Centaur
Bally, 1981hey guys I got this from Stu awhile back. the question i have is with the underside. it is not painted. shouldn't it be? i have heard that clear was used but it looks like fresh wood to me....the other questions are, what color to use, what consistency, how to go about it, should i pre drill the holes first because the paint might hide the dimples? your experience and comments would be helpful!
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No it doesn't.
If need be, you can paint it with the secret CPR sauce,
Behr dark base series 2300 or 2400 and color "Grey Area" <= CPR's secret sauce.
Paint it upside down as not to get paint in the inserts
I would just paint it first. Really what the paint is doing is making it easier to clean off dirty finger prints and black coil dust in the future.
I dont think you will lose the dimples but keep in mind those dimples are guidelines. You are going to want to check the position of everything - especially mechs - for the best alignment before screwing stuff down. If i don’t like the location of a dimple i create my own with an automatic centre punch.
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I have gotten a lot of Mileage out of mine. But just be careful on the top side if you decide a new dimple is in order. It can crack the clear if you don’t remove some before you dimple (depending on how close you are to a through hole). Don’t ask me how i learned this....
i used the punch to deepen the rather light dimples on the underside. Now I think they should show after painting....i have decided to paint so i got my supplies and i will prep the board tomorrow......do you guys think i should stuff tape in the holes? couldn't hurt could it?
I think if you take CanadianPinball’s suggestion to paint it with the underside facing down you should get no paint dripping into inserts.
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