Author Topic: Punch Out Restoration Project Started (Read 12973 times)

xtommyboy22x · « **on:** February 28, 2009, 05:01:58 pm »

Ok here is the machine I am starting with. I bought it for $50.00, needs a little love

xtommyboy22x · « **Reply #1 on:** February 28, 2009, 05:10:20 pm »

Here is day 2.... Taking apart the machine and using a wire brush on a drill for cleaning the control panel, coin doors, marquee holder bars, etc. I also Have a pic of a lonely quarter that I found in the coin box dated 1984.....Nice

xtommyboy22x · « **Reply #2 on:** February 28, 2009, 05:14:34 pm »

Here is the control panel wooden box. I have to sand, apply wood hardener, and patch all the holes and edges with wood bondo. This is not finished yet

Spyridon · « **Reply #3 on:** March 03, 2009, 03:07:39 pm »

Good project. This should probably get moved over to the Restoration section.

Spyridon · « **Reply #4 on:** March 03, 2009, 03:09:26 pm »

That is a great pickup for $50. Is it working?

Also, you may want to consider posting your images to a site like Photobucket and then just plugging in the IMG code link. That will give you bigger images that you can add inline with your text.

xtommyboy22x · « **Reply #5 on:** March 04, 2009, 02:57:58 pm »

Thanks I will do that, how can I move topic this over to the restoration section? I am new to the forums

xtommyboy22x · « **Reply #6 on:** March 04, 2009, 03:20:55 pm »

It was good purchase I think...... for $50. There is no real damage to the cabinet. One monitor works but the other does not. So probably after painting, patching, sanding, t-molding, new plexiglass, decals, etc. I will probably spend the same amount as if I bought it new. It is my first restoration, I am enjoying every second of it

Lecithin · « **Reply #7 on:** March 06, 2009, 08:36:39 pm »

That cabinet is my number one want... my grail if you will. Grats on the find (to me its worth a fortune)!

xtommyboy22x · « **Reply #8 on:** March 07, 2009, 04:25:57 pm »

I know.... all I need now is to find a Super PunchOut

xtommyboy22x · « **Reply #9 on:** March 07, 2009, 04:37:34 pm »

I had my brothers come over to help me lift the cabinet out of the basement. I laid the cabinet onto some cardboard boxes to keep it off of the grass.

As you can see the cabinet is in some rough shape, but I am ready for the challenge

I used a 5 inch sander with some 60 grit sandpaper to remove the old paint.

After two and a half hours of taking my time ........ waalaaa!!! one side finished. I will do the other side tommorrow weather permitting

My brother stopped over to help me lift the cabinet back into the basement. One side finished

I used a tack cloth to remove any excess dust and debris from the freshly sanded side Tommorrow I would like to add the wood hardener to some of the corners to prepare for wood bondo.

xtommyboy22x · « **Reply #10 on:** March 08, 2009, 12:06:11 pm »

I did not have all day like yesterday, so I decided to work on the back panel

Looks crappy, but with a little sandpaper it will look a lot better.

First coat of Rustoleum textured black spray paint.

Another shot of textured paint.

After sanding painted side, I doused the edges in Minwax wood hardener.

I am fixing control panel wood edges with the minwax liquid wood.

After this dries, I will shape edges to perfect squares. I am determined to fix every crappy wooden edge to be perfect. I will not cut any corners (no pun intended) to make this machine look like brand new when I am finished. Stay tuned for more

ChadTower · « **Reply #11 on:** March 08, 2009, 12:34:32 pm »

Awesome. Looks like our run on Donkey Kong is over and a run on Punch Out has begun. I approve!

xtommyboy22x · « **Reply #12 on:** March 15, 2009, 05:52:17 pm »

Another day of sanding.... yay

Right now I am thinking I should have used paint stripper : )

I put some citristip on to help with a few of the layers of paint.

After a couple hours....side two finished

Now I just have the front left to sand, then I will add wood hardener and bondo to all crappy edges : )

Here's a picture of my brother (on left) helping me carry the cabinet into my basement.

People with garages are lucky.

Working the back and the biceps

This is geting to be an easy process lol !

Hernia central along with a back disc pull yay!

ChadTower · « **Reply #13 on:** March 15, 2009, 06:02:51 pm »

Forget garages... people with someone willing to help are lucky! I'd be doing that by myself with a hand truck. I have the exact same basement bulkhead. Same basement windows, too. I really need to replace mine.

Mauzy · « **Reply #14 on:** March 15, 2009, 08:45:41 pm »

Quote from: xtommyboy22x on March 15, 2009, 05:52:17 pm

Hernia central along with a back disc pull yay!

Battle wounds, my friend. Battle wounds.

2600 · « **Reply #15 on:** March 17, 2009, 01:27:01 pm »

This is the second time I've ever seen someone sand the finish of a Nintendo cab. That stuff is hard to get off. Since the finish is so smooth most people paint over it.

How long did one of the sides take you?

xtommyboy22x · « **Reply #16 on:** March 17, 2009, 04:29:30 pm »

I would have left the original coat of paint, if it was smooth. Someone did a black popcorn textured paintjob over the entire cabinet, to give it a rough appearance. It looked bad. After using citristrip, peeling off what I could of the paint, and sanding, it took me about two and a half hours per side. I think that it was worth doing because I discovered some parts of the wood that had a little water damage. I am going to scrape out the rotted parts and put wood hardener and wood bondo to strengthen and smooth. Stay tuned, I am determined to bring this cabinet back to life and give it the brand new fresh look it deserves. I am planning on scraping, patching, and fixing even the very underside base the cabinet sits on.

xtommyboy22x · « **Reply #17 on:** March 21, 2009, 01:34:15 pm »

I have a little break between letting the citristip sit and letting wood hardener dry, so I decided to post some pictures : )

Citristrip working its magic on the paint, to save me time and sandpaper.

Wood hardener for those bad, worn, rotted corners.

Apply wood hardener with a disposable paintbrush : )

I will be posting more photos in a little while...stay tuned.

xtommyboy22x · « **Reply #18 on:** March 21, 2009, 03:06:36 pm »

Sanded..whew

....thank God I am done with the majority of sanding : )

I used a tack cloth to get all the fine particles off of the wood before applying wood filler.

After about 45 minutes I am going to sand down the wood filler by hand.

xtommyboy22x · « **Reply #19 on:** March 21, 2009, 04:51:04 pm »

After the wood filler.

I still have to finish sanding smooth, but hey its a start

Another edge that needs a little smoothing.

I will finish smoothing over tommorrow. Man..... I still have a lot of sanding to do (dang). It will all be worth it when its finished. (right....

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RayB · « **Reply #20 on:** March 22, 2009, 01:02:00 pm »

Thank you for this thread. I just learned a couple of things I didn't know existed (that I should use when restoring!): Wood hardener and tack cloth!

xtommyboy22x · « **Reply #21 on:** March 22, 2009, 06:51:48 pm »

No problem, I actually learned all this from the previous Punch Out restoration thread. Stay tuned to see it all come together.

xtommyboy22x · « **Reply #22 on:** April 18, 2009, 04:18:12 pm »

Quick update, I am continuing to work on the cabinet, leveling the plywood, patching holes, and fixing edges. It is almost ready to paint. This morning I went over my Aunt's sign shop and she applied the control panel overlay for me. Because I had a hard time finding a photo guide of how to apply the cpo, I am going to show you step by step: )

First they lined up the CPO.

Make sure everything is in line.

As Jerry, my aunt's co-worker, held one side of the cpo down, she pulled back half of the undercoat.

Using a credit card shaped object and a rubber roller they both smoothed out all the air bubbles on the fist side.

After the first side is finished, my aunt pulled the other side of the adhesive off.

Repeat rolling and credit carding to get all remaining air bubbles out.

Then they gently bent the CPO over the edges.

Credit carding tool to get out remaining air bubbles.

Then my aunt used this really cool tool to get out big air bubbles. It was a tiny microscopic pin that she poked directly over the air bubble. The bubble immediately would disappear.

All finished, looks pretty good don't you think : )

xtommyboy22x · « **Reply #23 on:** April 24, 2009, 08:08:08 am »

Quick update, these two photos are of the plywood being leveled off. I think in the future I will not sand down to the bare wood because, I am not capable of sanding smooth

. (My future brother in law) Dave felt the sides of the cabinet and said that I sanded unevenly and needed to fill in the valleys with spackle. So here is my progress thus far, I applyed the spackle and sanded it by hand to smooth. I used a flashlight pointing upward to see where the imperfections were. I will apply the second layer of spackle after work today, Yay! I know it looks scary right now, but I am confident that in the end, the cabinet will be brought back from the dead. I think when I am finished with this project, I am going to crack a beer, blast some eighties music, sit in a chair, and watch the Punch-Out!! attract mode all night. (I need to get out more often

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You can see all the imperfections ( jeez thank God I did not start painting)

supadave · « **Reply #24 on:** May 01, 2009, 09:21:14 am »

Looking great.. I used to own a punchout cabinet. Loved that game! I sold it a long time ago to a guy who went ape snot over it and paid me way more than it was worth. I guess you could say he made me an offer I couldn't refuse..

Can't wait to see this one finished..

xtommyboy22x · « **Reply #25 on:** May 07, 2009, 06:35:51 am »

Quick Update..... I just reassembled the control panel part of the cabinet. Here are pictures of the sides of the cabinet.
I primered the cabinet so I can see where defects in the plywood are more easily.

This was the really f*cked up side, starting to look better

Here is the reassembled part of the cabinet where the control panel sits.

I drenched this part of the cabinet with a lot of wood hardener, before I begin to apply more wood bondo.

So there it is....so far... I am continually bondoing and sanding, sanding and bondoing. I figure that I am still waiting for my Punch-Out!! pcb to come back repaired, so I may as well keep patching every afternoon and sanding every morning.

Here is a nice little tidbit for you.... My aunt the woman who is pictured applying the control panel overlay. Yah... she made me a custom fit control panel protector, out of this ultra thin anti scratch material. This should protect the artwork for years to come. Yeah.. I know.. its friggin sweet

Spyridon · « **Reply #26 on:** May 07, 2009, 08:17:48 am »

The control panel protector is a pretty neat add on, but I don't think I'd add it for a machine that will be used in the home. If it was on route I could see it, but for the casual use this machine will get, that overlay should last a long time. Plus I don't like the shinny look it gets.

stealthie · « **Reply #27 on:** May 14, 2009, 02:39:06 am »

Do you know what exactly that material over your CPO is? I would like to get some for my projects. Thanks

xtommyboy22x · « **Reply #28 on:** May 17, 2009, 10:03:57 am »

I will find out what material it is today and write back later.

xtommyboy22x · « **Reply #29 on:** May 21, 2009, 02:23:43 pm »

The material over the cpo is .020 acrylic. Here is a site I found that sells the stuff.

http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/mid/mid703-01.htm

RichSorr · « **Reply #30 on:** May 23, 2009, 12:06:30 pm »

does that acrylic just sit over the cp? I agree that I wouldn't do that for a home use game. but even out on the field that would get ripped off quickly.

xtommyboy22x · « **Reply #31 on:** May 24, 2009, 08:23:53 am »

Here I thought I would give a quick update on this fine Memorial Day weekend : ) Enjoy the video, let me know what you think. Temporarily put the cabinet together for a party after my fiances bridal shower today.

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Spyridon · « **Reply #32 on:** May 24, 2009, 04:11:27 pm »

Looking good. That video really shows how shiny the control panel is. I still think you sholud really consider removing the acrylic overlay. I don't think you need it for home use.

Silas (son of Silas) · « **Reply #33 on:** June 06, 2009, 10:21:47 am »

Quote from: Spyridon on May 24, 2009, 04:11:27 pm

... I still think you sholud really consider removing the acrylic overlay. I don't think you need it for home use.

I disagree, I think it looks really good. I am going to do it to mine.

MaineEvent · « **Reply #34 on:** June 07, 2009, 03:14:30 pm »

Control panel looks awesomely professional! I second the motion of leaving the acrylic on

Your cab has made me add Punch Out to my wishlist....Just need a place with a basement

mikejkelley · « **Reply #35 on:** June 09, 2009, 12:49:25 am »

Can you tell me the name of the pin-pen and roller tool your aunt is using to adhere the overlay?

xtommyboy22x · « **Reply #36 on:** June 11, 2009, 12:35:42 pm »

Thanks for the compliments on the cabinet! Sorry it took me a while to get back to you I just got off the phone with my aunt. She said that the roller you can buy at an art suppy store (its just a rubber roller). The pin tool is called an "air release tool". Here is a link to the tool so you can see it. I am sure you can find a cheaper ones on ebay or something.

Rubber Roller
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_6125_Dynamat+10007+Rubber+Roller+for+Dynamat.html?utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=froogle

Air release tool
http://3m.hillas.com/pc-75552-3081657-3m-71608-air-release-tool-1-pen-and-1-replacement-tipset-1-per-case.aspx

mikejkelley · « **Reply #37 on:** June 17, 2009, 10:06:32 pm »

Thnx! Once again, nice cab!


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