Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
Mauzy's DK3 restoration. *Staying DK3, now with coin door*
Mauzy:
Ok then. Here's what I'll do: I'll give just bondo a try first. If something catastrophic happens or it doesn't look right, I'll cut it out and do a wood patch and such. I have a feeling Bondo would give a nicer finish without any obvious patch bulge if I do it right. Hopefully I can get the bulk of that done this week. The only reason I shy away from Bondo is because I've never used it. I will definitely look through a few other threads for tips.
SirPeale:
If you want something for the Bondo to grab onto, here's what I'd do:
1) Cut even more of the hole out so the edges are flat.
2) Get some dowels. Something pretty small, of course.
3) drill holes in the hole edge the size of the dowel.
4) insert dowels into holes.
5) Start with the Bondo.
BUCKETHEAD:
--- Quote ---he corner thats missing on mine has the opposite side corner in perfect shape. I was kind thinking of making a jig to try to get them as close to uniform as possible.
--- End quote ---
That is Exactly what i did. Also with My Galaga too. It was missing a corner.
So i traced the perfect side on a thin piece of cardboard, Cut it out and made a Jig.
Works great!
Mauzy:
Forgot to add - fixed the sound a few hours after the initial post. Somewhere along the travels of this cabinet C377 on the audio amp went missing. Replaced it and it has great sound!
Mauzy:
Over the past week, I got the hole and corner fixed (though through getting the pics for this post I realized I forgot to round off the corner...) and I hope that by this afternoon the cab will have at least the first coat of primer on it.
Now for something I don''t need now but will soon, I need to know how THICK the original Donkey Kong control panel is WITHOUT the overlay on it (i.e. just the wood.) as I will need to build one.
ALSO in gutting the cabinet to move everything heavy into the game room, i realized the monitor has some faint DK burn. It seems that this machine is completely original DK from the factory. Excellent.
Oh. Heres some before and after of the bondo procedure.
BEFORE:
AFTER:
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Most excellent.
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