Pac-man restoration - Return from Doh!

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Mimatt:
(sorry, double post)

Tarman:
MORE, MORE!!! GREAT THREAD~

Sorry for the CAPS, I really am that excited about this!!! ;D

Spyridon:
Today was a major bondo day. This cab needed a lot of it.

I applied and sanded the first pass of bondo. I got most of the spots and just need to go back with a touch up to get some spots that need a bit more.

Spyridon:
Did some work on the coin door today. This one is in pretty bad shape but at least it's not dented or banged up:

First step was to remove the Midway logo plate (I have a new one on the way from TOG)

I used a drill press and drilled out the rivets from the back. I was careful to only cut away enough to remove the rivet and not damage the top. I'm going to use these on the new plate to give it an original look even though they won't be holding the plate in place. The bad news is one of the rivets went flying and is lost for good. I think I have a spare Midway coin door that I can pull one off of.

Next up, it was time to sand blast

The sand blasting does a great job, but it's slow and messy (even with the blasting cabinet). It's nice on the coin door back with all the ridges and small areas, but I think I'll go back to the drill and wire wheel for the remaining pieces. (That is unless I find a powder coater locally that can do this for me)

Here is the coin door fresh out of the cabinet. Still need to clean it off, but it does look nice.

Spyridon:
I noticed this weekend that it looks like I have a few extra holes in my control panel.

I'm guessing the outer two holes are correct and the inner two need to be fixed? Can someone with a Pac-man confirm this?

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