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| johnvv:
I 'm restoring a Tron and need your suggestions and any experience in optimal restoration of the sides. For those that don't know, the original Tron sides are black melamine - a very smooth surface. The downside to melamine is that it is not very strong, wears over time, and is not really repairable. After looking at some Tron restoration sites and doing some searches here, the best options seem to be: - patch and sand down the melamine and paint with Rustoleum satin black. The challenge is doing multiple coats are getting an extremely smooth painted surface. The cabinet featured in the Phoenixarcade Tron pictures went through this process and does look nice. - use a very thin laminate or formica on the sides. This would give me the smooth surface I am looking for and would be very close to the original melamine. The downside is that it will impact the width of the side panels slightly - making extra work for properly sizing the t-molding. I've considered getting a slightly wider replacement t-molding and using an edgebanding cutter to trim it to the correct width after the laminate/formica is done. Anyone have any thoughts, suggestions, or experience with what I am trying to accomplish? |
| CheffoJeffo:
You haven't said what shape the sides of your cabinet are in. Pics would help. Cheers |
| walls83:
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on January 10, 2006, 04:27:42 pm ---You haven't said what shape the sides of your cabinet are in. Pics would help. Cheers --- End quote --- Its a tron cab. I think we all know what the sides of the cabinet look like. like a lava lamp. |
| johnvv:
I don't have picutures right now, but... The sides are in fair shape. |
| CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: walls83 on January 10, 2006, 04:49:55 pm --- --- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on January 10, 2006, 04:27:42 pm ---You haven't said what shape the sides of your cabinet are in. Pics would help. Cheers --- End quote --- Its a tron cab. I think we all know what the sides of the cabinet look like. like a lava lamp. --- End quote --- Thanks ... there is one sitting 3 feet from me ... ;) I was asking about the specific condition of the sides (and I guess the front and inner sides) outside of the area covered by the sideart. If the melamine is not badly scratched, then he doesn't need to take it down all the way. If, on the other hand, he has gouges in areas not covered by sideart (covers about all but the outer 1.5 inches), then he may want to sand it down and spray it back up, which is a lot of work and I would recommend using a "real" sprayer as opposed to a spray can (or, at least, that is what I would do if I weren't lazy). Cheers EDIT: Just occured to me that perhaps you were trying to be clever with respect to the shape ... back to EE with you for 25 lashes with a wet earth ground from DK. |
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