It's something I'm getting ready to do with my WH2O. I can't say from firsthand experience, but lots of people have been able to do it with great results by just taking their time. I wouldn't let decal replacement put me off from getting a great deal on a machine I really wanted.

I personally would charge about $1K to do side art. It is a very time consuming task. Not sure how many hours it would take, but you have to get rid of the original art, bondo the imperfections, paint a few coats, and then carefully install the new art.

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Jason,
$3,500 for an IJ with a minimal wear playfield is a pretty good find. Even if you pay $1,000 to have someone do the decals for you, $4,500 for a pristine game is still doing pretty good.

However, don't sell yourself short on being able to do it. I was scared to do it too when I got in the hobby, but I gave it a shot and it turned out great. It did take a bit of time, but well worth it.

Few pics of my decals are buried in my restore pics here....good luck on your decision

https://picasaweb.google.com/108543089600325575434/IJRestoration#

Scott

$1000-$1200 and you would still be coming out good. See my previous posts for my IJ restoration.
It's a lot of work, but a title deserving of it. With a base model price of $3500, you should totally go for it, just make sure the guy doing the decals knows what he's doing and does it right.

Kevin

$1000 seems a lot to me, but I'm in Europe and prices here are maybe totally different.
Here it's about 300 - 500 euro depending on who's doing it and how rough the cabinet is.

I've done a few cabinet redecal jobs, it's about 10 hours of work for someone that has done it before and has the right tools.

And it's not that complicated to do yourself. It looks difficult and when putting the decals on you have to take care.. most of the time and what makes the most difference to the quality is the prep work, sanding everything smooth. With a good sanding machine that's not too difficult or too time consuming to do.

$3,500 is a great price. I would have been thrilled to pick one up for that.

Grab the pin for $3500. That's a great price! Someone would probably give you $4500 for it. Or just pay the $1000 or so to have someone put decals on for you. Now you have a $4500 IJ with a restored cabinet. Your still in great shape and the hard part is over!