(Topic ID: 171781)

DE Star Wars - To Vinyl or to Not Vinyl

By comment23

7 years ago



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#1 7 years ago

Hi everyone,

I've got a DE SW that I've taken down to the cab. This was supposed to be a light shop job (as I'm relatively new to all of this), but I'm trying to decide if I should go all the way.

Attached are the photos of the cabinet today:

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My question is the following:

1. Should I sand, bondo, and vinyl wrap this guy? I think isn't too bad on it and I don't know if it's worth the time/money to do.
1a. If I do vinyl wrap, I've read that not all vinyl wraps are at the same quality. I've seen some on eBay, but am interested in your thoughts on places specific to good quality wraps.

2. If I don't vinyl wrap it, I've heard that paint matching on these guys is *almost* impossible. I should warn you that I'm not a great color-matcher nor artist, which is why I'm scared to go this route. I do own an airbrush and some acrylic paints so I do have the supplies if needed.

3. Leave it alone and enjoy.

Most of you may say "Well it depends on how far you want to go, and it's your choice." I agree with this point, but my thought is does the vinyl increase/decrease the value (although I'm not planning on selling this) or are there any adverse effects from being different than factory original?

#2 7 years ago

I would just try to touch up paint it. It usually doesn't have to be perfect but it might make you forget how bad it was. If that doesn't do it for ya then maybe you will have to go vinyl. Touch ups usually work pretty well as long as you take the time to color match as close as possible.

#3 7 years ago

If you've already gone that far, why not take it all the way?

http://www.retrorefurbs.com/shop/star-wars-data-east-pinball-cabinet-decals/

There are tons of tutorials on pinside, RGP, and YouTube on applying decals. Go slow, start a thread, and ask for advice.

As far as value, I'd call it a wash. Some buyers like new decals, others prefer an original.

Good luck!

#4 7 years ago

I agree, go for new decals!

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