Hello, im very new to pinballs and I have a Sample Earthshaker #49 that I am trying to finish a restore job. I was wondering if the cabinet is painted. I know the later models they used decals. The reason I ask is because in the lettering earthshaker on the side it looks printed and on the top box it looks painted. Am I seeing something wrong? I want to fix by touching up issues and not resanding and repainting everything. Thanks for any info.

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Thank you, sounds like the only way to restore then is to paint over the dithering.

I'll not reproduce the effect by hand but rather have a normal fade. I do not want a decal because this is a sample earthshaker and I want to keep it as original as possible. Thanks for all the knowledge and advice. I'll check out HEPs. I'll most likely have to custom paint. Luckily only one side of the cabinet is messy and the front just faded.

Haha just my luck. Oh well. Ill just take my time and paint it right.