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Quoted from spinal:I’ve played a few games on pins with protectors... totally changes the way the ball rolls since the surface is different (plastic is much harder and slippery so ball can slide more often than roll). In other words, the ball with spin and roll differently..
What if you wax it?
Quoted from harryhoudini:Yeah, either way I'm using the protector so moot point for me but if there is a way to resolve that would be nice.
Wouldn"t it be plausible softwaxing the playfield and then put on the protector making the whole playfield a wetspot?
Quoted from Nepi23:Hopefully I may hijack this topic for a small question. I am using playfield protectors myself and I like them very much. The new thinner material that is used apparently is the culprit for the newton rings phenomenon, but I can live with it, even though I am not fond of it at all.
Isn’t there some soft wax, you can aply to the whole playfield before putting on the playfieldprotector?
This would make the playfield somewhat adere to the protector avoiding the ring phonemenia?
Quoted from acedanger:It's like protected sex vs unprotected. You tell me?!!? Not a fan at all.
I've played games standing next to each with protector v.s. no protector.
The difference is minor, but noticeable.
For ex. I think it's a bigger difference between a jut cleaned pf v.s a tad dirty.
There's a ten fold bigger difference after you just cleaned the rubbers.
If i only played pf-prot machines i wouldnt notice it after a short while, similar to changing stick in hockey or tennisrackets.
Ed: if i was worried about anything in regards to pf-prots, it would probably be, that they block humidity to dissapate, but that shouldn't really be different from the varnish allready there?
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