Thanks a lot for the compliments, guys! I’m happy with the way it’s turning out so far in spite of a few hiccups.
As you probably noticed in my last post I was able to get the coin door installed. It’s an original Coin Controls over/under that I found on eBay in really good shape. All I had to do was give it a nice scrub and install new bezels and reject buttons I bought from Twisted Quarter. I whipped up the reject button inserts by modifying one that I found over at the KLOV forums in
this thread. It’s a little difficult to make out in the picture, but I put felt over the batons that the monitor glass lays against to keep it from getting scratched. I originally used the “loop” side of adhesive backed Velcro, but it was a little too thick and made the glass push too hard against the speaker panel. After taking that off with Goo Gone, mineral spirits, and 30 minutes of immense frustration
, I cut strips of felt the width of the batons and adhered them with some spray adhesive. The glass lightly butts up against the speaker panel which is what I was going for.
I also installed the control panel clamps.
Oh, and how could I forget the arduous process of painting the sides lol. It took about 5 coats of primer to get the sides smooth. There were a handful of grooves that had to be smoothed out. That’s what I get for using cheap ply from Home Depot. Next time I’ll fork over the extra $$ and get better quality sheets. The sheen isn’t perfect, but it’s smooth enough for side art – that’s all I care about lol. So here’s what she looks like at the moment. Try to ignore the slurpee straw and furniture movers under the feet lol. Next up, paint the inside of the monitor glass and start on that marquee.