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[SUPER7]

Just wondering if any 1 can help?? Have got a few fruit machines in my games room & have noticed my Andy Capp machine artwork under the reels has started lifting / peeling!! Im not 100% sure if its just started as i have only had the machine a few weeks but would have thought i would have noticed this but maybe not?? Just would like to know if any 1 knows what starts this kind of damage to the artwork?? Is it i.e room temp, sun light, etc, help would be great, Thanks.

Edited by SUPER7, 22 July 2010 - 08:59 PM.

[johnathon956]

Just wondering if any 1 can help?? Have got a few fruit machines in my games room & have noticed my Andy Capp machine artwork under the reels has started lifting / peeling!! Im not 100% sure if its just started as i have only had the machine a few weeks but would have thought i would have noticed this but maybe not?? Just would like to know if any 1 knows what starts this kind of damage to the artwork?? Is it i.e room temp, sun light, etc, help would be great, Thanks.

i fix my reels when they peel with double sided pads

[SUPER7]

i fix my reels when they peel with double sided pads

Sorry m8 i don't mean the reels i mean the artwork near the reel windows where u can see the reels, hope this helps, thanks.

[stanmarsh14]

There was a thread about this on the Mecca, but buggered if I can remember where it is.

Another poss solution to stop / fix this peeling, is maybe to use photomount spray, but unsure the effects it may have

[treasure island]

Also on some you can laminate the back, like the BFM glass and JPM (vogue cabs) as they are easiest to remove.

Barcrest Andy Capp style cabinets are awful to change as the vac (bulb holder plastic backing) is fixed directly to the glass.

Sadly Scorpion 2 BFM were one of the only companys to laminate the glass, helping to prevent peeling. Yet due to the amount of colouring on the Big Breakfast machines they peeled regardelss. With mine i used PVA to coat it, and it worked perfectly.

The trouble is though with using ANYTHING like a glue is you must SEAL the artwork so no liquid can seep underneath the artwork spreading the damage further.

If you have damage in the corners you can often 'wedge' tokens between the vac and metal trim framework. If you have 'airbubbles' then you can carefully pop them to let the air escape gradually.

Its very tricky and also HIT and MISS. Personally, as I have major issues with artwork peel, I make my decision on the value of the machine to me. If I am prepared to scrap it (potentially) then I will risk it and try and repair damaged artwork. If I cannot bear the thought of the little piece of history being further damaged I will either sell it pointing out the blemishes or keep it and TRY to ignore it.

I have lost an Andy Capp and a Take Two (Barcrest). I have also saved around 20, so yes the odds are good but there is always that one that, just one false move will be lost forever.

I will have a look at them when I come over James, I will give you my honest opinion. Its not only the appearance that you need to think about when a peel comes, its the fact that it can only get worse unless prevented from doing so.

Anyway,

laters!

Ps Photo mount spray sounds interesting! Call me 'thick' but what is it, a film?

[hurricane]

Ps Photo mount spray sounds interesting! Call me 'thick' but what is it, a film?

Its a spray-on adhesive, mate.

[johnathon956]

Sorry m8 i don't mean the reels i mean the artwork near the reel windows where u can see the reels, hope this helps, thanks.

erm ive never had a a problem like that and my machines get sunlight on them alot

so sorry i cant help on that