Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
Mario Bros in Red !
Level42:
Does anybody have a single bolt for mounting the coin-mech ? I've got three but of course need four. It's a flat-topped bolt.
Also looking for the coin-return "ring" that is missing on my mech.
For the first time in my life, I've used "bondo" (although it's called differently here). I'm simply not a handy guy at work like this, but there's a first time for everything.
I can now understand why it's so popular in our hobby. It's pretty easy to work with, even by a clumsy guy like me. The first results after sanding look very good indeed, tight corners etc.
Some before shots:
Will sand tomorrow as it produces a lot of dust and I'll do it outside (should have done the bondo-ing outside too, it smells terrible).
Level42:
Regretfully, my wife had other plans for today, so no sanding. I'm going to use my trusty B&D on this as the bondo is a mean thing to sand down.
I feel kind of relieved that I started with the bondo. Something I was looking up against. This experience will come in nicely for my Space Invaders.....
Spyridon:
This is coming along nicely. Excellent documentation as usual!
Level42:
Thanks Spyridon ! It's nice to get some feedback once in a while (though the counter shows lots of people have a look :) ).
Finally did some sanding last weekend:
Level42:
I wasn't too pleased with the first results. I know everything should feel very smooth, but however much I sand it doesn't seem to get much better. It's not terrible, but probably it would show on some parts.
I re-bondo-ed some parts and did some parts that I missed.
I'm looking for a good idea to restore the lower edged of the speaker panel and the kick-plate. Both are very dodgy. Any tips to get a nice straight angle on those ?
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