I am now officially a chip murderer (1 Viewer)

[crussader]

Until now, all my projects have been label-overs. However, I like the look of full inlay replacements and decided to give it a try.

At first it wasn't pretty, and I thought there was no way. I must have spent twenty minutes on the first chip and was about to give up. I went back and re-studied the tutorials and found the error of my ways. The key was attacking the label at a very shallow angle. Also, the polish remover was way more effective than I ever imagined. It takes no time at all for it to work it's magic.

By the third chip, I was completely removing labels in just a couple of minutes per chip. (maybe I'm just a natural sadist). I think I have the fever now. This is just the beginning...

 

[wuffle]

Do let us know the end product!

 

[crussader]

First up is turning these chips into old school Mirage nickels. Then come the Paris quarters. Who knows what may come next. There may be no end. A serial killer is on the loose!

 

[Potsie1]

Oh God no. Not the mirage 1s.

 

[crussader]

Oh God no. Not the mirage 1s.

Just wait until I start in on the secondary PCA 100s...

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Just kidding

 

[Potsie1]

Just wait until I start in on the secondary PCA 100s...

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Just kidding

Only minty mirage 1s make me cry.

 

[crussader]

Only minty mirage 1s make me cry.

Look like you have plenty. And there are thousands more where those came from. The small amount I kill will never be missed.

 

[intjester]

Only minty mirage 1s make me cry.
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Holy crap, sell me some $3s!

 

[Schmendr1ck]

Only minty mirage 1s make me cry.
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Respectfully disagree. The $1s are ok, but man I like those $3s.

 

[Forty4]

I’m sure others will disagree but I look at it as embracing the true hobby / joy of the chips. I think if you turn them into something greater they will be that much more important to you. I’m not advocating defacing highly prized chips but then again they are yours although I would cringe if I saw someone turning Gulfport $1’s into a Cali $100 by means of surgery.

 

[Perthmike]

congrats in finally coming to the dark side and doing it properly. They are so much nicer when you replace the inlays.

Your set will look great.

 

[Potsie1]

Look like you have plenty. And there are thousands more where those came from. The small amount I kill will never be missed.

If you need some spares for sample sets or for any reason let me know and I'll hook you up. I'm curious to see what an old school mirage nickel looks like.

 

[grantc54]

Congrats on getting past the first few difficult chips, you'll be doing it sub-30 seconds a chip soon!

I wonder what the most expensive/valuable chip that has been relabelled is. @Gear, what have you seen?

 

[BGinGA]

Horseshoe Cleveland secondary $5000. $22+ per chip.

Most expensive conversion in my arsenal, anyway.

 

[moose]

Removing the inlays will destroy the resale value and you can't take them back to the casino. With that recess I would go with a larger label and cover everything. Save you a ton of work also.

 

[grantc54]

Removing the inlays will destroy the resale value and you can't take them back to the casino. With that recess I would go with a larger label and cover everything. Save you a ton of work also.

Except doing a label over can also damage the inlay underneath and (SUBJECTIVE OPINION) is not nearly as nice as a full inlay replacement.

 

[moose]

Except doing a label over can also damage the inlay underneath and (SUBJECTIVE OPINION) is not nearly as nice as a full inlay replacement.

It's not the greatest of comparison shots but I think larger is better and a minute per chip plus the reduction in value vs a few seconds per chip for just a relabel is a no brainer. If they weren't mint and had less of a recess it might be worth it.

Top row is inlay replacement and relabel.
2nd row is relabel
3rd row is inlay replacement and two relabels.
4rd row is replacement and at that point it was WTF am I doing replacing all these inlays????!?!?!?

Relabel fits perfectly in the recess on mint chips with no spinners. Also taking the time to align the inlays on a relabel is worth it.

 

[crussader]

...I think larger is better

If a "wall to wall" label floats your boat, more power to you.

However, it is not the Paulson way. If you want your custom chips to have the look of an actual casino chip, full replacement is the only way. With the mixed set I'm building, I currently have label-overs for my nickels. Unfortunately, when they are next to an actual casino chip they just don't look the same...

That is why I have ordered the labels to do a full replacement on these.

and a minute per chip plus the reduction in value vs a few seconds per chip for just a relabel is a no brainer.

As far as time goes, ten years from now when I'm playing with these, the time spent creating them will be a distant (but nostalgic) memory.

As far as value, chips rarely go back to the casino. Any nicely designed live chip has more value in the classifieds than it does at the casino cage. While there may be a few people that would want to purchase that specific chip in its original state for their mixed set, there are plenty of customers who want live casino chips to re-label. Having done the hard work of removing the original labels should increase the value to these folks.

Also taking the time to align the inlays on a relabel is worth it.

Obviously, this can be done with either re-label method.


Nothing wrong with using label-overs. I've done it myself. For the right situation, it's an efficient solution. When it comes to my dream set; though, I want the best.

 

[Perthmike]

Except doing a label over can also damage the inlay underneath and (Undeniable Fact) is not nearly as nice as a full inlay replacement.

FYP

 

[Perthmike]

It's not the greatest of comparison shots but I think larger is better and a minute per chip plus the reduction in value vs a few seconds per chip for just a relabel is a no brainer. If they weren't mint and had less of a recess it might be worth it.

Top row is inlay replacement and relabel.
2nd row is relabel
3rd row is inlay replacement and two relabels.
4rd row is replacement and at that point it was WTF am I doing replacing all these inlays????!?!?!?

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Relabel fits perfectly in the recess on mint chips with no spinners. Also taking the time to align the inlays on a relabel is worth it.

Nice AS label. Label overs do look good, especially in photos, but it's more of a feel thing for me with the replaced inlays.

You are right about the work involved to replace though. It's an absolute bitch and takes a crazy amount of work.

 

[moose]

You've telling me this (new)

Is better than this? (Old)

That's the Paulson way. Cheap as fuck.

 

[grantc54]

That is hardly the case.

We are comparing this:

To this:

To me the crease where the inlay/chip meet under the label is noticable (partially because you cant do unlaminated on a label over).

Also the amount of chip above is hardly MGM level chip exposed on the small inlay.

But all subjective. BTW either way I love what you did with the snappers.

Grant

 

[crussader]

And the results....