Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
A New Hope... "I knew you could do it!"
TheShanMan:
That seems like a super reasonable price with the sand blasting and sanding! I had no idea what something like that would cost, so it's good to know that if and when I want to do that it should be pretty affordable.
Level42:
I payed similar prices (compared to our standards). However, each color is separate price.
At "my" local powdercoater (who I did find through Google by the way) it's best to give a whole bunch of parts in one go, as it doesn't matter for the price. It also helps a bit that this guy always seems to forget to give me a bill ;)
F.I. I payed the same for the grey Midway coindoor as I did for all the little black parts of the Galaxian and MB.
Wish I could do it myself. Powdercoating beats all the other options IMHO. I'm in a marching band and we've had a number of rings and drum hardware powdercoated black that was originally chrome colored. It's been done 3 years ago, and there's not a chip or scratch to be found, and really, these drums are not always treated friendly.
Powdercoat metal parts on a cab, and I bet they'll last as long as you live....
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: Level42 on March 27, 2009, 12:39:52 pm ---Powdercoat metal parts on a cab, and I bet they'll last as long as you live....
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Oh, most definitely. In home use, though, wouldn't a well painted piece stand up just as long?
Level42:
Maybe, but I still think powdercoating is way sturdier than (spray) painting.
By the way, that was a funny story RetroActive :)
I'm now looking at getting all the black metal parts of all my cabs (that haven't been done yet) in one go. That way it's very cost efficient too.
Sad thing is my powder coater can't do the blasting as he normally does really big stuff (gates,fences etc.)
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: Level42 on March 27, 2009, 12:44:25 pm ---Maybe, but I still think powdercoating is way sturdier than (spray) painting.
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There's no debating that. I'm just starting to wonder if it's actually necessary or if he could put the $40 difference towards a backup flyback fund or something.
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