So.....maybe someone should have done more then a cursory search about playfields before opening his mouth. I can’t state this emphatically enough. HE IS WRONG!!! Do not listen to his opinion on this. I repeat OPINION! It has been explained repeatedly in multiple threads. It’s a thickness and curing problem with the playfields.

Clearcoat cures from the outside in and if you crack or damage the clear before it’s fully cured, it looses its integrity and can pull the undercoat (the ink) just like when you crack the clear on a car and the paint comes off and the primer still adheres to the metal. The playfields are being rushed and that’s 90% of your problem.

So apparently you have never had a car repaired in your life. Ok I’ll explain for the Kannada fanboys. The reason they tell you to not wash or buff your car out after a repair is to make sure you don’t damage the clear while it’s curing. The new solvents don’t allow it to cure as fast so it’s variable on the cure time but a rule of thumb is a month.

Talk to a body shop and ask about clear coat and why they use a bake cycle to force the curing process. Not just read the pinside threads

Ok, I’ll play. Adult conversation. Also worked in auto body for a few year and my friend who taught me says the same you can work with it in 24-48 hours but the clear is still soft underneath. Atleast 30 days as to not damage crack or chip the clearcoat. It can be rushed some by adding a bake cycle.

Basic FAQ for auto body work comes up with this. I’ll tag the recommended and best practices advice from the clear manufacturers tonight when I get home

http://carunderstanding.com/how-long-does-clear-coat-take-to-dry/

Because they are using a version is automotive clear and the characteristics of the plastic body panels is pretty close to characteristics is the wood and is the same as the insert plastics.

Instead of defending someone’s opinion that you like try listening to people who have done some work in the medium described. I’ve seen a lot of bodywork brought to our shop to fix the poor job done by someone else.

I’m not arguing there isn’t a problem, I’m saying the problem isn’t what one mans opinion, OPINION says it is

Never mind.