[FSPA] Playfield Protector Group Buy?

[Gregg Giblin]

I made my own for Paragon, (Scott provided the sheet of plastic) and it totally solved the sunken insert problem I had.  As Roland said there are a few new ball hang ups.

Gregg

> On Jul 1, 2020, at 6:49 PM, Roland Joyal via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
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> That is a good use for them.  -Roland
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephanie Traub <stephsharer at gmail.com>
> To: FSPA main discussion list <fspa at fspazone.org>
> Cc: Roland Joyal <joyalrj at aol.com>
> Sent: Wed, Jul 1, 2020 6:46 pm
> Subject: Re: [FSPA] Playfield Protector Group Buy?
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> Thanks guys, I’m getting mine because there are problems with the ball getting hung up on the inserts (and this game is insert heavy) that are cupped/sunken and I don’t want to pay a crapton of money to get the game retouched and clearcoated etc. the playfield is in pretty great condition otherwise. I wouldn’t get the protector if it wasn’t for the sunken inserts. 
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> On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 6:44 PM Roland Joyal via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org <mailto:fspa at fspazone.org>> wrote:
> Steve, I have experience installing two of them, and they are installed on a Jungle Lord & Captain Fantastic I specifically purchased and reconditioned for league use at Silverball Sanctum at Lost Rhino Brewery if you ever want to see what they are like after a LOT of plays.  They def keep the paint nice but they also do get slightly worn looking, so you should see for yourself.  They don't always fit perfectly, so you might have to slightly trim it here or there around a post or something.  They do cause some ball hangups because of the thickness, depending on the design and where it stops and starts, even with the improved less-thick plastic they use (both of mine are the improved version).  It is a bit of pain to have to take the flippers off and the return flipper lane guides (not as hard to remove as u may think though, just depends, sometimes they come right off!) especially with 4 flippers, but I am a commercial company operating machines so it is worth it to bring some great classic pins to a commercial league location and protect the play fields that are fragile due to the drying of the paint over 40 years.   I just cleaned them both yesterday along with all the games at Lost Rhino, so right now is a good time for an accurate view of what they look like after hundreds of plays. Hope that helps.  -Roland
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> www.SilverballSanctum.com <http://www.silverballsanctum.com/>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Jones via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org <mailto:fspa at fspazone.org>>
> To: FSPA main discussion list <fspa at fspazone.org <mailto:fspa at fspazone.org>>
> Cc: Steve Jones <172pilot at gmail.com <mailto:172pilot at gmail.com>>
> Sent: Wed, Jul 1, 2020 6:12 pm
> Subject: Re: [FSPA] Playfield Protector Group Buy?
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> Has anyone from this list put one of these on?  I only became aware of
> these a few days ago, and was thinking of getting one for my original
> Black Knight, but not sure I'm up to the task of installing it?
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> On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 5:02 PM Stephanie Traub via FSPA
> <fspa at fspazone.org <mailto:fspa at fspazone.org>> wrote:
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> > Probably should have included the link for those not in the know/sorry for all the emails:
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> > https://www.playfield-protectors.com <https://www.playfield-protectors.com/>
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> > On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 5:01 PM Stephanie Traub <stephsharer at gmail.com <mailto:stephsharer at gmail.com>> wrote:
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> >> I recently purchased an EM (Gottlieb Atlantis) that needs a playfield protector. As you probably know, the shipping from Germany is expensive (over 50).
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> >> BUT! if you get a group buy together, shipping is free! I already have one person “in” so I need 2 more people (or one person buying two)....
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> >> Any takers? Please let me know, off list please stephsharer at gmail.com <mailto:stephsharer at gmail.com>
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> >> Stephanie
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