How many of you have applied a PF Overlay?

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I recently purchased one of these for my Space Shuttle and was wondering if anyone here has applied one before? If so how did you go about applying yours?
 
Yeah, I have (KISS). Kind of sucks.

The most important step is PREPARATION. Strip everything off the topside, fix any divots, bumps, etc as they will show up pretty easily, and take your time putting it on. If your replacement has the holes cutout for the lamp plastics on the playfield, it will be easy to line up. But if it doesn't, and those feature lamps spots are printed on the new overlay, then consider replacing all of the playfield inserts with new clear ones to get maximum light passage. It also gives a crisper look as you don't have to numbers or words on top of each other that might not line up perfectly and will look a little blurred. It will also make your playfield smoother as those inserts sometimes become a little concave over time from bulb heat.

And if you're worried at all about making sure everything gets repopulated in the exact same spot, take a bunch of pictures before you start...
 
Yeah, I have (KISS). Kind of sucks.

It also gives a crisper look as you don't have to numbers or words on top of each other that might not line up perfectly and will look a little blurred. It will also make your playfield smoother as those inserts sometimes become a little concave over time from bulb heat.

And if you're worried at all about making sure everything gets repopulated in the exact same spot, take a bunch of pictures before you start...

If leveling the inserts and some are concave, then they should be reglued slightly raised so that when you sand the entire playfield, they will be sanded flush. In doing this, any ink/paint on any insert will be sanded away.

I have an overlay for Space Invaders and i'm not really looking forward to the project.
 
Maybe this thing will see the light of day again after all:

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