Hi All,

So I was looking closely at the decals on the sides of the backbox for GOTLE, and my Jorah side had an "eggshell" texture to it, and the tiniest part of an edge was peeling off (I had to really look close-up to see it). I took a sham cloth, and starting in the middle of the decal, firmly pressed down and smoothed out the decal. To my surprise the whole decal (full surface area) made a scraping/crinkling saran-wrap sound as I smoothed it out. Basically I could hear the glue unadhering and re-adhearing as I smoothed out the decal and got all the air pockets out! I can even see now that the whole decal has a "tighter" look against the side of the backbox.

From what I heard and saw, and from the texture of the backbox, I think I know what's going on with the infamous "peeling side art" issue on the new sterns. The surface texture of the sides of the backbox is made up of a bunch of tiny hills and valleys/crevices. If the Stern workers do not get all of the water out during the wet method (or push it out too lightly), it looks like it leaves behind a bunch of tiny air pockets in the crevices under the whole decal,so only half of the overall surface area is adhered to glue. So, it's only a matter of time until the air tries to escape, pushing the decal off of the backbox.

Note: Only one side of my backbox had this issue, my Daario side was firmly attached, tight, and smooth as glass. After I did the wipedown on the Jorah side it's now smooth as glass and totally adhered.

I think I fixed the jorah side from what I see [knock on wood]. However, I will wait a week and see if:

a) I see any part of the decal peeling away again
b) If I wipe it down/smooth it out, I hear the same crinkling noise, or see any "eggshell texture" quality.

And then I'll post my results.

Hope this helps save some decal from peeling! And here's hoping I don't need to keeping smoothing out the Jorah side as a regular ritual. But, I love this freakin game so much that if I have to, I have to.

What about vinyl wallpaper seam sealer? It's pretty strong stuff and can adhere vinyl on vinyl. The cheap old, flimsy wallpaper that's in my bathroom was peeling at the edges when I bought the place. I used this stuff, and it's held for 5 years.

Seam sealer is going to be my last resort to try (if needed):

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Roman-s-Golden-Harvest-3-oz-Stick-Ease-Wall-Covering-Seam-Adhesive-209904/203309840

That's why I started this post. I caught that my decal needed to be smoothed out firmly to get rid of a tiny pillow of air left under it from the wet method. I'm hoping (knock on wood) that because I caught this on the second day of owning the game that the sticker is now permanently affixed since the glue was still nice and active. From what I saw and heard I believe that what I did was the preventative measure. Check your backbox decals when you first get the game, make sure they are smooth and firm against the cabinet. Try smoothing them out firmly and listen for air trying to escape. Mind you, you would need a magnifying glass to see the edge that was starting to peel on mine, it was the unsmooth surface that caught my eye.