Taking a closer look at Marty's photos I can see a lot or arc ruts left by the ball. I have never seen them on any of my playfields. That clear coat is definitely defective and very soft.
Chech the arcing near the arrow insert. Looks like an ice scating ring after a busy day.
In all honesty I don't think we'll ever know if it's the clear or the ply or both. Looking through all the pics the dimples on the inserts are there but much less pronounced, so I think ply may play at least some part. Nino, I think there's general consensus your TWD playfield is beyond the norm. I've never seen a playfield that bad (I know we are calling them dimples but you do, objectively, have craters). It will be interesting to see what Stern says. They may well be upfront & say yep, that one slipped through, & here's a replacement. I hope they do.
