Simple question. Does Stern put a thicker clearcoat on their Premiums & LEs vs Pros? Do they currently do it or have they done that in the past?
Simple question. Does Stern put a thicker clearcoat on their Premiums & LEs vs Pros? Do they currently do it or have they done that in the past?
Quoted from luch:the LE is usually signed by the designer and then clear coated again
That's what I was wondering. Must just be the LE and not the Premiums then.
Quoted from acedanger:I one time saw a pubic hair stuck in the clearcoat.
Must have been a Playboy 1978, not a Playboy 2002.
Quoted from acedanger:I one time saw a pubic hair stuck in the clearcoat.
That's the designer signature on LE.
Quoted from acedanger:I one time saw a pubic hair stuck in the clearcoat.
Must have been a JT game.
Clear coat has changed though?
My original led met pro, had something thin, similar to my gb prem. You can see the wood grain. When my met pro pf was replaced under warrant the clear was real thick.....
Quoted from northvibe:Clear coat has changed though?
My original led met pro, had something thin, similar to my gb prem. You can see the wood grain. When my met pro pf was replaced under warrant the clear was real thick.....
I've noticed the same thing with sterns. Some seem super thick and some don't. It's very noticeable, my ST Pro had a very thick clearcoat.
Quoted from pcprogrammer:I've noticed the same thing with sterns. Some seem super thick and some don't. It's very noticeable, my ST Pro had a very thick clearcoat.
I know they switched pf manufacturing. I think outsourced to in-house.....
Quoted from luch:the LE is usually signed by the designer and then clear coated again
Don’t they just sign directly on the playfield then clearcoat?
Quoted from chad:Wouldn't the clear coat have a reaction with the marker plus don't you sand in between coats??
It could be sanded and prepped for the next coat of clear before they sign it . Paint pens won’t have a reaction with the clear
Quoted from trilogybeer:It could be sanded and prepped for the next coat of clear before they sign it . Paint pens won’t have a reaction with the clear
I see.
Quoted from chad:I see.
You don't have to sand if you do it within a certain amount of time between coats. It varies by product.
I doubt they put more clear or better clear on different versions. I also doubt the designers sign after clear coat is applied. Why take that extra step?
I have noticed different clear coats on sterns over the last 5 years. Early run TWD games have very thin clear compared to the last runs. My Metallica pro had much less clear vs my SMVE
I have never had any issues with Stern clearcoat, although I can see a difference in the clearcoat between my older Sterns compared to my newer ones.
I do often leave my latest games in the box after delivery for a while mainly
due to working away, don’t know if that makes a difference other than giving the clear more time to cure/harden.
Any changes are probably more to do with modern environmental laws and regulations than Stern.
Well if you talk to any pf repair or clear coat people, they say to wait x weeks to set the clear harden and set. Maybe stern was blowing through them without letting them sit? It isn’t a bad idea to wait....if you have patience
Quoted from northvibe:It isn’t a bad idea to wait....if you have patience
I’ve been lucky my renovations have forced me to have more patience than I normally would with a NIB game sat in my hallway
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