NEW Just applied a new Baby Pacman Playfield Overlay.... Now What?

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Just applied a new Baby Pacman Playfield Overlay.... Now What?

Well I just installed a new baby Pacman playfield overlay, which by the way is s royal pain in the ass. Anyhoo, I wanted to ask if anyone here added anything to the overlay to protect it, or should I be good with not adding anything?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
 

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Well I just installed a new baby Pacman playfield overlay, which by the way is s royal pain in the ass. Anyhoo, I wanted to ask if anyone here added anything to the overlay to protect it, or should I be good with not adding anything?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

It's gorgeous though, ain't it!

It has a clear coat on it and shouldn't need anything else.

I had the famous Chris Hutchins from highendpins.com install mine and he put 2 extra coats of clear on it because he's crazy like that. It was shiny I need sunglasses.
 
Looks extremely nice. I have done many teardown and clean jobs but never a playfield overlay. Even on a small one like that, it looks like a daunting task at best.
 
Agreed! You did a nice job on it Darin.
Ok, so I guess I'll start re-installing the hardware then.


It's gorgeous though, ain't it!

It has a clear coat on it and shouldn't need anything else.

I had the famous Chris Hutchins from highendpins.com install mine and he put 2 extra coats of clear on it because he's crazy like that. It was shiny I need sunglasses.
 
Yes, it was. Having to delicately take off the black wooden side rails as well as all of the hardware.
I also had to sand everything down to avoid the old playfield showing through. Turned out pretty good in my eyes, but I was very lucky that I didn't have any bubbles or centering issues.

Looks extremely nice. I have done many teardown and clean jobs but never a playfield overlay. Even on a small one like that, it looks like a daunting task at best.
 
I put an overlay on a pin a few years ago, and after a couple of years worked on it again, the thing had held up perfectly with nothing but wax (and when you put the wax on, it'll seem like a waste of time)
 
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