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HeadRusch:
So I've got this little coctail cab......(ps: this was taken at noon today, now this thing is 100% disassembled and I've already got half the woodpaneling off, leaving the intact plywood underneath)......and I'm ready to start having big fun with it. (Bringing it to MAME glory)......
The top wood monitor opening is going to be widened and I'll probably take a wedge out of the bottom of the cabinet and let a larger monitor's ass-end "drop down through"...thereby the floor of the cab provides support and I can brace it laterally with a few 1x2's.
Now, what I am tempted to do, is do custom art all over where the awful wood paneling is now.....print out on decent glossy paper, using a nice can of 3M spray adhesive....but then, finally, I want to seal that artwork with a spray or brush on clearcoat of some kind.
Now, has anyone done this before (the sealing part)......Obviously I'll be trying to NOT get bleeding or running of the art, so I'll use a decent glossy paper for the printouts before adhering them to the cab.
Any thoughts?
paigeoliver:
This is not about what you are asking about. But, those legs are so fixable. That rust should come right off.
Glass looks good too, the scrape around the monitor and repaint scheme chould work just fine and allow you to keep those instruction cards in place.
I used to have one of those cabinets (or a very similar one). Biggest monitor I could get in it was a 14" PC monitor with the case taken off.
HeadRusch:
Well the cards are nice, just taped to the underside of the glass. I have em here.......but they wont go back on the cab. I'm thinking MAME logos would be the smart move there (personal preference).
I can't really justify that much real-estate for just a 13" mini-monitor though, even though thats about all that will fit.....thats why I'll be cutting out some of the base. I've got a 17" monitor upstairs I'll "try out" to see how it all fits.......see if I can get a 19" in there without completley destroying the bottom.
I gotta remember I still need space for my motherboard and whatnot...
OH hey..regarding the rust on the legs.....polish will take that off??? When you say clean up I assume you mean clean up to repaint (refinish)....or am I missing the point here...where rust was only un-chromed steel will remain, no? EVen though the 'feet" for the legs look like freakin sand-castings...
paigeoliver:
The actual bottom parts of the leg assemblies are supposed to be like that. I was talking about the actual chrome parts up higher. Those should clean up pretty nicely with some chrome polish. That rust looks like surface rust to me. I have taken chrome polish to wheels that look like one mass of rust, and gotten back awesome looking chrome wheels.
I was basically talking about using the polish to get the chrome back, and like I said, if it doesn't work, then at least you will have less rust to sand off if you do paint them.
A 19" isn't going to fit in there unless you just build a whole new body and just reuse your glass and feet.
Amra:
Another thing that takes rust of without marring the surface, is good old dirt. Find some soft dirt outside, pour water on it, take a washcloth, pick up the mud, and rub the rust. It will look shiny in NO time flat. Then simply rinse the lesgs off and wipe with soft dry cloth and be amazed at the power of dirt!