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Mario Bros in Red !
joeks:
i would bondo larger area's if i were you. so you cover more of the little scratches and dents with one area of bondo. and then sand that until it's super smooth. for sharp 90 degrees edges i always use a "plamuur-mes" :) bondo-tool/knife? works great.
success with the cabinet! i envy you very much. (building myself a donkey kong cabinet from scratch with mdf)
Spyridon:
--- Quote from: joeks on October 28, 2008, 03:43:31 am ---i would bondo larger area's if i were you. so you cover more of the little scratches and dents with one area of bondo. and then sand that until it's super smooth.
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I agree. Put a lot more bondo on there and then sand smooth. If it's really rough, you may want to really sand it down before your next coat of bondo. Don't be afraid to put too much on. It will sand off.
Level42:
But what's the sense of applying a lot of bondo and then sanding it off ?
Today my order from Mike's arcade arrived (VERY quick delivery !):
What a difference a couple of buttons can make:
Compared to the original (the one with the orange ring and red push button inside) there is a VERY minor color difference, but it might as well just be age. It's so minor, it's hardly worth mentioning (I will put up a comparison pic later). The springs are very light on these buttons, probably because they were ment for the original Nintendo microswitch buttons. Since I replace those with leafs, I will change the springs to get a bit more resistance since it's now a bit too light even for my taste :) But that's nothing Mike can do about, just my stubborn love for leafs.
What you don't see is that I also ordered (and installed) the 4-way restrictor plate for the left joystick, feels much better than without one !
Since I was ordering from Mike anyway, I also ordered the "flat" Nintendo white T-molding. It's a lot whiter for sure than the original that are on my cab. Not sure if that's because of age (could well be). Still not 100% sure if I will apply it, but I will do a 1:1 comparison soon.....
joeks:
with a larger bondo area, you can be sure you have covered every single bump and scratch. when you just fill the scratches you think need filling, you probably won't get a smooth surface overal covering the area.
i googled a few pics to show you:
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1763/achterkapplamuurqf8.jpg
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/9303/300620081534eo2.jpg
mind you, those pics are allready after sanding :) see how much bondo is used?
but i am sure it will feel reeeeaaaaal smooth.
good luck!
greetings
WunderCade:
Yeah, I've found that "skim-coating" large areas with bondo finishing compound works great. It's not as thick and fills small cracks and divets better.
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