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Quoted from Ballsofsteel:I've had my tron for only 2 years and I guarantee the arcade scoop would be thrashed out already.
Why would you guarantee that?
My Tron LE has never had a Cliffy at the Arcade scoop and I promise you that it isn't close to being "thrashed out already".
Quoted from paul_8788:The Tron I bought was less than a year old, and side of the scoop hole is thrashed, along with some minor damage to the top. It was lightly routed, so got more plays than a home use machine, but eventually a home use machine will get up there in plays. If a Cliffy would've been there from the start, the scoop would still be pristine. I get it, I have seen some older machines with no scoop damage. However I think you get one bad hit, it starts splintering, and it can go from bad to worse real fast.
I look at it as insurance. You buy it, hope you never need it, but are sure glad it is there if crap happens. My thoughts are get a Cliffy, or, if you really don't like the look of them or are worried about change to game play, get a protector from Mantis if available for your machine. But get something at least. Doing something about it after it is damaged is closing the barn door after the horse gets out.
Yep, I have the Mantis on mine. I'm sure that has helped. My Arcade scoop has almost no wear at all.
Quoted from paul_8788:That is way too harsh. In my dealings with Cliff, if you contact him with a problem he is more than willing to help out. He takes pride in his products. Obviously you have a drum to bang with the WCS kick hole protector as is evident from the other thread you referenced. I would suggest contacting Cliff to see if he has a suggestion. If he doesn't, take the thing out. The most common cause of a protector lifiting is going to be if it was overtightened and you start to bend the metal out of shape
I bought a WCS that had Cliffy protectors at all the saucers. They were all curling and raised off of the PF. I posted a thread asking how to remedy the situation, and Cliff responded and generously sent me out new double sided tape free of charge (even though I wasn't the original purchaser). After re-installing them, they worked great. WCS was sold to another Pinsider, and they haven't curled again as far as I know.
Quoted from TheFamilyArcade:My additional question is why bother on a shooter lane? Who ever looks at the shooter lane?
Anytime someone lists a pin for sale and puts up pictures that doesn't include the shooter lane, people will ask for pictures of the shooter lane!
I think the reason for this isn't that it is so important for the shooter lane itself to look good, rather it can be an indicator of how much the pin has been played and how much wear the rest of the pin might have.
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