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Quoted from kilmarnock1350:Surely there's an easy solution to flatten the playfield in prep to clear, but I'm not thinking about it.
Maybe use angle iron on the underside? 2 pieces the full length of the playfield and screw them in on the underside? That's probably what I would try. You'll have holes in the wood but at least it would be on the underside and not the top.
Quoted from La_Porta:Any of you guys used anything like this to scan graphics? Seems like it could be a cheaper alternative if used correctly, especially if it's on a bare play field that you can just scan straight on:
Yeah, I've used this to do a backglass. Like vid said, it's not the best and the lines weren't straight in places and spots were stretched and others were shrunk. I didn't care at the time. I merged them in Photoshop and re-drew every single line and color. I plan on doing this with my playfield as well. But this time I'm going to also take a Hi-Res pic and overlap that on top of the merged playfield pic in photoshop. This is so I can make sure I have the correct dimensions and it will be easier to trace. Here's my Flipper backglass before and after. Not perfect but I like the results.
I would either use Fiberglass as the backing or glue/screw in a thin round piece of wood. Then use Bondo as you suggest. At least, that's would I would do. I might even make a wooden plug to fit the hole and fill accordingly. I've used the fiberglass/bondo method alot in the past for car rust. The experts will chime in with a better solution I'm sure.
Quoted from Fifty:It's a round insert, so I don't understand what you mean by put Scotch tape on each side.
I think what he’s saying is to put scotch tape around the insert on the playfield not on top of insert so that as you start to scrape/shave the top of the insert you will be able to see the razor getting close to the playfield by seeing the tape getting cut by the razor. And yeah that’s the type of razor I would use. Never had to do it but that’s how I would go about it.
Quoted from zahner:Is there a paint or suggested process that would abate or minimize the rather substantial wear I’m currently experiencing?
Depends on what you're trying to do I guess. I put felt on the sides to prevent further wear.
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