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NeedlesMcGirk's First Upright Cab Attempt - Arcade Anthology *Finished!
needlesmcgirk:
Alright, I did a little work on this this afternoon. I heard on here somewhere that using blocks for the top panel can leave the sides of the marquee dark, so I went ahead and took care of this, as well as shaving around 1/8" off the top panel to leave room for the marquee when it gets finished.
The speaker panel is missing in there because I'm going to paint it seperately so it will be easier to install the speaker grills (yanked them out of some old Dell speakers)
Hopefully since the weather is going to warm up some, I'm going to get back to painting this thing. Can't wait until that will be finally over! After that put some blocks in behind the TV to keep it in place, install the bezel and the t-molding and i will be pretty much finished other than the marquee and other finishing touches.
theCoder:
--- Quote from: needlesmcgirk on April 02, 2007, 03:08:15 pm ---I think the biggest disappointment I have right now with this are those joystick screws on top of the CP that just scream ugly. I'm looking into ways to hide these or make them look better, including getting some black screws and some screw caps/covers Any ideas will be great.
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The most common way to cover the screws is with a sheet of artwork, covered with Plexiglas. Unfortunately, you already have the cp cut and wired. It is practically impossible to get artwork to line up with existing holes. Plus, you typically make the cp from 5/8" mdf, then when covered by a 1/8" piece of Plexiglas, it matches up with a 3/4" piece of t-molding.
Chris G:
Hey, looks like a lot of hard work so far! Great job. Sucks about the weather delays - I know how that can be and how frustrating it is when you just want to get rippin' on some games.
:cheers:
Chris
needlesmcgirk:
In case some of you didn't read my thread in woodworking entitled "problems painting mdf," thought I would share with you the latest on this cab.
In a nutshell I messed up the paint job. I think what happened was it wasn't warm enough outside (around 57 degrees) and I believe I put the second coat on a little too early. The paint was too think, and when I was sanding it down the next day I noticed some peeling. The peeling actually occurred on over half of the cabinet. I end up spending the next day and a half peeling and taking all the paint off, including the primer on these sides.
After that I decided I am not messing around or taking any more chances. I got some Kilz Original and primed the sucker with 3 coats, sanding between each coat. I had to leave town once this is complete, but I feel better about the primed coat. When I return I will re-paint the cab, this time with semi-gloss instead of a high-gloss (I was shooting for the moon...).
On the upside, however, I painted the screws in the control panel with black enamel and they look MUCH better and actually don't look so bad against the formica. I'm very happy with that. Pictures soon!
needlesmcgirk:
Ok, I am having round 3 of painting this thing this weekend. There should be a nice update on all this after the weekend is over. Wish me luck gentlemen!
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