jasonbar
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Changing side art on Pinball 2000: Do I need to paint!??!
Howdy-
My Revenge From Mars side art is a bit sad, so I obtained a set of 5 Star Wars: Episode I side art stickers.
I started with the right side of the backbox. I picked away at the loose sticker & used a razor blade to peel off the remaining parts that were more tenuous.
I then removed the remaining adhesive that didn't come off with the sticker.
Underneath the sticker was wood painted solid white. I took a blade to a tiny corner & confirmed that there is bare wood under the white.
The problem is that the SWEPI sticker is a few inches undersize & doesn't reach the edges of the wood panel. It appears that the SWEPI art (as seen here: http://www.pinballzone.com/swe1/images/swe1-firstboxlayer2.jpg) is intended to be stuck over the RFM art. Alas, my RFM art has all kinds of flaws around the perimeter, so it would be silly to leave it on & just stick the new art over it.
It seems that I will need to paint all of the white wood black before laying down the sticker. I sure am not looking forward to doing this on the rest of the cabinet. I just confirmed that there is indeed white under the stickers on the main body too.
Ugh, did this already daunting task turn into a gargantuan one?
Thanks,
-Jason
Howdy-
My Revenge From Mars side art is a bit sad, so I obtained a set of 5 Star Wars: Episode I side art stickers.
I started with the right side of the backbox. I picked away at the loose sticker & used a razor blade to peel off the remaining parts that were more tenuous.
I then removed the remaining adhesive that didn't come off with the sticker.
Underneath the sticker was wood painted solid white. I took a blade to a tiny corner & confirmed that there is bare wood under the white.
The problem is that the SWEPI sticker is a few inches undersize & doesn't reach the edges of the wood panel. It appears that the SWEPI art (as seen here: http://www.pinballzone.com/swe1/images/swe1-firstboxlayer2.jpg) is intended to be stuck over the RFM art. Alas, my RFM art has all kinds of flaws around the perimeter, so it would be silly to leave it on & just stick the new art over it.
It seems that I will need to paint all of the white wood black before laying down the sticker. I sure am not looking forward to doing this on the rest of the cabinet. I just confirmed that there is indeed white under the stickers on the main body too.
Ugh, did this already daunting task turn into a gargantuan one?
Thanks,
-Jason