As per title, looking for full cabinet decal set for Williams Rollergames.
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Wanted Rollergames Cabinet Decal set.
- Thread starter Jetsetron
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Ministry of pinball sell them
How bad are the cab and head that you have ? They looked pretty good to me on eBay.
A decal job is a big piece of work. Decals are maybe 150 quid. If you paid someone to do it then maybe a further 300. If you did it yourself it is a fair undertaking, and one that many folk seem to make errors on - wrinkling decals etc.
On a game like rollergames you are unlikely to recover this should you ever sell. Yours is a rare diamond plate playfield, I think. That will always make it a much more desirable game than the std playfield. But there is a small market of buyers and a limit to what folk will pay for a system 11 title like rollergames.
If you had paid 600 for a horribly damaged cab game that needed a lot of work, then maybe. But I struggle to see any rollergames fetching enough for you to break even.
A decal job is a big piece of work. Decals are maybe 150 quid. If you paid someone to do it then maybe a further 300. If you did it yourself it is a fair undertaking, and one that many folk seem to make errors on - wrinkling decals etc.
On a game like rollergames you are unlikely to recover this should you ever sell. Yours is a rare diamond plate playfield, I think. That will always make it a much more desirable game than the std playfield. But there is a small market of buyers and a limit to what folk will pay for a system 11 title like rollergames.
If you had paid 600 for a horribly damaged cab game that needed a lot of work, then maybe. But I struggle to see any rollergames fetching enough for you to break even.
Dave hit the nail on the head the roller games look ok to me play it enjoy it sell it and hopefully get your money back
Don’t spend hundreds on it as it’s never going to be a A list game and it’s just money wasted unless you love the game and it’s a 100 percent keeper I think if you gave someone the game to do to someone I think you would be closer to the 1k mark for a top notch job inc genuine decals strip sand fill and paint back box re screening re decal and new side rails
Don’t spend hundreds on it as it’s never going to be a A list game and it’s just money wasted unless you love the game and it’s a 100 percent keeper I think if you gave someone the game to do to someone I think you would be closer to the 1k mark for a top notch job inc genuine decals strip sand fill and paint back box re screening re decal and new side rails
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The cabinet is pretty decent.
What’s happened at some point though is a previous owner has masked off the coloured part of the decals, and painted the rest in a thick black paint. There’s a lot of brushmarks and it’s quite noticeable now the pin is in a lightish area.
Even though I hate woodwork I do a lot of diy and recently built a virtual pin which involved a lot of filling and painting.
How hard are the decals to apply? Are there any special techniques?
What’s happened at some point though is a previous owner has masked off the coloured part of the decals, and painted the rest in a thick black paint. There’s a lot of brushmarks and it’s quite noticeable now the pin is in a lightish area.
Even though I hate woodwork I do a lot of diy and recently built a virtual pin which involved a lot of filling and painting.
How hard are the decals to apply? Are there any special techniques?
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Looks to me that they have only painted upto the decals and masked them off as a full unit. Not followed the outline with fine tape.
If you are really bothered about it, I would just follow their technique. Mask up the decals and sand the black paint down. Start with a high grade wet paper and see how easy it goes down.
I would imagine the sandpaper will clog up quite quickly if it's just been cheap black paint. But you might get lucky and get it down to the original layer.
Before heading for the sandpaper, try T-cut first ,it may take the thick black paint off and just leave the old paint !
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It would be interesting to see what’s under the paint before deciding the best course of action.
Which is the most effective method? Seen a few suggestions above.
Thanks all for input.
Which is the most effective method? Seen a few suggestions above.
Thanks all for input.
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A bit of googling has found a product called ‘lift off’. There are a few options, to remove water based, acrylic, latex or oil based fuel paint with ease.
Any ideas which one might work? I doubt it’s water based as the paint won’t rub off with a wet sponge.
Any ideas which one might work? I doubt it’s water based as the paint won’t rub off with a wet sponge.
My Diner is-form the same era ,the head on Diner is a decal and the cab is screen printed ,so tread carefully and try small areas first to see if it works , personally I would try t-cut first , it's less abrasive !
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I tried T-Cut, it wasn’t abrahsive enough. I tried ‘lift off’, even that barely touched the paint. It turned an area on the side of the cabinet to a bit of a gooey mess. I decided just to go ahead and redecal the cabinet, I’ve started prepping it.
To make the pain a bit easier, does anyone have any discount codes for the Ministry of Pinball? (bit cheeky I know ?).
To make the pain a bit easier, does anyone have any discount codes for the Ministry of Pinball? (bit cheeky I know ?).