Shrinking cabinet decals.

[qwertyuiop]

After seeing so many Funhouse restores lately i've finally been motivated into start my own Funhouse resto.  Took a couple of weekends off to strip, prepare, and repaint the cabinet ready for the decals only to find that the bloody things have started to shrink!! .
Has anyone else had this happen?  and if so is it possible to get them back to the correct size?

cheers,    qwertyuiop (scott)

[MartyJ]

Hey Scott,

Are you able to post pics of what has happened?

Also - are they the screen printed decals from IPB or elsewhere?  If they have been stored rolled up, the backing paper may have separated.

I have seen some (not FH) decals separate from the backing paper but was fine once installed.

[Extra Ball]

photos would be good, in mm how much shrink?
Devasting for you I bet.

[ROWAN]

Hi
Not good , I would love to see some pics and also some detail on where you got them from- I notice there are some for sale on eBay for $279 ( don't know if this is a good price or terrible??) are these the ones you bought - I wonder if Pinball Spare parts has any decals for cheaper than that if you needed a new set.
Cheers
Lets us know how you go and maybe some do's and dont's when putting on new decals would be great for anyone trying it in the future.

[Caveoftreasures]

I have seen quite a few sets of decals in really cold weather look like they have shrunk.

The decal man i know, hits them with a heatgun prior to installing, then stretches decals slightly and then all is ok as he puts them on.

Usually a sign of really old New Old Stock decals.

[Retropin]

I have seen quite a few sets of decals in really cold weather look like they have shrunk.

The decal man i know, hits them with a heatgun prior to installing, then stretches decals slightly and then all is ok as he puts them on.

Usually a sign of really old New Old Stock decals.

Or cheap vinyl that got printed on

[Caveoftreasures]

yeh, good call Retropin (Gav). There are some crappy decals getting around.

[qwertyuiop]

I'll try to post some pics this weekend, in the meantime i might try to stretch them back into shape by putting a blanket over the back of the decals and running a warm iron across the blanket.   I bought the decals form a U.S supplier (not IPB) about 6 months ago, cost me about $300 aussie  dollars at the time.