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Changing side art on Pinball 2000: Do I need to paint!??!

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ViriiGuy:
Looking good!!!

jasonbar:
Pics of the final product, with lots of closeup of the different instances of......character....

1 - Left side, assembled.
2 - Right side, assembled.
3 - A small crack in the original art lengthened during application. Very brittle. :\ Then, over time, the crack also widened--perhaps during the next couple of days of drying, the sides pulled back in tension. Compare pic 3 attached to this post against one of my previous attachments up above, shortly after application & notice the difference: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=123295.0;attach=271840;image
4 - While torquing the in-cab nut on the playfield prop rod carriage bolt, the carriage bolt twisted a little & its head spun the art with it.
5 - Around the big kooky p2k flipper assemblies, the auto vinyl rippled a bit at the 3 locations where the fasteners pass through (the cabinet has a cutout of a big circle w/ 3 small semicircles around it to clock the assembly & keep it clocked properly). At the 3 small semicircles, I cut 1 radial slit pointing towards the big circle's center. After torquing, there are 3 small ripples at those 3 places. Also look up a little higher & see slight auto vinyl wrap distortion where the cabinet rail was fastened.
6 - Closeup of 5.
7 - A bit of distortion on the head where the auto wrap folds over & tucks under the T-molding.
8 - Ditto.


To be continued...

jasonbar:
...and now, the thrilling climax to this special 2-part episode.

9  - Bolt heads that weren't flush to the primed wood show through auto wrap. This is how they were from the factory--were I a stickler, I could have cleaned up w/ wood filler & sandpaper. Note another slight slit/tear in the SWEPI art. Also note the dilemma of where exactly to slit the end of the vinyl: too short & the white primer shows through, too long & you're left with a flap that will likely catch & peel/tear.
10 - Ditto bolt head & a little distortion where auto wrap is folded under T-molding.
11 - Ditto bolt heads & edge trim.
12 - Ditto edge trim & comparison of glossy auto wrap vs. flat black cabinet paint on front.
13 - Ditto glossy/flat comparison, another view of side rail-induced auto vinyl distortion, & a small chunk of cab where front meets right that I should have filled before stickering--a little weirdness just in front of right flipper.
14 - Edge trim on bottom. Also note a little right of photo center, near the cab bottom, a little waviness resulting from a small chunk of primer being scraped off accidentally along w/ the old factory sticker, and not being filled before restickering.
15 - A couple of lumps, probably from debris under the sticker(?)
16 - Ditto.


Enjoy. I hope it's been educational. I've learned that I don't ever want to re-decal a cabinet again. So, I'm currently looking into stencil & spray paint on my MAME cab, which has terribly flawed surfaces to start with! :]

Thanks,
-Jason

smartbomb2084:
WOW... nice write-up...

I bet hose imperfections are entirely invisible when playing the game.... I know I can't see them from my house.

So what its not perfect... still looks better than before.

After this thread I KNOW I am SCARED to tackle my No Fear...

Maybe. we just might be selling the artwork intead.

Nemesis:
 :applaud: you just destroyed the resale value.  :banghead: :cry: :censored:

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