Yes - it will take A LOT LONGER to clean and reassemble, but I wanted to remove that HORRIBLE ball swirl and clearcoat the playfield. The first step is to total clean the playfield and use Magic Eraser and alcohol. This will take HOURS and I need to be careful because there's a lot of ball swirl marks, and the old clear is thin and chipped around the inserts. So here is the first 8 hours - yes - and I've only done half the playfield. But the patience has results !

Ball swirl is just plain yuck – when it accumulates over the years, it just sucks the vibrant look out of a PF.  And it can be an absolute pain in the arse to remove.  I have had great results on a few of my machines so far, and you are spot on – it just takes hours to do.  And you need to be very careful doing it – in a few places I went too far, and started to remove paint – crap!  Always need to remind myself to check the ME every now and then for ANY sign of paint on it.  I have found through my (limited so far) experience with ME that you do need to apply a fair amount of pressure, because getting the ball swirl out can take alot of effort.

The results you have attained here just simply speak for themselves – left and right side, amazing.  It can be tempting to give up with it after spending so much time on it, but when you get the results, you know it’s worth it!