A Joust restoration.. this is going to take a while

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bperkins01:

--- Quote from: Arroyo on August 04, 2020, 09:07:07 am ---Lookin good buddy. Thanks for posting the details, it’ll be valuable for future me.

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--- Quote from: J_K_M_A_N on August 04, 2020, 10:46:31 am ---I love this one. Joust is an awesome game. This thing is going to look phenomenal the way you are taking care of it.

J_K_M_A_N

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Thanks guys - I'll keep them coming ;)

bperkins01:
Quick update:

Sandblasting fresh paint is WAY easier than sand blasting 40 year old paint. It took me longer to drag the air hose and sand blasting stuff outside/inside than to remove that crappy hammered finish paint. Maybe 10 minutes for 4 pieces.

Here is the completed door - its still wet so the gloss still has to tone down a bit. I used Rustoleum Satin Black paint. Spray in the base coat smooth as you normally would and wait 30 min or so for it to set up.. To get the texture - you have to spray a second coat - but EVER SO LIGHTLY press the button so the can barely spits out paint. The little spitting gives the exact texture. Holding it just right requires a little practice.

I got the info from this video: Bryan Kelly Coin Door Restoration

He did it with two different paints. I just used Satin Black and it looks great. All my surface metals that were textured get this going forward.

Well worth the rework.

Mike A:
:applaud:

bperkins01:

:banghead: 4th times a charm if you include the crappy hammer finish paint.

Because no build thread is complete without sharing mistakes.. this cash box door put up a fight. It was the first part I painted with the spatter/texture technique. When you are barely pressing the nozzle and its spitting paint dots, a little puddle of paint builds up just below the nozzle on the rim of the can.. and then a big blob of paint falls on the part.

I waited for it to dry and re-sand blasted it..

Then made the same exact mistake.. again..

Re-sand blasted it..

Have to make sure the paint can is never OVER the part.. spray from around the perimeter..

Since everything else was getting some touch-up. These coin slot bezels got a quick hit of paint too..

The primer took some work to get smooth - this is before sanding. I used 80g with the power sander to knock down the high spots, then 120g to smooth it a bit more. Finished with a soft sanding block and 180g by hand to make a perfectly smooth surface. In total it took about 3 hours for both sides. Best to sand in 'layers' to sneak up on the final finish vs. trying to get there all at once.

Here are the paint codes that I used. The base color I was able to take from the original (which was under some other paint) and from someone else who did a restore. It should be accurate.

First coat went on nice. The HVLP gun worked well. However I've done finish work for years and it still puts up a fight sometimes.. There were some thin spots, but there should have been since its supposed to go on thin and I planned on at least two coats. I'm pretty sure the originals had a very smooth base coat so that the stencils would lay flat for the additional artwork.

The second coat.. not so much.. it orange-peeled on me. I'll be hand sanding both sides with 120g to re-smooth it and likely 180g to remove the scratches. I probably needed a little more mineral spirits in the paint. Thought I had the mix right.. The upside is 3 coats of paint.

Arroyo:
From the pictures all that paint work looks fantastic! Nice work.

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