Rotterdam
Quoted from Mbecker:Curious about your protector, as I am just finishing up cutting my own. You guys did this on Despicable Me as well, yeah? Did you anchor it down everywhere under posts and such? I cut mine tight with a router and after reading Rob’s post, and the guy swearing you want it to float free... I’m wondering about heat expansion and warping of the protector if it’s completely locked down everywhere? Have you guys noticed that at all on DM? I’m hoping with LEDs heat expansion is very minimal..
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Dude,first off...beautiful Playfield!! Exciting!! 
On the protector:
It is absolute nonsense,grab a heat gun and heat a piece ( we did) and nothing warps at all? It melts after a while? 
Plus LEDs don’t emit heat?
We simply bolt everything on the protector but don’t bolt everything on real tight,just tighten everything so it is well attached.
DM hasn’t warped at all after years? No problemo!
You know what i DID see on a lot of builds? Everybody’s always shouting clearcoat it! Clearcoat it!...
Well i have seen a ton of horrible faulty clear jobs and even peeling clear jobs on home brews.
Hey,don’t listen to negative nancys man,and so what if after 10 years in worst case scenario a protector warps a little? You can take it off and copy it,throw a fresh one on?! Try that with a failed clearcoat!!
Absolute nonsense to go clearcoat...you have any idea how much knowledge and chemistry is involved in that?
No way man...1 mm lexan is the answer.
And relax,it’s not gonna be played in an arcade hall /16 hours a day?
It’s your brew,you turn it on once a month...think about that.
Seattle, WA
