Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
Project: Paperboy
RayB:
I guess I owe you a reply since I said what I did. ;)
You have valid points regarding the corner. Myself, my machines are never exposed to many people or much moving around, so I really haven't had occasion to bump corners. You definitely will have a stronger corner if you use bondo. The question is whether or not it will ever get bumped hard enough to crack off other choices, like a good wood filler.
Wade:
For small nicks like that I usually use Bondo Glazing and Spot putty. It air dries unlike real bondo so you might have to do a little waiting, but it is thinner than regular bondo so it gets into the tiny nicks better. You could give it a try, a tube is just a few dollars. For larger areas or corners that need some serious strength, the glazing putty isn't strong or thick enough (it also shrinks slightly). I still prefer it over any wood putty I've used. Never found a wood putty I liked.
Wade
Neverending Project:
Where did you get your sideart?
FrizzleFried:
--- Quote from: Neverending Project on September 12, 2008, 06:55:16 pm ---Where did you get your sideart?
--- End quote ---
I got the sideart and vinyl from a guy on KLOV...but Pr0k over on KLOV sells it I do believe...
FrizzleFried:
One side is complete. I went with the "fold-over" method of installation and installed dry. Overall I am satisfied. There are a number of bubbles in the side art but I did my best to "needle" them out. If I were insanely anal I'd be working on it for a week...but likely I am only semi-anal and I am satisfied.
The vinyl came out good too...
On to the next side...
Here's some bondo work I had to do to the bottom edge ...I'd already done work up top but didn't realize how bad the bottom was until I tipped it on it's side. I expect the other side to be the same...
Here is the bondo work cleaned up. It's far from perfect, but decent enough for sure. Also, I found some paint that matched the wood color enough that I didn't need to prime the sides...I figured that if bare wood was good enough for the original vinyl it's good enough for the repro. The red-bondo was too contrasting...with the paint you can't see any differences through the vinyl.
Here is the side completed...vinyl installed...T-molding installed...side art installed...
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