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Restoration v Original

Kenny Taylor said:
Actually your donor machine hasn’t got that bad decals. Mine is completely yellow on both sides with some graffiti too. However I bought it as the playfield is very good and no hacks on boards.
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And donor machine is screen printed, with minimal fade.

For more detail and to show how complex these processes were check out this long article!

http://www.flippers.be/pinball_cabinets.html

Makes sense why screen printed cabinets have a different texture as there is a vinyl layer.
 
fishtales as standard is a decaled cab and screen printed backbox most b/w games are decals the later ones are done with a different process they seem to have a big thick vinyl stuck to the wood and a real cheep decal stuck over the cab mb being the worst
i never use after market decals after days of prep getting the cab perfect whats another £100 fo good decals
i have only ever used aftermarket decals once and they are proper **** shocking color match not made from the correct material and cheep adheasive also much harder to apply then the real thing
 
I got phoenix arcade decals for my funhouse. They are absolutely beautiful and actually better than original.

They are screen printed so have a good texture to them. BUT they are very thin, so horribly difficult to fit.

The end result is superb though

I have seen some pretty shabby decals kicking around though.
 
I think it all depends on where the machine is in the house for instance, like if it is a stand alone machine in the living room / games room ,then a faded ,let's say Fish Tales would not make the room look nice ,after all it will be a focal point for that room ,whereas a unfaded machine will set the room off :thumbs:
Now if the machine sits between over machines then faded all the way ,that is until the OCD kicks in :eek:
 
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