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Defender - nightmare restore

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gameguy1957:

--- Quote from: Mauzy on October 19, 2008, 05:25:05 pm ---I applaud your dedication. I consider myself to be a salvage anything and everything possible person, but I would have stripped everything out of that cabinet and had the cabinet itself in the dumpster at the construction site down the road so fast the termites would have to run to catch up...

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There are no amusement parts or arcades in the area, so classic games are hard to find around here.  (There is one arcade, but they don't do the classics. Just shooting, dancing or fighting games).

-JM

SavannahLion:

--- Quote from: Mauzy on October 19, 2008, 05:25:05 pm ---I applaud your dedication. I consider myself to be a salvage anything and everything possible person, but I would have stripped everything out of that cabinet and had the cabinet itself in the dumpster at the construction site down the road so fast the termites would have to run to catch up...

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Yeah, I probably would've felt the same myself but when you stop to think about it, the problem can be dealt with. Termites are probably something easier to deal with than say... black mold. I've never used it myself for this purpose, but I understand using a copper treatment such as Copper Green, Clear Copper (my preference) or something similar will prevent future termite infestations. I wouldn't try it with damage as severe as his since it would ruin the artwork, but for minor termite infestations, you could probably use CPES. I can't imagine a chemical arsenal without having those at my disposal.

Wade:
Subterrainian termites can't be moved and survive (they can't survive without their queen) so there should be no real risk to taking in the game as far as pests are concerned.  That said, I have never seen a cabinet that bad before.  Amazing!!  I definitely would have gutted it of good parts and trashed it.

Wade

spacies:
That is some seriously bad luck.

Glad we don't get termites over here!

ChadTower:

I dig the method of pulling off the top layer of ply.  I haven't seen that one yet.  Interesting.  Could you provide some more details on that?  Did you use thinner plywood as the new piece so the ending thickness doesn't change?

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