Quoted from uncivil_engineer:I got through a couple of major milestones today: first power up test, and installation of the new playfield!
The new playfield is in pretty good shape, and will need a lot less work than my original playfield to get it looking nice. Part of me feels bad that I put all that effort into restoring the playfield only to have the clearcoat process ruin it.
Chalk it up as lesson learned. Game is still coming out great. Cabinet looks fantastic.