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repainting coin door
etoasty:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=13718&item=6105854497&rd=1
mechs and lights still worked. Overall I'm happy with it.
MonitorGuru:
I did some more painting today on my Nintendo cocktail (coverting to Mame as it was too far depleated to make it feasable to rebuild).
Word of advice: Make sure you let the temperature of the metal AND the paint to equalize in the enviornment you're going to be painting in.
I did this one other time screwing up painting a metal light fixture, but did it again today.
I primed over the weekend, then set the primed metal shell in the house (74 degree, ~40% RH a/c'd). I grabbed the can of flat paint from the basement (64 degree, ~20% RH a/c'd probably or less). Took it all out to the garage (77 degree ~50% RH) and opened the door into the sun. It was about 85 and ~60% RH outside)
I sanded for a little bit and let the paint warm up in the sun. When I shook it felt air temp, not cold like it had felt. Everything went fine until I oversprayed a few spots (too close, too long). Even though it is flat paint, there is enoug Toluene/Xylene/Acetone in it to become a bit glosy if oversprayed. Sure enough, about 5 spots inside the shell started blistering (cool effect if you WANT it not if you dont). About 1"x3" areas. Not crackle, but it lifted the primer into polygon like hills and valleys before drying. I'm sure it had to do with the temperature differential between air, metal, paint.
Anyway, just thought I'd warn everyone you want to equalize temperatures before painting.
tcottle:
I did not like how a black coin door blended into the black body of the cabinet so I painted mine "Mame" blue with plain old rustoleum
Gamecab:
When I buy a coin door (Normally from Ebay), I strip out all of the parts and then sandblast off all of the paint and rust. Sears sells a sandblaster for $50 and you can use it on any compressor, even the small 2 gallon types.
Next I give the coin door a quick spray coating of Rustolium flat black as a primer and let it cook in the sun for an hour. Once the hour is up, I follow up with a semi-gloss black (one quick coat) and let that bake in the sun. I normally give it about 4 more spray coats and sun bakings and it looks great when it's all done.
I just hate cleaning up all the sand after Sandblasting.
Charlie
danny_galaga:
you need a beadblasting cabinet