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Mystery clear on my FP

By uncivil_engineer

3 years ago



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#1 3 years ago

I picked up a populated FP playfield a while back, and I’m thinking of touching it up, and clear coating it. I pulled it out this evening to inspect it, and discovered it already has a coat of some kind of clear on it. It’s not glossy by any means, but it is there. I typically use Omni clear on my playfields, and I’m consider what might happen if I spray over the existing clear, and it’s some kind of incompatible lacquer.

What kind of reaction would I see if say I put Omni over a water based clear? I’m thinking of putting a drop over the existing clean under the apron area just to see how it reacts.

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#2 3 years ago

Have you given any thought to just buffing that PF up real good? I'd think if you cleared and it wasn't compatible you'd have poor adhesion especially around kick-outs and inserts where chipping would likely happen.
Doing a test in the apron area that can't be seen is probably your best bet, I'd make sure it was a large enough area that you'll see it easily.

#3 3 years ago

My experience shooting automotive clear is you can spray over lacquers, enamels, polys (water or petroleum based), or acrylics. Can't spray over Sharpie touchups. You want to avoid shooting lacquer over enamels. I thinks you're safe, but good idea to try a test in inconspicuous place.

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