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| Level42:
--- Quote from: Peale on June 07, 2008, 01:15:15 pm --- --- Quote from: Spyridon on June 07, 2008, 12:32:06 pm ---I still need to figure out how to remove the rivets holing the Midway plate on. --- End quote --- Drill them out from the back with a small bit. That's how I've gotten all mine off. --- End quote --- Can you still re-use them this way ? I hammered them out. At least that left the top OK, and I glues them back in. See my Galaxian restore.. |
| Spyridon:
Got to use the sandblasting cabinet today. It works really well, it's just slow going. The sandblasting cabinet came from Harbor Freight. It was $99 and worked well for the price. I think a more expensive one would have had a better filter system and an internal light. Like I said, it worked well, but was slow going. I decided to use a wire brush attached to a drill to speed up the process. I hit the metal with the wire brush to get the big spots and then used the sandblasting for the tight spots. Here is the final product after removing all the paint. After removing the paint, I lightly sanded it and washed it down to clean it off. I then applied a coat of rustoleum primer to it. Waiting for the first side to dry as I type this. |
| Spyridon:
While I was waiting on the coin door paint to dry, I worked on the marquee retainers. They were discolored and scratched up. I used a 180 grit sandpaper to smooth them out. I made sure to go with the grain to keep all of the lines smooth. I started with 220 grit, but it didn't work well enough so I switched to 180 and then used the 220 at the end. Here you can see the right side where I started working compared to the left which is untouched. It's hard to tell in the photo, but it really shined it up nicely. Once the top and bottom bracket were done, I hit them with a coat of clear enamel |
| danny_galaga:
damn, good work so far! i can't wait to have my own place so i can restore something cool. oh, and bead blasters are the bomb for restoring things. anyone else, if you are doing a restore, try and get friendly with a mechanic or auto electrician. not only do you get a really clean finish and remove every bit of corrosion, but you have a nicely etched surface for new paint to stick to... |
| SirPeale:
--- Quote from: Level42 on June 07, 2008, 07:34:37 pm ---Can you still re-use them this way ? --- End quote --- You're drilling a hole right thru them. What do you think? :D |
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