Pinball Repair Side Art Redecal Demonstration

How I redecal Pinball machines.

The first time I attempted redecalling I was super nervous as I didn't want to screw up my pinball or the expensive decals. I thought of all sorts of ways to apply the decals without stuffing the application up. As I redecal by myself this is the way that I devised to do it; it works for me and I am happy to always do it this way.

Note: Apply the front decal first with consideration for alignment of the side decals. This is especially important with Indiana Jones but not so with Fish Tales. BTW, I find the Indiana Jones decals to be thinner and slightly more prone to tearing.

Note also that I do NOT remove the wiring/header. I'm lazy and I feel that to do so smells like work which if I can avoid, I will.

There is a ton of sanding / scraping going on that has been reduced to a few seconds in the video. Indeed I had to drop a lot of footage to get the video to fit.

It takes about a full working day to redecal. This is just a hobby so the video is shot over several days at odd free hours.

Special thanks go to my favorite parts supplier, Illinois Pinball, http://www.illinoispinball.com, and especially Kim.

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[RetroGamerFan1]

need help finding #47 wedged bulbs to replace #44 that are in my mr&mrs pacman pinball machine or somthing else that would work.

[ClarkMills]

@RetroGamerFan1

Hi there.

BayAreaAmusements has the correct part, MarcoSpecialties have a long-life equivalent.

Search for: "47 lamp" in each site.

Lind regards... Clark

[wolverine6268]

Thanks for your help! One more question.

Where I can buy the art side of Fish Tales and Indiana Jones ? I will try to buy in USA and send to me in Argentina. Thanks in advance!!!.

[ClarkMills]

@wolverine6268

Hi there.

Try these places, I've used them all, they're good & ship to New Zealand so should do Argentina.

illinoispinball

bayareaamusements

marcospecialties

Kind regards... Clark

[wolverine6268]

Hi, this a great job!!! I live in Argentina and I have several pinball at home. You know how I can get the art side? I can download from any website and print it locally? any feedback would be appreciated. best regards

[ClarkMills]

@wolverine6268

I'm sure one could somehow print the artwork with the appropriate hardware and a good source image. People like sign writers sometime have big ink jet printers that can do large jobs. Let me know how you get on! ;) Cheers... Clark

[MegaHowtoMan]

Best decal video. Keep them coming.

[HaikuAutomation]

Love the time lapse video, and also the text bubbles describing what is going on and how/why. What I do like the most, is the sharpie black marker for covering up the overcut and/or the edges of the box. Nice cheat code to better work.

[wolverine6268]

Thanks for your help!!! Best regards

[ClarkMills]

@bilko1340

Sure do but seriously, I've demo'd the tricks.  You can lay down the decals by yourself within a mm of where you want them to land. Figuring out that process took me a several attempts to refine. My initial redecals caused me lots of worry, fear and sweat. That's why I devised this process to make it idiot proof. :)

Kind regards... Clark