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should i triple thick the backglass?

By mark532011

6 years ago


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#2 6 years ago
Quoted from mark532011:

Got my first EM a little while ago. The backglass looks like mint, I am amazed by it. My question - should I spray triple-thick on it just to preserve it or is that only needed sometimes amd I am just asking for trouble?

Depends. Is this "Krylon" Thriple Thick? Recently we had a post about a bad experience from someone using what he said was Rustolium Thriple Thick. And none of us knew that it existed.

I still have a few cans or the original Krylon from a case I bought 15 years ago. You never know when they will change the recipe.

To the original question, I would say yes. Unless you have this pin in a nice climate controlled area the will never experience temperature or humidity change.

Read up on putting a few business cards on the score window and shooting a few thin coats on the back.

#6 6 years ago
Quoted from barakandl:

once you get good at the rattle spray you can do the triple thick nearly glass clear and not mask the score windows. =D

But since he is asking I doubt he's going to be that good. I've done it for decades and can still get a haze. I don't know if it is my spraying, climate, something one the glass because you don't "clean" the back before spraying (unless you have a good method for that I don't know, some times the bubble or lift has begun and you're not going to get harsh) . . .

But I'd rather have it bare than a hazy textured surface. Then you get pissed and pull out the razor blade to scrape the window clean. Then you get real careful to get as close as you can keeping a straight line without nicking any paint . . . .

#8 6 years ago

But you might buy a brand-new CPR glass because yours got smashed. But the game in a garage or damp basement.

#10 6 years ago
Quoted from barakandl:

Gets hazy and dusty when the spray too far back. Seems excessive but i get the best results with wet coats.
I screwed up more times trying to mask and not getting it perfect... overspray, masking issues lifting paint etc. Everyone has what works for them!

Agreed, different people and techniques. One time I was doing an Haunted House EM Gun Game backglass and decided blue tape cut to fit the waves was the only way I'd be happy before doing the spray.

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