Nintendo cabinet side art vs. bolts

[Tarantulas]

My orange DK Junior cabinet (for whatever reason) has no side art, or remnants of side art.   I look around online and see people's cabinets with art, but I don't see the telltale shine of the carriage bolts showing through.

Are people just applying the stickers over the top of the bolts (yikes), or are they applying the stickers and then making a small hole for the bolts to pass through?

Before I spend $80 on new art, what's the best way to do this?

Thanks again!

[John's Arcade]

My orange DK Junior cabinet (for whatever reason) has no side art, or remnants of side art.   I look around online and see people's cabinets with art, but I don't see the telltale shine of the carriage bolts showing through.

Are people just applying the stickers over the top of the bolts (yikes), or are they applying the stickers and then making a small hole for the bolts to pass through?

Before I spend $80 on new art, what's the best way to do this?

Thanks again!

Remove the bolts. Apply the side art. Put the bolts back on and THROUGH the side art. That's the CORRECT way.

[Tarantulas]

As always, thanks, John!

[StevesArcade]

Yeah seeing someone put side art over a bolt makes me feel like throwing up.  Why do all that work just to F it up?

[Tarantulas]

No idea.... I watched an older video of John's the other day where I finally saw the side-art on his DK Jr...

And the Dragon's Lair video cleared up how to hold the monitor in place while you're applying the art, and to avoid twisting the bolts while tightening everything back down.