Looks like a nice project. I would touch it up myself. I would not clear it in its present condition though. Do some thorough research on it and give it a go. There are some introductory videos on playfield restoration out on the interwebs and some great work out here by some talented Pinsiders.

Just do paint touch ups and polish with Novus 2. Then put a good coat of carnauba wax on the playfield. When you clear coat a playfield like this you ruin the originality of the game and greatly change the way the game plays. Also, there could be major consequences in the future with the clear coat cracking... Clear coating playfields and sealing backglasses on EM and early SS games also devalues them if you want to sell in the future...

I would do a few really minor touch up's with enamel. Only areas that really are in the eye so to speak.

Actually maybe only the tiny bit next to the 15000.

I wouldn't touch in the inserts as invariably they look worse.

Clean it, wax it and it will look pretty nice while maintaining it's originality.

Without clear or another kind of protection the paint will wear off. And wax is NOT protection.

But - assuming that the game is kept very well waxed - only the minor touch-ups will (maybe) wear off (after a considerable number of plays), so the playfield will be back where it is now condition-wise, and a decision can be made in the future. Also, minor touch-ups can be protected by being painted over with a varnish before waxing, which is perhaps a good alternative to clear-coating the whole playfield.

You should give it to me and I'll shoulder the burden of deciding.

If it were mine I would touch it up and clearcoat it. Sure it reduces the collector value and will play a little differently, but how much is it worth as is? And you'll be afraid to play it and risk wearing off whats left if it's not coated. I think if it's not a minty collector's piece it's better being able to play the crap out of it without worry.

That being said you can do a thin clear over what's there, then do touchups, then clear over that. This allows you to back out if touchups don't go well.

Touch up the black lines and borders first. You'll be amazed how much this does for the overall look.

I agree with many of the previous posts. Your pf is not too bad! I would just do minor touch-ups & brush clear the minor touch-ups for protection then x 10 wax the whole pf. There are some really good threads on restoring the arch ball line which would be useful on your pf. For home use that will be fine & should all look great. Clear coating an em pf is not for me-there just seems something unnatural about the final result & there is no turning back!!