Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
Centipede Restoration
Spyridon:
--- Quote from: Level42 on April 27, 2009, 02:09:52 pm ---Lazy ! ;)
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Guilty! However, in my defense, on my Gorf restore, when I used primer under the Rustoleum paint, I quickly got comments letting me know that I don't need to use primer.
Level42:
Just kidding... :D I know Rustoleum doesn't need primer, I should have looked better..... :D
Spyridon:
--- Quote from: Level42 on November 29, 2008, 03:02:14 pm ---
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Level42 - did you paint the carriage bolts holding the trackball in place? If so, what color did you use?
Spyridon:
Applied the control panel overlay tonight.
To help line it up, I placed the fire button and some of the carriage bots in place.
I started from the top and peeled off the top 3 inches or so and then pressed that in place. Next, I removed the button and bolts as well as the rest of the paper backing. Working from top to bottom, I pressed the control panel into place. I used a plastic edge to help smooth it out.
Turned out pretty good!
The only problem I have is the short overhang on the top isn't holding in place. I'll need to put some adhesive behind it to hold it in place.
Next, I went to work on the carriage bolts. I didn't like the text that was on the top of the bolts. I placed the carriage bolt into my drill and spun it on some 60 grit sandpaper. In no time, the text was gone.
To get a nice smooth finish, I then ran it across some 180, 220 and 600 grit sandpaper.
Much better don't you agree?
So that these don't rust, I want to either clear coat them or paint them. What color should they be?
Level42:
Black. At least, I thought so.
This is how it looked when I got my Centipede:
The new one's on my CP still have the text on top, but I'm going to sand them too. Not only does it look bad, it actually feels uncomfortable on your hands during play.
I ordered the bolts from Bob Roberts and they were black. So I'd use some of that rustoleum ;) Put them in some foam so they stand up when you spray them.
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