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massive88:


--- Quote from: paulscade on January 07, 2009, 03:48:46 pm ---It's not the cost... you're right... they are cheap.
BUT... I'd rather not have to buy one and replace it every 3 months.
I'd rather pay 5 bucks for one that won't wear out (vs $2 every 3 months).

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I had the exact same thing happen to mine, in about 3 months of light play.

I got a vinyl sticker from Pongo on these boards to replace it, and it has proved faaaaaaaaaar more durable.  Imo, clean off what remains and get some stickers from Pongo.  At the time I also got a coin and pause sticker to make my cab a little more user friendly, and some spares in case it eventually comes off again, but so far, it doesnt look like it will.

If you are extra worried about it I have heard of people applying clear nail polish to the button after the sticker has been applied for extra protection.  Like I said though, seems unnecessary to me.

Heres a shot of mine on the CP - Going on 6 months now without a hint of wear:




RandyT:

Yes, this is definitely not normal.  I pulled one from the shelf and took my fingernail to it and it won't even mar it.

A few questions:

How often do you clean the buttons and what are you using to clean them?

Is the button in direct sunlight for any part of the day?

Have you ever handled bare metal and had every part you touched rust well before the places you didn't?   It's an odd question, I know, but simple"normal use" causing something like this as quickly as it did points to someone with some very acidic oils in their skin.  The bare metal test is a good way to see this in action.  I know a guy who had to wear gloves when he worked at a sheet metal house because everything he touched would have rusty fingerprints on it before the customer could pick up the parts :).

RandyT

paulscade:

I've never cleaned the buttons (they have never really been dirty).
The cabinet is not exposed to any sunlight at all.

I like the comment about burning it with a cigarette... gives the panel that "authentic", "real arcade" look.  (Not really...  I know... some of you are going to zing me for this.... but I prefer the nice, shiny, unscratched, look of a new control panel... over the authentic look of a dull, worn, 1980's cigarette burned panel  ;D )

The arcade gets used mostly by the grandkids (and me)... those little, 4-5 year old, grimy hands must be eroding my button graphics... I'll have to insist that they wear special white gloves before playing.  ;)

RandyT:


--- Quote from: paulscade on January 08, 2009, 01:56:38 pm ---The arcade gets used mostly by the grandkids (and me)... those little, 4-5 year old, grimy hands must be eroding my button graphics... I'll have to insist that they wear special white gloves before playing.  ;)

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Heh, that was the last question I forgot to ask.  Kids pick at stuff.  All of them, apparently, without exception.  My 3 year old granddaughter sees something like that and the first thing she likes to do is give it the "does it come off" test. And to make matters worse, the fingernails on the little ones are sharper by virtue of being thinner.

If your machine takes tokens, and you give them tokens to play, you are also giving them a better tool than fingernails for the "does it come off" test (not that they won't eventually find a better one on their own :))

RandyT

massive88:

I should add that mine which exhibited similar behavior were Happ buttons, and I have fairly acidic hands, but not super-power acidic.  My trumpet lasted 4 years through marching band practices in hot, humid, Houston afternoon weather without bad damage.

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