Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
A PHOENIX rises from the ashes
Spyridon:
Today, I used a wire brush on a drill to take off any rust and what little residue was left after the Citristrip
This easily removes the rust
And the panel is now ready to be primed
dre-w:
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TheShanMan:
Hey Spy, have you had any sound issues with yours? I had to replace the music chip in mine (now the music plays), and I've also got quite a bit of static noise that changes whenever the image on the screen changes significantly (i.e. it's somehow related to the video). Don't suppose you've had that problem? I haven't had time to try to figure it out yet but thought I'd ask just in case you've dealt with it.
Spyridon:
No, I haven't had any sound issues on mine.
Spyridon:
Okay, it's been a while but I'm back! Work has keep me on the road quite a bit, so all the restorations I had planned didn't get done. Finally got some time to work on Phoenix.
When we last left...
The control panel had been stripped bare. This week, I painted the front and back with a coat of Rustoleum Satin Black.
Once that was dry, I needed a few items.
New overlay...check
New buttons...check
The ones on the cab were too filthy to spend the time cleaning (especially when new ones are so cheap)
Much better:
Overlay went on smoothly, but I was a bit disappointed with it. While the material and printing quality were top notch, the holes were not lined up perfectly with the control panel. There was no way to get them all to line up so I had to find the best spot.
In order to get the buttons on the right side somewhat close (but not perfect as sacrifices had to happen across the panel)
by the time you got to the left side, you were left with this
In the end it's not that big a deal as the outer edge of the buttons covers up any imperfections.
Finally, new buttons and harness installed
There is a metal bracket that goes at the top of the control panel that needs to be stripped and painted yet. Once I do that and paint the carriage bolts, it will be ready to go back on (and this cab may be done)
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