Comments on Enviotex Pour on Finish

fastzorro

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Have had some negitive comments on using Enviotex pour on finish for re-coating pinball playfields. I have had some great success. It takes about 3 weeks of curing before you can put a ball on it, but it comes out rock hard. The play is smooth beyond thought and you need sun glasses to look at the shine. It does however require some skill and superior prepping to get everything to come out right. But the end product is great. I'm wondering however if anyone thinks this may decrease the value of a vintage game or is to unorthodox to do this. Comments please…….
 

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I use the stuff a lot for casting, in fact I've used it a few times already to repair inserts that had chips and chunks missing from them. But I wouldn't use it for a full playfield.

My concern is that it is VERY thick, and would start clogging things such as star-button rollovers, switch slots and stuff like that. Plus, as Lindsey mentioned, it doesn't come out as level as I would like.

You are right though, once it fully cures it is very solid and very shiny. But I think I'll stick with a more traditional clearcoat, despite the fact that I have a lot of envirotex on hand already.

-Hans
 
Actually the light of the pict is a false representation of the flatness. The waviness is only microns of unevenness. The ball rolls straight and true. But your right Hans, it would not be suited for playfields with rollover buttons unless they were somehow raised up a bit. Switches & slots work out ok though..
 
Yes, the only thing is that you don't have to completly disassemble the playfield to spray it on. You can mask many items since its brushed on...
 
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