Pac-man restoration - Return from Doh!

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Spyridon:
This weekend, I spent some time stripping the old paint off the cab.

I used Citristrip to take off the old paint. Just apply and wait a few hours for the paint to bubble up.

Here is the first side with the Citristrip applied:

Waited a few hours and the paint just scrapes off:

I had a few spots that didn't come up so I did a second application to those spots and this is what I ended up with:

Repeat for the second side. This time I put the stripper on a little thicker to avoid it drying up like it did in a few spots on the first side.

Nice bubbling action:

And finally:

Next the front side:

Once the sides were stripped, I used an orbital sander to remove the remaining paint and smooth out the sides

Here you can see the difference between the top part that was sanded and the bottom remaining part

Completed left and right sides:

Next I cleaned up the inside with a quick hit of the sander. Still need to touch it up some more, but it looks much better. Before and after:

On the back, I masked off the logo plate and applied the paint stripper

See...it really was a pac-man

Next up is to sand down the front, top, and back. Also need to work on the front area around the monitor. Once that is done, I can begin the bondo work.

Spyridon:
Did some more cab clean up this weekend.

Top and back:

Front:

Here is where we are currently at:

Need to get the back door cut and strip the bottom rear panel. A little touch up with some sand paper to get the spots I couldn't reach with the orbital sander and then we are ready for the bondo.

Level42:
I still can't believe that that Citristrip stuff is not available here....looks to do magic ! And from what I understand it's (pretty) environment friendly.

Maybe I should start importing the stuff....

Spyridon:

--- Quote from: Level42 on June 29, 2009, 11:16:12 am ---I still can't believe that that Citristrip stuff is not available here....looks to do magic ! And from what I understand it's (pretty) environment friendly.

Maybe I should start importing the stuff....

--- End quote ---

Plus...it smells good (as long as you like oranges). And you can smell it without worrying about what you are breathing.

Spyridon:
Used the Citristrip / orbital sander on the last remaing part of the cab. The lower back section. Now it's ready for the bondo treatment.

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