Quoted from Betelgeuse:So, I recently got these decals from Ministry of Pinball. I was thinking installation would be a no-brainer, but now I'm second guessing myself. In all my years of pinball, I really haven't had to install playfield decals before. Can these just be stuck to the playfield, or does the surface need prepped beyond just cleaning? Do they need to be mylared or clearcoated over, or are they durable enough on their own?
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So, I took a chance on these and used them on the bonus lights, shoot again, bonus hold, the red 'Space' and the red 'Shuttle'. The others I decided against. My bonus lights were pretty bad, what I did was use 60 -> 400 grit sand paper on the inserts being careful not to sand off the details that are in-between on the playfield. Then I cleaned thoroughly with Novus 1 & 2. Last, I carefully applied the decals. Lined up the tops and worked my way down. I've put maybe 500 plays on the machine since and they all still look great and haven't peeled.
I have the space shuttle logo and I kind of want to do that one but I'm holding off for now. I know with decals your mileage may vary but I've been happy with these.
Here are some pictures of the before and after. The after is with some new lighting and a good cleaning of the entire machine so it naturally looks a bit better overall.
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