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opt2not:
Glad to read you're restoring this baby to a dedicated cab. :applaud:

Looks like this thread could be moved to Restorations!

smalltownguy:
Well, since my headache is still going away from the vapors of stripping paint on Friday night and I'm out of stripper, I figured I'd get a better look at the JAMMA connector on my board to see if I could figure out why it's rebooting from time to time. Here's what further inspection revealed:

I took after it with a polishing cloth, and was able to remove most of the corrosion. Looks like this now: (sorry for the flash issue)

I tested it for about 15 minutes, and the power issues seem to have disappeared. Yay!

smalltownguy:
I'd just like to say that I'd like to find the route owner who decided it was a good idea to paint this cab and strangle him :badmood:

I've been scrubbing away on this cab for a few minutes at a time for the past few weeks. I can't do it for more than 10 minutes or so at a time, b/c the solvent is making me dizzy and I don't have a respirator. I'm making progress, but it's VEEEEERY slow.

I've switched to 100% acetone (nail polish remover). It seems to work as effectively as anything else I've tried, and it's not wrecking the original stencils.

Have I mentioned this is taking FOREVER??!!#$%)(80???? :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

dawolv:
Keep at it ... this rocks! :applaud:

The Lumberjackass:
i have a question,
the side art is in bad enough condition as it is , so when you are finished stripping the paint off , are you going to re-vinyl the sides ?

i mean all the hard work and effort your putting into the cab is revealing all the knocks and scratches that the previous owner was trying to hide.
so im wondering as to what you are going to do once the paint comes off ;D

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