Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
Time Pilot Restoration
CheffoJeffo:
I so love reading the resto threads (not that I don't love you builders!) -- restoration/fixing comes with its own set of challenges.
--- Quote from: davieboynj on August 11, 2006, 01:38:11 am ---3. Get the 25 piece sharpie set hoping that they have close enough matches to do minor art touch up.
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This is actually on my list of things to do today, for the same reason.
Thanks for the pics and the thread.
Cheers.
MaximRecoil:
--- Quote from: davieboynj on August 11, 2006, 01:23:09 am ---Problem #5 - cracked front panel.
I REALLY REALLY REALLY wish i could just replace this piece, or peel off the art or... well anything rather than fixing the wood. but i can't... ugh.
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Why not? It is just particle board and some woodgrain self-adhesive vinyl isn't it? I would imagine that, whether by hook or by crook, you could get that artwork reproduced, and even if not, it may be better to have a new replacement piece that is missing the artwork for the time being than to have a damaged piece in there.
ArcadeMaze:
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on August 11, 2006, 07:40:55 am ---I so love reading the resto threads (not that I don't love you builders!) -- restoration/fixing comes with its own set of challenges.
--- Quote from: davieboynj on August 11, 2006, 01:38:11 am ---3. Get the 25 piece sharpie set hoping that they have close enough matches to do minor art touch up.
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This is actually on my list of things to do today, for the same reason.
Thanks for the pics and the thread.
Cheers.
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I also enjoy reading about others restoration efforts. At the very least, it gives me ideas to try.
Sharpie touchups
Thank goodness! I am glad I am not the only person that has done this.
davieboynj:
--- Quote from: MaximRecoil on August 11, 2006, 05:44:52 pm ---Why not? It is just particle board and some woodgrain self-adhesive vinyl isn't it? I would imagine that, whether by hook or by crook, you could get that artwork reproduced, and even if not, it may be better to have a new replacement piece that is missing the artwork for the time being than to have a damaged piece in there.
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I guess i'm kinda nuts that way. If its possible to restore, I'd rather restore. In terms of damaged or whatever, I'd argue that a properly clamped and gorilla glued piece of mdf is every bit as strong as normal mdf. Also, finding the right woodgrain vinyl and vectorizing and printing all that stuff would probably be cost/time prohibitive.
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with that said, I will admit I made it awfully easy to just pull off the front panel later in the event that I decide to do things differently. :)
davieboynj:
13. Front art damaged.
Well, I got the Sharpie set, and while by no means miraculous, the results were solid. I would definitely recommend keeping the Sharpie 24 set in your arsenal. the white paint marker was great for any situation where you needed a base for the sharpie, or just needed something to be white. The different shades of brown worked great in getting the woodgrain looking decent again, and covering over the holes for the security bar.
I wasn't happywith the consistency of the pink, and will most likely mask that off, and paint later. It's a good candidate for painting as it's all basically in two places, except for the gradient on the "time pilot" which i'm not even going to touch... I'd also like to redo the blue as well, but that would be far too much masking. Once that's done I'll have to do some sort of clear coat to give them all the same sheen.
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