Quoted from calico1997:With a clean, touched up, and decaled playfield, it was time to add clear coat. Here's where so many Pinhead people will hate me. I'm just not skilled enough / not into it enough to strip the whole playfield, put it on a rotissery, and auto clear it. Instead I brushed on Rustoleum Ultimate Polyurethane gloss. It dries slow, it levels, it does not fish eye. I frankly love this product. The material is super durable...maybe not as durable as auto clear, but a heck of a lot more durable than the original factory lacquer. Three coats were applied. The only downside is that small surface defects such as planking do not hide quite as well with this approach. The coating is not as thick as auto clear. Basically to me, the playfield looks in great condition again, but not like a glossy bar table.
http://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/wood-care/ultimate-polyurethanepu_(resized).jpgIMG_1780_(resized).JPG
LOL Dont feel bad bro, You are not alone at all, I used it with good results on my Volcano and Grand Lizard playfield, a friend used it on his Time Warp playfield, and another guy who is an "professional" restorer restored his Black Knight Playfield using the same method, and it looks just as great as those cancerous, highly harsh stinking 2PAC stuff, maybe not as shiny though, but im more for art protection then shiny.
Des Moines, IA
