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markronz:

Hey everyone, maybe I am just overthinking all of this, but I thought I'd ask anyway.    I have a somewhat beat up coin door that I am looking to restore.  I am just trying to remove the old paint off of it, and then repaint it so it looks better.   I've unscrewed and removed all the plastic and additional parts to the coin door.  Now I am just left with the metal part of the coin door.   

I have been using a dremel with one of those wheel shaped wired brushes on it.   Is that the correct way to remove the old paint (and small amounts of rust) from the coin door?   It seems to be doing the job, but I just wanted to be sure so that I didn't damage it or anything...

Once the coin door has all the paint removed, I will be priming it with just normal primer.  This primer here.
Is this type of primer ok to use?  Or is there a different kind of primer you're supposed to use on metal?

Once I have the primer on there, I plan to sand it down with a light grit, and then if needed prime it another time.

Then I just plan to paint over it with just plain semi-gloss black paint.

Does that sound right?  Like I said, maybe this is obvious, and I'm just overthinking, but I wanted to be sure.

Thanks!

OverRide:

Sounds right.
Unless the original paint is extremely rough, you can usually get a way with just a heavy sanding on the original paint to break down any high and low spots. Then a light primer, light sand then finish coat of black. As opposed to striping it that is.
Good luck!



CheffoJeffo:

Don't forget the wiki ... links to 3 articles on coin door restoration, including one by BYOAC's own SirPeale ...

http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Restoration

Epyx:

The 3 wiki's are excellent. Also take a look at my 1st cab in my signature. Near the bottom of the first page I do exactly what you propose with an old beat up coin door and when I'm done it looks brand new (The coin door was the nicest thing on that 1st cab!).

I used a brass brush on the end of my drill and that took off all the paint and rust as you can see.  I used a hammered paint to finish.

markronz:

Awesome! Thank you all for the information and helpful links.  I did not know those were out on the wiki either.   Good to know.  Read through the 3 guides and I should be set now!  Thanks again!

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