Bent side art

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So here's the situation.........

I bought one of tron guy's awesome sets of repro DK artwork. It arrived today, flat packed in heavy cardboard (as is common). The problem is that UPS bent it down the middle!! When I pulled the side art out, the pieces have a heavy bend right through the center vertically. Now my question is, will this smooth out and be okay when applied, or is it ruined and need to file a claim with UPS?

I've actually never put repro side art on, much less with a bend in it, so I don't know how much it will affect it.
 
Bent is one thing - pinched/creased is another.

My advice is to take a pictures of the packaging and the unapplied artwork and then try applying the art. If it doesn't apply correctly you have pictures and you are able to say you tried to use it but it's unusable. Pictures are key to prove your case if necessary
 
Raven do you have a picture some of these guys like prok can see?

Bottom line, you shouldn't have to "settle".

see ya bud
 
What part of "DO NOT CRUSH" translates into "BEND LIKE AN ACCORDIAN"??


Anyway, here are some pics
 
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More detail pics.....and my current side art
 
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AAAHH!! A start button on a Gyruss????

The bezel art looks nice and fresh. You got the plexi off?
 
Hard to call. For the most part it looks just bent not creased and looks like it should apply fine but one pic does look borderline crease so it's hard to be certain.
 
I agree. You should come out fine!

I had a similar situation with my Punch-Out!! decal. All be it NOT as big as kong. My bend came out just fine using a squeegee and softly applying pressure to the top of the sticker.

If your that concerned, send the pics to your seller and get his opinion before applying. Looks like the seller packaged and shipped it well. UPS may have to take the fall for this if your decal doesn't work out
 
I'd have to concur... that art looks like it would install fine without the crease being noticeable.
 
So here's the situation.........

I bought one of tron guy's awesome sets of repro DK artwork. It arrived today, flat packed in heavy cardboard (as is common). The problem is that UPS bent it down the middle!! When I pulled the side art out, the pieces have a heavy bend right through the center vertically. Now my question is, will this smooth out and be okay when applied, or is it ruined and need to file a claim with UPS?

I've actually never put repro side art on, much less with a bend in it, so I don't know how much it will affect it.
'flat packed in heavy cardboard' sucks! I've never gotten any delivered without being folded in half first; UPS, USPS, FedEx...they all fold them.

If they must be shipped flat, which I think is stupid, something stiff should be put in there also, like Styrofoam board or something to make sure it would take a lot to bend.

-Tim
 
Thanks for the input guys. Hopefully, it will apply ok. I have to wait for a good day to do it when the weather doesn't suck and I have enough spare time to do a good job.
 
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