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Orlando, FL
1 month later
Quoted from Plumonium:Got my playfield back from the clearcoating dude. Overall very happy. He did some black touch-ups using the wipe method to fill the cracks on bare wood as my playfield was quite dry. Make a world of difference.
The base/seal coat was very thin as suggested I believe and filled in the cracks and insert as expected. Leaving a rough but sealed surface.
I'll rough up the surface and start my painting.
What grit should I sand with, I read from 400 to 800 depending on who I ask to.
This looks great, Plumonium! I'd like to get some pointers as I'm planning on going down this same path.
1 week later
I've got some issues with a CPR silver Pinbot playfield.
- One of the inserts in front of the drop targets looks like it had something on it was removed during the drying process. It looks like it pulled some of the color around the border. Not really sure of the best way to address this.
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- The chest inserts have multiple areas, you can see two in the image, where it looks like something is stuck in the clear coat. I'm assuming I would need to lightly sand, remove debris if possible and touch up?
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- The clearcoat isn't that great. There are a lot of areas around the inserts where you feel the difference. I feel like I should get another couple of coats added, but I'm not sure what kind, etc.
Any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks!
Quoted from vid1900:It does not look too bad, but you know why it was a Silver.
The playfield is usable as it, but if you want to turn this into the ultimate Pinbot:
1. leave this playfield out of the wrapper for a month in a warm place so the wood shrinks as much as it's going to.
2. Lightly wet sand the whole playfield with 600 grit to degloss it.
3. Carefully rough-up the pits where the clear did not enter. The paint won't stick if you leave them shiny.
4. Light up the inserts from behind with a flashlight, and touch up any of the black keylines around the inserts.
5. Mix up your clear, but before you spray it, put a drop in each pit around the inserts.
6. Spray 2 coats of clear, sanding each coat dead flat.
7. Polish and repopulate.
Follow ups:
1. Does my home in Florida count? We keep the house relatively cool @ 76-78.
4. Would an acrylic pen be sufficient?
5. Is there a recommended clear for CPR boards?
6. Flat as in level surface or surface finish?
Quoted from vid1900:THAT'S FINE.
I HAVE NO IDEA. CREATEX PAINTS ARE ONLY $3, WHY RISK THE UNKNOWN?
ANY 2PAC WOULD BE GOOD.
BOTH. SAND THE PLAYFIELD BETWEEN CLEAR COATS, SO THE INSERTS ARE NOT TALLER THAN THE WOOD.
THANKS VID! WHY ARE WE YELLING?! lol
I don't have an airbrush setup yet, so I was curious about the paint pens I've seen people using. It looks like I'll get plenty of use out it so I'll just need to bite the bullet.
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