Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
Mario Bros in Red !
Level42:
Got the paint and want to prepare the bad parts as good as possible.
My question: would it be possible to bondo just the bad parts with the original "laminate" still on the side ? And then paint the bad parts. Not sure how it will look but I'd like to give it a try.
Alternatively could I bondo the bad parts with the laminate still on and then paint the entire side (masking off the side-art).
I'd prefer to see if I can just touch up the bad parts.
Level42:
Preparing the CP....the sticky stuff was even nastier than the Centipede.
I tried "sticker remover" fluid and it did NOTHING for it. So I did it "the old way" again. Costs a number of sanding discs and a lot of time but the result is that this is one game I always win :D
I'll primer and paint it before applying the new CPO.
Level42:
After all the options I checked about coin mechs for the nintendo I decided to give the frontplate a fresh coat of paint and be done with it.
I have no clue what coin this mech accepts (probably 20p or something like that), but I have a smart little plan to let it accept any coin.
Anyway before:
Level42:
About paint, I took a look at the paint that my friend Bruno (DarthNuno) had mixed for me and I think the pictures say it all:
With flash:
And without:
Amazingly it's a 100% match under both flash and without. That's normally pretty rare. Well done Bruno and thanks !
I tried applying it with the technique that Bruno used on his cab. Although it hides the defects pretty good, I am planning on just repainting everything.
That will require masking of the artwork and repairing the sides with bondo etc.
I discovered that there are too much discolarations. I'm starting to think my trusty cleaning product Dasty is a bit too harsh on some materials. It looks like it took away some of the red at the parts I cleaned most intensely.
Any tips on masking the side-art without damaging it ?
Level42:
Finaly: The CP is done !
Anyone wonders how a black CP would look on a red Nintendo cab ?
First I put small holes at the center marks of the locations where the buttons and joystick-holes will come:
Next I turn over the CPO, put the CP on it and allign all the small holes to be dead-centered:
Fix one side of the CPO with some tape:
Cut of the backing paper on the other side of the CPO and stick it to the CP.
Then roll off the rest of the backing paper while pushing and sticking the CPO on the CP. I simply used my hands only, no bubbles:
CPO flat on CP:
Next step, folding over the edges. Actually the hardest part IMHO. Got one or two tiny bubbles, not visible though. I had to re-apply the larger fold-over one time to get rid of some larger bubbles.
Next: Trimming the edges with a very sharp knife. Pretty easy, just use the metal as your guide:
All holes cut out and some excess trimmed on the right side and on the "fold-overs":
All hardware re-installed:
(need to get two orange buttons).
And the always-popular old vs. new pics:
OLD:
NEW:
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