Adding my vote for an Embryon hardtop. I recently picked one up with a blown out playfield that is a future restoration candidate.
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Quoted from Aflacjack:But as soon as they do, it’s an endless thread about when when when. We enthusiasts are our own worst enemy.
Totally agree. If they announced plans people would be all excited. But if things take a second longer than anticipated the mob would turn and start trashing everything. Very little upside for these hobby companies in sharing future plans unfortunately.
1 month later
Quoted from metalkatt:Embryon would make a great hardtop. I’ve never seen one in really good condition.
I've got a project Embryon with a blown out playfield that's a perfect hardtop candidate. Not sure why but these games always seem to have damage in the center and in the house right section.
1 month later
Quoted from Charles_Kline:I still have no idea WTF the white powder is. The playfield was blown off and vacuumed before 3 coats of clear coat, black paint around all inserts then 2 more coats of clear to seal the black.
I'm considering how to get rid of it. I'm either going to drill two small holes in the edges of the insert under the art to use compressed air to try to blow the crap out or, I'm thinking about using a forstner bit to drill out the playfield under the insert so it can be removed from the bottom and then that shit cleaned out. The odds of getting it out in one piece are slim. I'd have to see if I could find one jeweled insert to replace it with (not holding breath) or I'd have to replace it with a piece of red sheet acrylic cut to a circle (which would stink but would be way better than a starbust in BK)
Sucks but you've gotta think about making the situation worse. Is there adhesive between the insert and the cealr hardtop? If so drilling under might just add debris and make it worse. I'd probably live with it for a while. If a couple months go by and it stills stands out then go after it.
2 months later
Quoted from billsgto:So I laid down a little too much clear paint in one or two spots that hasn't dried in over two days. Any suggestions on how to remove the still tacky excess paint or do I just wait it out a few more days until it dries completely? (And then another 72 hours after that to install the hardtop)
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If it hasn't dried in 2 days I'd be concerned that there's some sort of contamination that will affect it long term.
Usually you can test lacquer thinner or alcohol. But ultimately id sand it and reapply a light coat. Why risk finding an adhesion issue after install.
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