Diamondplated Diner

Looks cool, I see some mylar patches on the PF though. Is it normal for a Diamond plated PF to still have mylar?

Any game with kickouts or drops should have mylar patches for protection...even Diamondplate or clearcoat. Look at any unprotected Whitewater by the mine kickout...always a big wear spot.
 
I am aware of what diamondplate does but I do not know specifically what it is. I always assumed it was some kind of a clear coat but I hate assuming. Could someone tell me specifically what diamondplate consist of? Thanks
 
I am aware of what diamondplate does but I do not know specifically what it is. I always assumed it was some kind of a clear coat but I hate assuming. Could someone tell me specifically what diamondplate consist of? Thanks

I believe it's an automobile type clear coating as used at paint shops for vehicles, (could be wrong though) or dont know the actual name of the product.
 
I am aware of what diamondplate does but I do not know specifically what it is. I always assumed it was some kind of a clear coat but I hate assuming. Could someone tell me specifically what diamondplate consist of? Thanks

It's made of diamonds and plates! Duh! :)
 
"Diamond plate" is just a trademarked clear coat brand name for Williams cabinets. It is a thin, hard, automotive style clearcoat.

The term gets thrown around like you would call a tissue a "Kleenex".
 
That's a great looking Diner. I really like the yellow wire form.
Too bad they didn't do that to the production run.

I paid $1200 for my Diner, but it's not diamond plated, but it
is one FUN pinball machine - so many shots!!!

Steve
 
I paid $1200 for my Diner, but it's not diamond plated, but it
is one FUN pinball machine - so many shots!!!

Steve

Yeah, from what I have seen, prices for Diners are all over the place. There was one locally last year with a horrible PF, and the guy was firm at $1400. You said you paid $1200 for yours, Ive seen them on the east coast at $1K, and this one is $2300. Makes it tough to determine value :)
 
Didn't have the dough at the time or I would have. Looks like a fun game.

Ive only played it in pinmame, and I must say the audio is awesome. The customers at the Diner are freaking hilarious. Like Steve mentioned, there is a ton going on, too. Maybe that will be my next pin to look for.
 
Taken from Flipper.be..........

Diamond Plate is a hardcoat for pinball playfields that was developed in the mid 1980ies by Sun Process.
Ken Fedesna, Vice President at Williams asked Sun Process to research if pinball playfields could be made more dureable. Their answer was Diamond Plate. This was based on Imron, an automotive 2-component urethane hardcoat developed by DuPont. There were minor changes to its formula and application (thickness, drying time, ..) so it could be applied to the wood of playfields.

Banzai Run playfield with experimental XR-7 coating (which later became DiamondPlate).

Diamondplate was maybe too good. It is said that one of the reasons why demand for pinball decreased in the late 1990ies was that operators did not need to buy new pinball machines as fast as they did before. In the past an operator was almost forced to buy a new pinball machine when it had too much playfield wear (players want games that look like new, not worn out). Diamondplate added several years to the commercial lifespan of pinball machines, taking away a bit of the need for operators to buy new games.

Lenc-Smith made their own version of clearcoat and named it L.S. Topcoat.
For instance some Funhouse proto / sample games have been made with this topcoat. It was also used on some Bugs Bunny Birthday Ball and Harley Davidson machines.

However LS Topcoat was found to be not as dureable as Diamondplate. Therefor it was never used for production games.
The first game to have Diamondplate for most of its full production run was Bride of Pinbot. It seems some of these games were made without the DP clearcoat as the some colors (purple / red) were affected by it. Since then there were some small changes to the formula, and by the time Getaway was in production it was perfected. These games all have the DP logo somewhere near the right outlane. Diamondplating a trademark of Sun Process. So if a playfield has the DP diamond logo on it, the final clearcoat was done by the Sun Process company.
 
Ive only played it in pinmame, and I must say the audio is awesome. The customers at the Diner are freaking hilarious. Like Steve mentioned, there is a ton going on, too. Maybe that will be my next pin to look for.

I played Diner this past weekend for the first time. It is now on my wanted list. I have primarily wanted only WPC DMD Titles and now I find myself gravitating to the older System 11s. Diner playfields are coming out too, I will be building a minted out one as soon as I can find a project game.

It's just a fun game. Lots of shots, cool art and great sound. I love the look of the game.
 
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