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Hey guys,

Have been lurking for a couple years. Was mostly a vid guy, but someone here got me started into the pin addiction.  I have a beautiful TZ that never saw much route use (if any), and a very nice Tomcat that has been passed around here a bit.

I just received an NOS playfield for the F14 and intend to have it clearcoated.  My problem is, all of the red multiplier inserts are cracked.  I haven't been able to source these anywhere.  Would someone have or know where I could get these?  I'm looking forward to my first playfield swap once everything is in order...

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I think he's looking for the plastic inserts themselves, not the decals.
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Yeah Corey - the inserts themselves are cracked.  The right side of the red "arrows" are all cracked.  I noticed the same issue on another NOS playfield on someone's webpage I came across.  Unless I somehow ended up with the exact playfield, I wonder if it was an issue back in the day...


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I did a quick search and it seems that those inserts are not readily available, nor could I find the assembly part number.  You could try Steve Young at PBR and see if he has something similar kicking around.

You might have to harvest out of a trashed PF.

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the inserts themselves are cracked.


Are you sure they are actually "cracked", and not just the clearcoat is cracked looking?
Never seen these inserts crack before ... now the factory clearcoating over the insert,
that is a VERY common issue with these pf's.
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to that effect you may find this page very useful as the crazing/cracking is only on the clear and not the insert itself

http://karlzona.smugmug.com/gallery/3224250#P-1-15
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Wow - that's some nice work that guys done.
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Thanks for the tips.  I'm going to keep an eye for a trashed playfield.  You can tell they are cracked by shining a light behind the red inserts - you can see the white light shine through....


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Referring to the link above, if you look specifically at pictures 7 and 37, you can see the exact same issue.  Even a couple of the "after" pictures show the cracks in the arrows if you know where to look.  That's identical to my issue.

Perhaps I'm being too picky?


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