JP playfield swap, opinions wanted on hole protectors
I'm going to be swapping a NOS playfield into my JP. I'd like opinions on hole protectors. I realize that if you play the game, the playfield is going to get wear. But I figure I may as well minimize damage if possible. The options I see are:
1) Play it and don't worry. In a home use environment the wear won't be significant enough to worry about.
2) Protectors that protect the inside of the hole. This seems like a good idea to protect from the upkick on the Bunker (C) hole, but I'm not sure they are tall enough to protect the edge against balls that roll over but don't upkick such as the Control Room (A) and Power Shed (S).
3) Cliffy protectors. Obviously this will prevent all wear except maybe some damage from the protector itself scraping the playfield under the protector's overhang. My current game has Cliffy protectors and they hide the damage, but they are beat up and bent and I won't put these used protectors on a new playfield, I'll order a new set.
If anyone is interested I can document this swap in another dedicated thread. I figured I might start a thread about it to ask for pointers.
I'm going to be swapping a NOS playfield into my JP. I'd like opinions on hole protectors. I realize that if you play the game, the playfield is going to get wear. But I figure I may as well minimize damage if possible. The options I see are:
1) Play it and don't worry. In a home use environment the wear won't be significant enough to worry about.
2) Protectors that protect the inside of the hole. This seems like a good idea to protect from the upkick on the Bunker (C) hole, but I'm not sure they are tall enough to protect the edge against balls that roll over but don't upkick such as the Control Room (A) and Power Shed (S).
3) Cliffy protectors. Obviously this will prevent all wear except maybe some damage from the protector itself scraping the playfield under the protector's overhang. My current game has Cliffy protectors and they hide the damage, but they are beat up and bent and I won't put these used protectors on a new playfield, I'll order a new set.
If anyone is interested I can document this swap in another dedicated thread. I figured I might start a thread about it to ask for pointers.
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