Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
Donkey Kong Jr
mr_doles:
One more question before I start covering holes. There was a metal plate that ran across the bottom on the cab. i have not seen this on any of the pictures of other cabs but it is small. Is this suppose to be there:
javeryh:
My DK did not come with that. I have also never seen it before and I've read tons of Nintendo restoration projects and I spent countless hours researching - this is the first time I've seen something like that so I'd say it does not belong there.
Your picture really shows the dings in the laminate - just about every square inch of my cabinet had these dents which I had to fill with bondo and sand smooth. It was a pain because the bondo sets really fast so I could only do about 5 spots at a time.
I'd also completely replace that base if I were you. A 1x4 piece of maple is the exact same size and since it is a hard wood it should hold up over time. Just mitre the corners and paint it black and you should be good to go. You can see how I did it HERE. Note that I keep talking about a 1x3 - I made a mistake measuring (I didn't take into consideration the overlap of the side panels) and I ended up having to do the entire thing over. It was easy enough though. :cheers:
mr_doles:
--- Quote from: javeryh on March 26, 2010, 11:28:29 am ---My DK did not come with that. I have also never seen it before and I've read tons of Nintendo restoration projects and I spent countless hours researching - this is the first time I've seen something like that so I'd say it does not belong there.
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Cool thanks, I guess the metal plates on each corner do not belong either?
Went to Sherman Williams to get the paint. They were out of quarts so he sold me a gallon for the price of a quart. But the color match machine was not working so we had to match by hand. It came out OK but not great. I got the code from this page and will go back to have them add the missing colors. The first set of numbers was the same but he added too much red. Hoping adding the White, Yellow, and Umber will help to brighten it up.
Well with out further ado, bondo pictures.
Getting the sander ready.
First thing we learned is don't put it on too thick it is a pain to sand off. Ended up using 60 grit to sand the bondo smooth.
Needed to rebuild the corners so we got some Tupperware, cut it down and wedged it in the T-molding slot. Then just poured in some bondo and let it semi-dry. Once it is was putty hard I pulled the Tupperware out and trimmed it down, and put a piece of cardboard in to keep the t-molding slot. Did all 4 corners this way.
All finished. Next weekend Primer and maybe paint.
mr_doles:
Went back to Sherman Williams after work today and got them to add the yellow to the mix. It made it a lot brighter, I think it was too brown before. It is not going to be a perfect match but I am going with it. Also forgot to mention that I tested the DK Jr PCB that I bought and it did not work, just full white screen. I bought it from a KLOV'r and he was kind enough to swap it out with another one. Shipped my back yesterday so once he gets it he will send a new one.
mr_doles:
2 beers and 3 coats of primer down, tomorrow orange. Forgot my camera but will get some pics tomorrow.
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