Pinball Repair Side Art Redecal Demonstration
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ส.ค. 2024
- How I redecal Pinball machines.
The first time I attempted redecalling I was super nervous as I didn't want to screw up my pinball or the expensive decals. I thought of all sorts of ways to apply the decals without stuffing the application up. As I redecal by myself this is the way that I devised to do it; it works for me and I am happy to always do it this way.
Note: Apply the front decal first with consideration for alignment of the side decals. This is especially important with Indiana Jones but not so with Fish Tales. BTW, I find the Indiana Jones decals to be thinner and slightly more prone to tearing.
Note also that I do NOT remove the wiring/header. I'm lazy and I feel that to do so smells like work which if I can avoid, I will.
There is a ton of sanding / scraping going on that has been reduced to a few seconds in the video. Indeed I had to drop a lot of footage to get the video to fit.
It takes about a full working day to redecal. This is just a hobby so the video is shot over several days at odd free hours.
Special thanks go to my favorite parts supplier, Illinois Pinball, www.illinoispin..., and especially Kim.
Love the time lapse video, and also the text bubbles describing what is going on and how/why. What I do like the most, is the sharpie black marker for covering up the overcut and/or the edges of the box. Nice cheat code to better work.
Best decal video. Keep them coming.
@bilko1340
Sure do but seriously, I've demo'd the tricks. You can lay down the decals by yourself within a mm of where you want them to land. Figuring out that process took me a several attempts to refine. My initial redecals caused me lots of worry, fear and sweat. That's why I devised this process to make it idiot proof. :)
Kind regards... Clark
Very nice of you to do this
BTW thanks for this video man. I re- decaled my Fish Tales a few years ago with this as my guide! Came out excellent!
Hi SkippyChurch.
Onto bare wood the decals don't bubble; well you might get micro-bubbles but the wood is porous and any micro-bubbles recede. However going over existing artwork you will get bubbles but they are but a pin prick away from removal.
Trust me, the night before the first time I put the decals on, I has a very restless night thinking of all the possible ways of putting the decals down. At NZD$500 a set I didn't want to stuff things up (crooked, torn, folded, etc.)
Cheers.. Clark
You made that look way to easy...Great job!!!!!!!!!!!
how on earth are you not getting air bubbles?! It freaked me out watching this with you putting the deals on like that! I'm also surprised you didn't paint the cab. Everyone says to paint it, but I like seeing that you don't have to.
Amazing job bro!! Thanks!
@RetroGamerFan1
Hi there.
BayAreaAmusements has the correct part, MarcoSpecialties have a long-life equivalent.
Search for: "47 lamp" in each site.
Lind regards... Clark
mate this is an awesome video, thanks for sharing. i'm gonna go look for anything else you may have uploaded now, i hope there's lots as this was full of excellent little details
Amazed you did not prime prior to applying the decals. I thought one had to. Also, no filling and sanding of any cabinet imperfections.
Great video, great job. Fancy a working holiday in the UK re-decalling my Twilight Zone?!!
Nice Work !!
Wow, that is a lot of work! I want to redecal my fish tales eventually.
Thanks for this, about to do mine, any reason I shouldn’t install on top of original decals?
Awesome video!
Awesome video. Very helpful. Thanks!
Thanks for your help!!! Best regards
nice job those had to be printed on orajet paper because I didnt see ya get any bubbles
@wolverine6268
I'm sure one could somehow print the artwork with the appropriate hardware and a good source image. People like sign writers sometime have big ink jet printers that can do large jobs. Let me know how you get on! ;) Cheers... Clark
Where do you find those stickers i need stickers for Robot- Zaccaria
need help finding #47 wedged bulbs to replace #44 that are in my mr&mrs pacman pinball machine or somthing else that would work.
Hi, this a great job!!! I live in Argentina and I have several pinball at home. You know how I can get the art side? I can download from any website and print it locally? any feedback would be appreciated. best regards
The wife chose said items; it's impossible to find anything you drop on the carpet. I call it camouflage carpet. :)
Thanks for your help! One more question.
Where I can buy the art side of Fish Tales and Indiana Jones ? I will try to buy in USA and send to me in Argentina. Thanks in advance!!!.
nice work man ;);)
all the comments i read with a kiwi accent =P haha. thanks for posting mate.
What type of wood putty did you use to fill imperfections? Great job by the way.
Hi Eddie.
"Builders Bog" is what we call it in NZ, it's an epoxy/plastic wood filler similar to what you use for panelbeating. Its a tin of smelly goo with a tube of hardener; a 2 component mixture that's pinkish and sets in ~10 minutes and is workable like wood for up to an hour. Don't use "normal" linseed putty, that could stain, take forever to dry and dissuade decal adhesion.
HTH... Cheers... Clark
ClarkMills Oh I see this is similar to what we use in the states called Bondo. It's mainly use on automotive repairs but can also be used on wood. It's a mixture that also uses a hardener. I was hoping to find an alternative as this stuff is pretty smelly but I guess it's the way to go. I"ll be working on a Indiana Jones soon. Thanks for your reply.
Hi.. where can i find all outside stickers for Fish Tales pinball? Great work.. ! :)
Hi there.
Several places but a quick look at bayareaamusements.com, search for fish tales gives this:
bayareaamusements.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=GS-FT99NG
Cheers... Clark
@wolverine6268
Hi there.
Try these places, I've used them all, they're good & ship to New Zealand so should do Argentina.
illinoispinball
bayareaamusements
marcospecialties
Kind regards... Clark