Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure
Williams, 1993was hoping somebody has a good method or experience fixing wrinkles in the cabinet decals around the legs. I just bought a hard rubber hand roller and heard using this in combination with a hair dryer to deactivate the glue works....
Anybody ever tried this? What kind of barrier did you use between the hair dryer and your machine? Any help is appreciated.
I've used wax paper against the cabinet and slowly and carefully go over he area with a hot clothes iron
I have used hair dryers and it worked great. You can usually work out the wrinkles with your fingers once it heats up and the glue softens.
Quoted from dlbuller:I just bought a hard rubber hand roller
Where do you buy this roller?
Quoted from NightTrain:Where do you buy this roller?
I bought it online at walmart.
Quoted from Eskaybee:Tag; would love to see some before and after pics. Thanks and good luck!
will do. for some reason they arent shipping it out until sept 10th though...so it will be a bit.
For quicker shipping, Amazon had it in stock.
http://www.amazon.com/3M-Safety-Walk-Rubber-Hand-Roller/dp/B005AX31YY
Tom
Quoted from roc-noc:For quicker shipping, Amazon had it in stock.
http://www.amazon.com/3M-Safety-Walk-Rubber-Hand-Roller/dp/B005AX31YY
Tom
Yeah I saw that...it was cheaper at walmart and they estimated it would ship immediately...they were wrong 
Quoted from yzfguy:Ok, assuming one is able to get the wrinkles out, how do ya prevent it from happening again?
I plan on getting some felt or softer covers and maybe use them with my hard protectors?
Quoted from RC_like_the_cola:Is this a restored decalled cab or a new stern with decals?
This is for a restored decalled cab. Just got an IJ not too long ago.
Quoted from dlbuller:Yeah I saw that...it was cheaper at walmart and they estimated it would ship immediately...they were wrong
I plan on getting some felt or softer covers and maybe use them with my hard protectors?
This is for a restored decalled cab. Just got an IJ not too long ago.
After you fix the issue, it might be worth a shot to cut away a bit of the decal and try the new stern metal brackets that keep the legs from touching the cab. They work fantastic on my AC/DC.
I've pulled wrinkles out of my MB by heating gently with a hair dryer, then slowly sliding the decals back into place using steady pressure from my fingertips. It's slow going, but works well. The roller is a cool idea.
I can say from experience, the plastic PinGuard protectors will cause them to wrinkle again. I have bought the felt protectors from Pinball Life, and I will be de-wrinkling and swapping the felt in soon.
Quoted from herg:I can say from experience, the plastic PinGuard protectors will cause them to wrinkle again. I have bought the felt protectors from Pinball Life, and I will be de-wrinkling and swapping the felt in soon.
Think felt under the pinguards would work?
Quoted from RC_like_the_cola:After you fix the issue, it might be worth a shot to cut away a bit of the decal and try the new stern metal brackets that keep the legs from touching the cab. They work fantastic on my AC/DC.
I would get the Stern Metal Leg Brackets, I got a set for my TRON and they work awesome...
Quoted from dlbuller:Think felt under the pinguards would work?
I've read it will, but I just got the felt yesterday, so I can't say from experience.
Fingers did most of the work but the roller helped even it out and push the air out in a more uniform fashion. It was with it for me I think but probably not for everybody.
Use Sterns metal brackets, order from a distributor they are about $30.
felt under leg guards isnt going to help and you will only get the wrinkles again.
the metal brackets from Stern, are the best option on the market by far.
Scott
Detroit Pinball
Just noticed some wrinkling around my BBB legs. It did have pincabs on it.
Does anyone have any experience specific to fixing BBB decal wrinkles? What worked and what did not work.
I'm planning on using Stern metal leg protectors once I get the wrinkles out. Has anyone installed these on a BBB??
Thanks, Martin
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