The metal protectors are the greatest thing since sliced bread. Any game I have that has no damage yet, I'd put them on and you are pretty much guarenteed to never have damage.

The restores I now do, get these. Of course, if decals have been applied, you need to remove the decal where the protector goes.

I don't understand the last statement. Are you saying you need to cut the decal out where the protector is? on a NIB? seems like a bigger chance to do damage doing that. is there anything that works to put right over whatever is there?

I have a really stupid question. I have never seen the metal cabinet protectors either applied or off of a machine. How does a metal leg damage a cabinet decal, but a metal protector doesn't?

They are for cabinets with decals. Stern got it right. You install it, then slice the decal around the metal edge. Then remove it and remove the decal that was underneath. Then reinstall the metal protector. It rides tight against the wood of the cabinet. Installing the leg over it keeps the leg from touching the decal.

When you have a leg tight against a decal, as you bump the cabinet, the leg moves against the decal pushing it in one direction or the other. Do this many times and you end up with a decal that has moved and left a bubble underneath.

The metal plates totally prevent this since the leg and spacer never touch the decal.

I would guess that they will work fine on a non decal cabinet as well.

They look like this.

http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=2711

Every machine I put new decals on will get these....

Now does anyone know why when I quote someone, my text is so small??

I've seen people complain about the damage done under a leg without cabinet protectors. By cutting the decal out aren't you kind of damaging the area?

has anybody tried these on a decaled pin?
http://www.pinballpal.com/stealth/#Leg

dont knolw why, but you have to place a space (line) after you quote. For some reason this happens. Just go back and edit your post and put a (return) space after the quote.