Road Show
Williams, 1994I've been working on a RS in my spare time and thought I would share my progress.
Does anyone know if Williams put decals on the inside of the cabinet? There were in the back, along the support rails, and on the piece that on the back of the cash box. On that section under the t-nuts it looked as if the decal had color.
This was my first time installing new cabinet decals. I sanded the cabinet a lot! I had some diamond coat clear left from finishing my basement, which I used on the part of the cabinet which the new decal would go over. I put on 3 coats sanding in between wet with some 300. Then a final sand with 600. Sprayed the inside and installed the decals dry following metahugh's IJ decal video
My only problem was the decals I received were a little wrinkled. See the pics below. Most of the lines I was able to smooth out, but looking close you can see a some white lines. Also they seems to scratch real easy, I had a ruler I was using to trim the decals and it scratched it as I moved it slightly. Is this normal quality for decals? But all in all they turned out pretty good.
I have heard that some ecals are not mae as well as others, but have no clue as to which ones are not as good. I think you have done an excellent job for your first time. Do you know who made the decals you have? It might help for others to weigh in with their experiences.?
Yeah, you never know what you might get with decals.
I bought the Roadshow backboard decal which was "Peel n Stick and laminated with mylar" only to find out that apparently you're required to have some sort of advanced surgical skill in order to carve out all the holes for the flashers and rivets out of your $45 investment cause you only get one shot at it.
Quoted from Leeb18509:I bought the roadshow backboard decal which was "Peel n Stick and laminated with mylar" only to find out that apparently you're required to have some sort of advanced surgical skill in order to carve out all the holes for the flashers and rivets out of your $45 investment cause you only get one shot at it.
Ditto -
Looks cool, but was a real pain to put on.
Quoted from nutshell79:I've been working on a RS in my spare time and thought I would share my progress.
Looks great so far. Going to be a top notch pin when you're done. And it's fun to play.
Looks great Erik! Please tell me you put on the Stern metal leg protector things under the legs in order to prevent decal wrinkling?
Also, which buffer and pads/compound are you using?
Yep, metal leg protectors are in. They work real nice with the new decals. I have some small bubbling by a few bolts, but not to bad
The buffer is 6" made by central machines. I went to sears and bought their buffing compound set. It has a white, black, brown, and red. I tried the white and red combo so far. Kind of seeing what works bets with the under pf metal before I try it on the metal ball guides to get a nice mirror shine like in mike d's monster bash videos.
Hey guys I know its been awhile since I rapped at you. Its been slow progress for me as work (my real job) has been nuts. But I thought I would post an update.
I love my buffer. The guide rails look so nice when mirror polished. Hope to have this complete for the MGC.
Bottom mechs almost all complete - still need to put red back together - waiting for new eyelids. Also sanded and re-painted the light panel
Looking real good Erik, sometimes you can't rush perfection. Wasn't sure how I'd like the orange trim but it looks pretty good. Can't wait to see it once it's all done, then it will make mine look that much worse than yours than it does already.
Quoted from Whysnow:We should set your RS and my FT next to each other at MGC just so showcase some local amateur/first real resto jobs
Sounds good to me!
Quoted from mwong168:Which buffer did you get and what kit did you buy from Sears. Love your restore job so far and everything looks really nice.
http://www.harborfreight.com/6-inch-buffer-94393.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/1-4-quarter-lb-green-polish-compound-96778.html
Update: game is pretty much done. Had a switch go out on me that I'll have to replace on the ramp and for some reason Red's eyelids go up to far, but overall the game plays fast! Enjoy the finished pictures. I'm glad this one is over cabinet prep is long and time consuming 
Not a fan of the powdercoat (but to each their own of course! Your game, do what YOU want!) but you did a really nice job! The pics of the polished metal has sealed the deal I will be getting a buffer and doing that to my pins. (Been using an attachment on a drill, but it is not nearly as effective)
Thanks everyone!
Matt, yes feels good but have a few tweaks to make, plus still might LED the inserts. Is anyone ever really "done"
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