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Farb's Donkey Kong Restore *COMPLETED*

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Farb:

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--- Quote from: Farb on June 21, 2008, 03:23:17 pm ---JeepMonkey,
Here's a pic of the bezels side-by-side (original on the right, arcadeshop on the left)
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Thanks Farb.

I see the colors are a bit different.  Is it that the old bezel is just faded, or are the colors just different in places?

Do the dimensions match exactly?

Just curious, why did you go with arcadeshop?  I know there are other companies that make repro DK bezels.

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Yes, the old bezel is quite faded. The colors are way more vibrant on the repro, although I've found a problem with the paint having bled onto the window which appears to be a defect when the repro was made. I have an e-mail into arcadeshop to see if there's a way to fix it or replace it. The dimensions seem to match exactly although, as someone mentioned earlier, it's slightly thinner than the original.

I don't recall why I picked arcadeshop over the others... it was probably that their price seemed reasonable and I had read good things about their stuff. My side art was from quarterarcade.com (which I got from a forum member at a slight discount).

hatrick:

--- Quote from: Farb on June 22, 2008, 04:09:11 pm ---The right side art has been applied. Man, I remember the stress of putting those little water release decals on plastic models as a kid... the stress of applying a $26 piece of vinyl after spending a week painting is WAY worse!  ::)

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Looks Good!
Funny, I just ordered my side art last week and although I'm excited for it to arrive, I'm a bit nervous for the same exact reason you stated above. One screw up on the side art can ruin the look of the whole cab and all the work I've put into it.

Farb:
Doing the second side wasn't nearly as difficult as the first. What I did was put a piece of tape along the top and right side to use for alignment. Make sure that your tape is parallel with the edge of the cabinet. I originally thought I should make the piece of tape level but then realized the cabinet wasn't level! Then just peel back enough of the artwork backing on the top to stick it along the edge of the tape. I used the edge of a slimine CD jewel case as a burnishing tool and worked the vinyl from center outwards, top to bottom. The one place I screwed up on the first side was in the small section where I worked from edge to center and wound up with a little air bubble. The second side came out perfect after I learned from my mistake.

Farb:
Here is the coin door front stripped of all powder coating and the back part of the pushbutton hole covered with fiberglass cloth.

Farb:
Here are some pics of the painted coin door and it re-installed in the cabinet. The paint is Rustoleum hammered black -- not particularly crazy about it.

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