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| dcsgguy:
Hello all. Today I was going to start filling in the holes in my existing CP so I can reuse it. The problem is that I can not find the metal plugs anywhere. Neither Lowe's or Home Depot knew what I was talking about. Anyone know where else I could look? Any alternative ideas for fixing the holes? |
| johnvv:
Check rgvac.com for some details and pics how to do this. I've glued thin pieces of metal over the holes (inside of CP) and then filled the holes with either Bondo or JB Weld. Sand and prime and you'll be fine. If you are going to powdercoat your CP, use JB Weld as Bondo will melt under high temperatures. |
| CheffoJeffo:
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| KagatoAMV:
Whenever I installed a kit into a cabinet with a metal control panel, I'd tape a piece of cardboard over any holes that needed to be filled, then apply bondo in the hole on the underside. Once dried, removed the cardboard and sanded down the bondo until it was flush with the cp. The the cp overlay goes over the metal, and lexan sheet over that. On more than one occasion I'd get a game from another store where a kit was installed and they didn't fill the unused holes up. So of course customers punched through the cp overlay eventually. I know some of the repairs I did wouldn't really stand up to what you're looking at for a collector. |
| ArtMAME:
I just repaired a metal CP by epoxying a 3/4" piece of plywood to the underside, patching the top with Bondo, then drilling out the holes that I needed. I thought about using sheet metal from the side of an old PC case, but I was using leaf switches and I did not have the correct button holders to use on a metal control panel. I am attaching the leaf switches Williams style, using a counterbored hole and a PAL nut right up to the wood. |
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