Monday, January 16, 2012

Stripping the Playing Field

Almost 3.5 years later, the playingfield is stripped! Kautzman came over last night and helped me finish stripping the playfield of aftermarket mylar.

We used the copious amounts of Goo Gone method. This involves getting a razor blade to lift up an edge of the mylar and spraying Goo Gone underneath it. After which you then pull ever so slowly while spraying more and more Goo Gone. You try to pull just the plastic sheeting off while leaving as much adhesive, clearcoat and paint on the playfield. It actually worked quite well and we pulled up a minimal amount of paint.

In the end, it took two sessions totaling about 5-6 hours to completely remove the mylar. We both ended with cramped fingers and smelling like gas mixed with citrus oil.

Next step is to remove all the adhesive left on the table which involves even more Goo Gone!

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