Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
Farb's Donkey Kong Restore *COMPLETED*
Jdurg:
Yeah, I tried the hammered black paint as well on my coin door, and I found that it doesn't really hold up to abuse well at all, and it's a bit too glossy. If I had the motivation to re-do the coin door, I'd wind up using the truck bed liner paint and putting that on the door since it's VERY durable and has the right texture and gloss to it.
WunderCade:
Curious as to why you chose "hammered" for a DK Coin Door. The finish in your pics would be perfect on a Ms. Pac coin door though.
In looking a my DK and DK Jr. cabs....there is slight texture but it is soo slight I think a non-textured flat finish would be a better choice - for me anyway.
Nonetheless...good work.
Edit: Did you just use Bondo on that fiber-mesh to fill that hole? How'd it work out for ya?
Farb:
I didn't realize the hammered had quite so much texture to it. I may redo it at some point. The truck bed liner paint idea is an interesting one.
I actually used fiberglass on both sides of the hole and sanded the front side flat which left a slight depression. I used bondo to even out the depression. It seems plenty strong and you'd never know there was a hole there.
On another note, has anyone come up with a good way to restore the face of the coin plates? Mine are pretty scratched and I know spray paint won't be durable enough. Special polish or electroplating?
Level42:
Or buy a new mech.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=62884.msg852340#msg852340
Farb:
Wow, nice find! Did you ever find a distributor that wasn't in Indonesia? :-)
Here's a pic of the old coin mechs after cleaning and new sticker...
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