....however I saw a STLE that was opened a few weeks before mine - that one was like a wavy piece of cheese. So - I wonder how long these IMVE playfields have cured. I might just keep mine in the box for a few more weeks after it arrives!

Quoted from Rarehero:

Yeah, we can only speculate, I guess...but for instance my FGY got dimples when I first got it...but they never got worse...at some point it just stopped dimpling. Same with my STLE....but my friend's STLE looked like it had eczema after a few weeks. Maybe SOME dimpling is always inevitable ...but I think the level of dimpling has some dependency on cure time.