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Punch Out Restoration Project Started

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

xtommyboy22x:
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:
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 :banghead:. (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  ;))

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

supadave:
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..

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