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Poker to Ultracade conversion any Suggestions?
Skeptic73:
I just got an old video poker cabinet from a friend on Wednesday and I want to turn it into an arcade machine for my kid. I ordered new t moulding last night. I have to fill some holes and paint the cabinet. I'm going to paint it black. This is my first attempt at anything like this. I've read a few other posts and would like to know what paint people prefer to use. Which paint puts the nicest finish on the cabinet? And do I use wood filler or I think people say they've used some automotive stuff? Bondo or something? I have a couple 19 inch LCDs and I have an X- Arcade Dual Panel to mount on the cabinet. Is there a site that sells cabinet stickers? I have a computer with ultracade installed and I was going to put in another computer running some kind of MAME setup on a KVM switch to toggle between the two for a greater variety of games. I'd like to put some kind of lighted Marquee on top for the Arcade look. I do have a silverStrike Bowling One , I just need to measure the width and see how it looks. Any suggestions would be appreciated
njay:
No X-arcade please !
Gut the x-arcade if you want and build your own CP...
the cabinet looks ok to me... better to have a pc inside..
Skeptic73:
I'm almost done with the wood word and patching holes. Should I prime her? What's the best paint to use?
BadMouth:
You should work out how your control panel and monitor are going to be incorporated before painting it, in case you have to hack it or add a few pieces.
I used rustoleum bedliner with rustoleum clearcoat over it on the dashboard of my driving cab and I think it would look good on a cab.
The texture isn't as thick as you'd think. It resembles black textured laminate. One $8 can of bedliner would probably do your cab (+ 1 can each primer & clearcoat).
I discussed everything in this thread: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=106365.0
Skeptic73:
looks good, I might have to try that.