Right...
I've been plucking metal parts from various cabs that will need to be restored. The idea is to powder coat them, but I want to know the price first (hey's, it's a crisis). But they'll have to see everything first of course.
Anyway, I stripped the coindoor, and it's always a bit hurtful to see that something that looks pretty good at first glances, is in fact not that good at all....
First look, not bad:
and indeed, the upper door still looks very nice:
The real problem, is the lower door:
Star Wars obviously wasn't only very popular with players, but also with people who tried to earn some quick cash.
You can see the damaged rim. It's also the reason for those big extra holes and carriage bolts. These are not that terrible, at least they are spaced even. But look at those extra screws at the bottom.....unbelievable....
They're holding this:
No idea what's that doing there, but it's already in the trash of course.
The other holes were for some extra protection against thieves:
And judging the edge of the door, there was a need for it:
Of course, they're not needed anymore and they are HEAVY. Out they go !
The worst thing is that these metal pieces created a big dent on the top of the door when thieves again tried to break it open....
So, I'll have to fix those things. Or find a better door. I'm very tempted to remove the like-new door from my Mame cab........