Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
Donkey Kong Jr
polaris:
hey fella, good luck with this, if you get or need paint code info, i have this thread here, your input will be welcome when you start looking to paint
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=84492.0
:cheers:
mr_doles:
--- Quote from: polaris on March 08, 2010, 07:21:37 pm ---hey fella, good luck with this, if you get or need paint code info, i have this thread here, your input will be welcome when you start looking to paint.
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Thanks I found one site with Lowes paint and one with Sherman Williams [Attached is the one from Sherman Williams]. Not sure if I will trust one of these or just take the board that the latch is attached to for a color match.
--- Quote from: Spyridon on March 08, 2010, 03:53:32 pm ---Lot's of discussions on this topic, but I believe the consensus was that it is a baked on enamel and not a laminate on the original cab. As stated above, you can try Citristrip to remove the black paint.
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Interesting. After reading your pacman restore and seeing the Citristrip in action I think that will be the route I go.
mr_doles:
--- Quote from: Spyridon on March 08, 2010, 03:53:32 pm ---Lot's of discussions on this topic, but I believe the consensus was that it is a baked on enamel and not a laminate on the original cab. As stated above, you can try Citristrip to remove the black paint.
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This got me curious so I started to peel the side art off just to see what was there, I see why people use a heat gun now. The orange is in good shape under there, it is very smooth. So if I use the Citristrip to remove the black paint will it also remove the orange enamel? If I get the black off, should I sand and paint or just paint?
opt2not:
Great cabinet to restore! Yay, another DK Jr. resurrection!
Are you going to get the DK Jr. PCB only? Or have you considered the Double DK board?
If you have the time, sanding and repainting wouldn't hurt. Perhaps all you'll need is a light sanding after the Citristrip clean-up, then probably a single coat of paint. But my initial question is, do you need to restore the wood at all? Are the edges of the cabinet in good shape?
If you needed to fill in cracks and chipped areas, you might as well fill the defects with bondo or wood filler, sand it down, and repaint. I did the same with my renovation projects, and it didn't take too much time...but then again, I enjoyed it, so it might of seemed like it went fast.
RayB:
The orange is not enamel. It's laminate or formica type surface. Just take the paint off in a manner that won't scratch.
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