I have had the same question, hard to find any good direction though. Hopefully someone with some experience can chime in. Maybe you should label your thread "Metallica sucks", at least you would get more views and maybe some advise...
Good luck!

amazing how many idiots put a screw thru like that! I am a victim of the same!

I would use an exacto blade to cut away what's sticking up,fill with epoxy putty,& repaint red. I had to do it on a Space Jam & came out pretty nice.

it has to be a scenario that after fixing something, they grab the wrong screw and continue to drive it in without looking (3/8" vs. 1/2" long)

I think that's the sole reason why b/w used yellow zinc plated screws for all of their 3/8" long #6 screws. this way people didn't confuse and run the screws through the topside of the playfields (like what has apparently happened here).

the 3/8" long screws are used to secure thin metal brackets like lamp brackets and the 1/2" long ones are used *only* with thicker metal brackets for things like coil assemblies and pop bumpers.

Easy fix.

Using a dome faced punch, gently tap it back slightly under the surface of the playfield.

Touch up with paint.

Fill dent with 1/2 drop of 2 part auto clear

I used a block of wood and a tap to push it down...then the lazy way is to put a round mylar disc over it.

You are the man.

This man speaks from experiance

Red is one of the hardest colors to match exact.

True, one method is to prime it white first, then pain it red, it will come out more even than if you just try to touch it up with red only.

What did you end up doing for the clear?

Nice color match!

I'm going to have to deal with this eventually. My Black Knight 2000 has had something like this since I bought it-- when someone put the light for the W in WIN back in, they used too long of a wood screw so the tip sticks up through the playfield. I haven't gotten around to fixing it because it's in the one spot where it would least affect gameplay.

My friend had some bad luck with his drill bits and a brand new CPR playfield, and something unspeakable happened. I'd like to take a stab at repairing it.

I'd like to prep the right tools:

* wood epoxy
* 2-part auto clear
* black acrylic paint
* tiny paint brush
* eye dropper
* wood punch

Anything else I'll need?
This will be my first time, so I'm open to practicing on a beater PF if needed. (I have one)

-mof

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You could even paint the patched hole white and it would probably stand out less than a mismatched black.

Good place for a repair, far from the player's eye.

Yes, great idea.
Will I need any other tools? I just want to start with stocking up on the right tools.
-mof

great idea indeed. Why didn't i think of that

or
if you could find a white body filler and use a white hardener you may not have to paint at all

Resurrecting this thread due to relevance in what I'm doing now.

I'm working on a WCS. I didn't realize this during teardown but someone had stripped out the post to the left of the playfield and elected to screw in two new star posts instead of fixing the stripped hole.

Teardown photo:

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I fixed the post by purchasing a bolt from the hardware store but I'm left with two screw holes in the playfield. The holes will be covered by a plastic so I doubt they'll be all that visible. I'm not so worried about matching the white but a little worried about matching the teal. Here's where I'm at:

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Several ignorant questions -

1) Will the screw holes potentially get worse if I don't address this?

2) I'm assuming it's suggested I use something like this to tap the holes down:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/30763028?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227020708315&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=52469961375&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=79546037295&veh=sem

3) I have a stack of Army Painter paints I use for modeling. Will that be sufficient for this type of touchup? Any tips for color matching that teal? I planned to mix blue and white on a palette to see how close I could get. At least it won't be too visible.

4) Can someone link me good clear to use? Lots of links. I have young kids and repair in an unfinished basement. I'm a little concerned over all of the hazard warnings.

Thanks in advance for the info.

Wtf is all this about? Any idea why someone would drive a screw through the slingshot left of the crate?

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Because they're missing the Plastic & don't want the Ball to get stuck in/on there ?