The Addams Family mansion decal installation. It's also in the center of the playfield. After installing the decal, a clear patch of mylar was put over it. Mylar bubbles in my first table. Help! You're not authorized to use the specified token. Reply. Wanna join the discussion? Sign up for a Pinside account, or sign in. Pinball Restoration includes articles that cover generic topics (apply to all manufacturers) like removing playfield mylar, restoring cabinets, replacing cabinet. Installing playfield mylar is quick and easy and will provide great results as long as you follow a few important steps. The two things that will ruin the job are.
Applying the Overlay First. When installing posts. I think there is some variation from playfield to playfield that you just can't possibly account for.
The Addams Family pinball machine Mansion decal installation tutorial. A lot of Addams Family pinball machines have wear at the mansion area of the playfield. There are also a lot of inserts that wear on their playfields, as TAF is a very popular game and. It's also in the center of the playfield, just above the flippers. To repair these games and restore the playfield as new. New insert labels are also available, installation is similar. The mansion overlay was made by Tony Cesario.
Pinball Magic : Playfield Overlay Guide - Miscellaneous Game Specific Multimedia pinball, parts, accessories, shop, buy, tools, arcade, williams, bally, gottlieb, tz. Restoring Arcade and Pinball Games. if you are installing a NOS (new old stock) playfield for a valuable game. Remove Mylar and Clean the Playfield.
Installing such a mansion decal is not for the faint of heart. It's not very complicated to do. The installation process is very well documented. Detailed installation instructions come with the mansion and insert labels. Therefor I will not go much into detail here, it's just to give you an idea of what is necessary. Partial removal of damaged inserts has already been done.
Using an Exacto knife and a ruler you have to cut straight edges, and then with a flat razor blade. The point of no return has been passed now ! The new mansion decal, new insert decals and instructions. The mansion decal installed. Unfortunately it was not perfect aligned so the black lines don't. The mansion decal seems to miss a little purple at the bottom edge that was on the.
But it looks much better than how the playfield looked before, and someone will have to look. After installing the decal, a clear patch of mylar was put over it, as it was not certain at that. It was eventually, but you still see the edges. Update after getting feedback from Tony and Michel who installed the mansion decal. Tonys instructions were not completely followed. The decal was aligned without using windex. This would have made the misalignment of the black lines at the bottom less as it allows to.
The extra clear mylar on top of the decal is also not necessary. The overlay already has a thin piece of mylar on top installed.
The provided clear patch of mylar should go UNDER the mansion label to raise the level of the overlay. That way no edge or height difference can be seen. Pictures by Michel Oversteyns.