How to re-decal a pinball machine, well my method anyway!

[@nilozero]

This was an ace vid which I used to fix up my own Indy. Wicked perfectly and I used every trick shown. Thank you from Australia during quarantine!

[@tattyadams]

Thank you, glad it worked out well. doing a couple myself at the moment for the same reason! :-)

[@-Gramps]

Thanks very much for the detailed, comprehensive video. I appreciate the benefit of your experience! I especially liked your cereal box method for painting the bolts!

[@tattyadams]

Thank you.

[@MaxRevs911]

Great video and nice discussion of detail Matt! I appreciate you taking the time to shoot this video and provide such a great explanation. Although I don't have anything I would like to replace the decals on, I have done similar graphics on cars, etc. and your technique is spot on! Well done!

[@tattyadams]

Thank you, you never know how much to put in, I was afraid it was too long!

[@PinBallReviewerRepairs]

Makes me kinda glad that I have an old painted pinball cab from 1986. I suppose I could have done a decal on it but I am a purest on pinball machines I work on. I do ustreams when ever I work on my pin. I have not done anything with it in a long time and need to get back to it. Doing that wood filler sure brought back filling holes and dings and the leg corners looked similar to the one's on the Indy pin.

[@gaz2510]

ES hasn't missed a beat mate. I love it. It's now joined by Whirlwind and BoP.

[@budwagstaff]

Followed this on my Congo and it turned out great. Thanks for the video. Bud

[@tattyadams]

Wow, glad it helped, thanks for letting me know :-)

[@geoffgrove565]

Very informative, very thorough, watched the whole thing and really enjoyed it. Top job on both the machine and the video!

[@FunhouseEssex2010]

Good video Matt one of the reasons I never tried decalling myself but you made it look so simple!

[@conductive13]

You, sir, are a craftsman!

[@seanjesso9817]

some nice work

[@tmblefebvre]

Awesome tutorial. Thank you very much !

[@arymonem]

Nice demo. Thanks for all this valuable info.

[@tattyadams]

Thank you, are you going to have a go? :-)

[@arymonem]

I don't have the balls, but your video in inspiring..

[@DigitalENCOM]

+tattyadams Where do you get your decals at ?

[@gaz2510]

You're a legend Matt. Maybe I'll get some new decals for Earthshaker what I had off you!!

[@breth8159]

looks perfect however I would ask you to try this If you go to the pinball factory in Chicago you may see them working putting these stickers on the cabinets they use 5% soap with water sprayed on cabinet work before applying sticker that way you can remove it if needs adjusting seems counterintuitive but I have used this method since 1985 saves a lot of headaches and money. Cheers from California

[@tattyadams]

Thanks for that, there are 2 ways of applying decals, the wet and dry method. The wet method allows you some repositioning before they adhere properly. Personally I don't think the adhesive is as effective following use of the wet method but its all down to personal preference :-)

[@breth8159]

I understand however we have pieces of inventory over 25 years that have had this done and they are still sticking just fine... anyway love your videos take care

[@tattyadams]

Yes, I agree, I just think its personal choice whichever you use although with the dry method you have to get it right 1st time!

[@stevek5752]

I think this a very good video. Now I know what i'm up against if i decide to try it! Thank you!

[@tattyadams]

Thank you, I was crapping myself the first time I did one but it gets easier!

[@scottrgbstudio]

My tip to add to this great video is to use a new razor blade after every few cuts. The blades will dull quickly and that is when you can screw up a cut and possibly tear the vinyl. Those knives have lots of snap off blades, so just break one off every few cuts and then you won't have any issues.

[@KoSPinBaLL]

i was wondering to know how hard it is.. now i know i will stay with my old decal :-/ Good job !

[@tattyadams]

Go on, you know you want to!

Excellent video, congrats, thanks for sharing.

[@caramelnoose]

Top job! I just wanted you to know that you're very good at these instructional demonstrations. Good clear explanations of your thought processes and nice description along with thoughtful camera shots. There are plenty that can do what you do but not many that can show it well. Anyway, I've been complementary so I'll balance it out by mentioning one criticism. I'm a grammar nazi and I notice you use the word "etcetera" quite a lot but pronounce it ECK-SETTER-A instead of ETT-SETTER-A. ;)

[@Riz2336]

Very good job. I'd be too nervous to do that myself. I'd be afraid I'd screw it up haha.

[@MegaHowtoMan]

Great video. scraping the glue off looks like the hardest part.

[@ArMoUrEdGhOsT]

Great vid on the back box do use the same spray as the cabinet and how do you re do the warning text cheers

[@kamran66]

Thanks for making this video...helped a lot.

[@tattyadams]

Cool, glad it helped :-)

[@tattyadams]

Great, thanks for letting me know

[@Code2Quest]

amazing video man thank you so much even thou i would not try doing this still great things to learn thank you

[@markpeach746]

superb job matt, especially as it`s my machine

[@juanperez772]

How did you sand the small areas you filled in at the end of the video. Did you use the same sander machine or just reg. sandpaper. Great job. I am planning to follow your video step by step

[@pinaly]

I would like to know how to do that on the backbox too. The back, where the warning text is, is rough, so there must be an other method to sand it..?

[@nigeldixon1706]

Where are you located?

[@MrWitoldTZR]

Hey, you buy it or you print it by yourself? If you do, where did you get the good quality projects?

[@tattyadams]

Hey Gaz, I hope ES is behaving itself, that is a great little game. Thanks for your coment.

[@twistedsymphony]

What Grit sandpaper do you use when you sand it down? This is a great video I'm getting ready to do my first cabinet and this answered most of questions I had about the process.

[@jesder2704]

Great video! I'm curious how long you left between spraying the edges black and applying the decals?

[@parkerslusky9562]

What grit/grits did you sand the wood to? What grits before filler ? what grits after filler?

[@tattyadams]

Hi, 120 generally and 240 to finish off. Best regards, Matt.

[@tattyadams]

Hi, thanks for your kind comments, it’s funny isn’t it, I notice people on the TV when they repeatedly say something or (one that particularly annoys me) have a rising intonation at the end of their sentence, unfortunately I think it is my accent that you are hearing (sort of rough London) so there is probably not much I can do about it!

[@djmindmelt]

Where did you buy the decals?

[@Nightenstaff]

You are an artist.

[@timsampson2522]

How do you make sure you don't cut into the paint when you run your knife down the straight edge?

[@brettv8]

Tim Sampson Wet the surface works so the blade slides and cuts, like scraping paint off glass get it lubed up makes things much easier...

[@1974philou]

Great Job! Thanks

[@tim_insx]

Did you have to touch anything in after you trimmed back the decals?

[@tattyadams]

Hi, no, as long as you leave the spray paint that you do the edged with to dry for a couple of days its usually fine.

[@tattyadams]

Thank you, I don't think I will ever be cool, well thats what my kids tell me anyway!

[@tattyadams]

thats good news, love BOP but never had a Whirlwind.......yet!

[@tattyadams]

Thanks, you’re not wrong, it’s a pain in the butt!

[@ryanbanzhaf1024]

Where did you get the decals from?

[@tattyadams]

Sorry dude, I don't remember, that was 5 years ago, you used to be able to get them then!

[@royb7920]

Looks awesome but does this increase or decrease the value?

[@tattyadams]

If the original decals are faded or damaged it increases it :-)

[@royb7920]

Thanks for the reply! I can imagine that some people choose original restored over decals (like classic cars with original paint) but you did a great job and i was thinking of buying some decals for myself but wasnt sure :)

[@tattyadams]

Yes you are absolutely right but machines like Indiana Jones were decaled in the first place. Not many were screen printed after system 11. I would take a nice original over a restored any day but when they are badly damaged or faded re-decaling them is probably for the good :-)

[@royb7920]

Thanks for clearing that up cheers :)

[@tim_insx]

Are they true decals on IJ or was it the screen printing on a thin layer of vinyl?

[@simondemars846]

Unbelievably irritating that the decals wont line up properly at the front. If ever you go through Basingstoke give me a call Ive got very nice examples of sttng ts and rfm

[@tattyadams]

Thanks mate, you wait untill you see it!!!

[@pdubyaz]

The three holes are so you can lower the pinball table (using the top holes) for kids.

[@tithund]

I once lowered a wms table by putting on old gottlieb system 1 legs.

[@tattyadams]

Hi, yes I am, its one of the best forums around, I get the link now, I see you post there quite a lot. Maybe I should post a link there!

[@simondemars846]

Great job but an awful lot of work. You gotta love it

[@sebulb120]

Very good job... Emmanuel (France)

[@BLACKROSEMF]

Nice work , and a Cool Video .. Be Cool ... B_R

[@newenglandwolf7158]

what I woud do is take the cabinet decals off and paint the cabinet the color it used to be.

[@BLACKROSEMF]

Are you a member on Pinside dot com ? If Not , you Should be .. B_R