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I am in the middle of installing a PF protector. Have you noticed similar phenomenon, it looks like there is moisture under the PF protector. I had waxed the playfield, but had not removed the wax before putting the PF protector in - might this be the reason for it? Or if this is not the reason, how to avoid the phenomenon?
Quoted from gmkalos:Cheep fix...dude clear coat your pf!
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/polycarbonate-playfield-protectors-suck-got-the-perfect-fix
I do not have the mad skills to required to do that.
Anyways, here's what it looks like:
Moist (resized).JPGAbout playfield protectors: I have difficulties in removing the ramps under which there is an orbit where the protector should go. I am thinking about cutting the playfield protector and just pushing the protector under the ramps to its orbit lane and then joining the parts with a piece of mylar. Have you done anything similar - any experiences in that regard? Here you can see my plans on how to cut the protector. Apparently it is not a good idea to cut along the red line, it would be better to do it e.g. along with the green line to avoid ball hangups. I have done protector installing before, but Alien just seems a bit too difficult in this regard, so I am considering cutting the protector.
1245 (resized).jpgQuoted from whthrs166:Your supposed to remove the ramp. You can cut it, just install the mylar underneath the protector.
I know I know. This is just a very difficult task and there is no documentation to be found anywhere on how the ramps are set up.
Quoted from MT45:I cut my ACDC with no issues. Ive got a bunch of these protectors - love them
Read this whole post and check out the last post (#28) for all my protector posts
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/steps-to-add-pf-protector-to-acdc
Did you put mylar on the cut points? Over or under the PF protector? Did you cut the mylar pieces also at an angle similarly to the cut points?
Quoted from MT45:Great questions and here are the 2 answers:
When simply "cutting" the protector, I had NOT had to use any mylar whatsoever (see pics of cuts in both GB and ACDC)
When "cutting off" portions of the protector, I DID have to use a small tab of mylar to lock down the free floating end
I had to cut a piece off the one I put on Big Betty's Truck Stop because it just was not designed well. It was a small section near the top that was a ball trail into the habitrail overpass - no biggie
Mind the angle you cut at and try to think about where the ball might be going too slow and could potentially "hang up" on that small slit
I have tried to cut at an angle as well so the ball crosses at a bias rather than squared to the cut
So far I am EXTREMELY pleased with these and may be ordering another one for my Data East Time Machine
They are great if you want to do some playfield art touchups and then want to preserve that work without clearcoating
They are also great for correcting cupped inserts
They look like a million dollars when installed
Careful waxing - they play even faster than a standard PF when freshly waxed![quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]
Many thanks!
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