Keep it clean, keep it waxed and use good balls. For home use IMHO Diamondplate is sufficient. I have yet to see any sort of detectable wear on any of the many Diamondplate games I have owned in home use for the duration I have owned them.

Marvin seems to feel otherwise that games are less collectible.

From Marvin

"Frankly it's just not needed, especially if you keep your games cleaned and waxed with a good hard Carnuba paste wax. Also the "collectibility" of the game will be *reduced* with an added clearcoat (compared to an original game in nice condition)."

The $ value of clearcoating seems to be a matter of opinion. I know for me I look at a pf and I see if it is even, unworn and unfaded. How it got that way is not so much of a concern except knowing if was fixed it was done with the right process and materials to last.

Quoted from Sparky

Yes.... for furniture. I am sure that no one at Flecto put a rolling steel ball as a possible wear medium. But ultimately it is a personal choice. I just speak by what I have learned and by what others have done. Varathane is great for spot-fixing. But for a complete clear, I would stay FAR away myself, considering that the factory Diamondplate was a superior finish than Varathane. Why put something cheaper?

Good point Sparky, but as you say, if you don't have the equipement then the little can will do great.

If I was closer to you, I'd have a few playfields that I would get done by you, I really like doing touch ups but I also feel that your clear is much more resisant than Varathan.

Quoted from ALJO

Good point Sparky, but as you say, if you don't have the equipement then the little can will do great.

If I was closer to you, I'd have a few playfields that I would get done by you, I really like doing touch ups but I also feel that your clear is much more resisant than Varathan.

So... on one of your crazy-drives, drop some off!!!

Quoted from Sparky

So... on one of your crazy-drives, drop some off!!!

I just heard about this fantastic service that might help... it's called "mail".

Quoted from necro_nemesis

I just heard about this fantastic service that might help... it's called "mail".

Yeah, I heard the rumer too and I've heard that a 2 way shipping, Quebec/Montreal  and then, Montreal/Quebec for a 50 pound giant box would cost almost as much as the CC job itself. I think I'll pass.

Quoted from Sparky

So... on one of your crazy-drives, drop some off!!!

It would have to coincide with one of my "crazy-stripping" many playfields at once.
Too risky with my memory.