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So I decided to pull Mylar as too many inserts were cloudy. Started with heat gun, but soon realized its pulling insert image with it! So I switched to freeze method, and the rest of playfied was spared without any issues.
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Then covered the area of three inserts with frisket paper, and outlined it with some blue painters tape for extra protection. Wet sanded each insert with following sand papers; 220, 500, 1000, 1200. Then used Novus 3, followed with 2 to get it as smooth as I can.
Then laser printed the insert decals on waterslide paper, and cut a small Mylar of the same shape, yet a bit bigger for the inserts. Installed the insert decals on inserts, and applied Mylar on them. I know this is not the best way to do this, but it was an experiment I wanted to try without using/dealing with clear coat. So far it has worked well, and it looks good. It doesn't affect game play, but we'll see how long it will last. Vid, thanks for all your help and info on here, as it was a tremendous help. Hopefully these pics will help some one in future.
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If anyone interested, I thought I would document and show how I re-mylared my playfield.
1) As usual removal of Mylar using freez method.
2) remove glue using isopropyl alcohol and baking powder
3) then Novus 2 (twice) the whole playfield
4) wax playfield image (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpg
5) Mylar had a bunch of creases in it, so used squeegee to get rid of it.
6) traced the old Mylar on the back of the new one
7) used different tools to cut the new mylar as close as possible.
8) waxed again, and applied new Mylar using squeegee on playfield. Make sure there is as little dust as possible on playfield, and go slow.
Important, before applying mylar, I had to level and glue any inserts that were raised.
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