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Paint or keep Orginal? Need opinions....
garnerb350:
Guys...I'm stuck on this...and i cant figure out which direction to go...
I'm currently trying to fix up a Mr. Do! Universal Cabinet that i got (for free!) and Ive been busy taking all the metal off and repainting them and getting it all nice and shiny...I also sanded everything smooth and i'm ready to paint. But here is where I am stuck...I cant decide either to try to keep it as orginal as possible or should I do a whole brand new paint/artwork scheme on this bad boy.
Here is a example of what the cab orginally look like...
Notice the white/70ish sideart-kickplate?
Well I have a couple of friends who when they saw it...they ran the other way...they couldnt stand it...
Me , I could care less...But the problem that I am having is that I cant find any vector artwork or specs of this design...so this being said...looks like I am going to have to do this...which it need to be done because the orginal artwork is yellowed and it has the common nicks, bumps,& tears...
Thinking on this...it seems to me that it would problley be easier to just make up a totally different art scheme...I guess revamp it... But my angel and demon on my shoulder are confusing me...stay orginal or go all out? My intention is to sell this joker after I finish...and hopefully be able to buy a DK cab ( if I ever find one)...
So should I restore it to it former glory or "cho-lo" it out?
heres a simple draft....
Beretta:
sounds like you already sanded off the artwork?
pitty, i would have left it as is, scratches, cuts, tears, yellowing and all.
i woudl have imagine the yellowing could have been corrected.. im sure there is something out there or a way to clean painted surfaces without destroying them.
if artwork has already been removed then i'd say go with what ever you want.
who cares if your friends like the artwork or not.
garnerb350:
I havent sanded the sides yet....
Those Universal cabs have a weird overlay thing I have never seen on cabs...it a wonder that other arcade manufactuers didnt go into this direction....
The sides are covered with vinyl artwork...its thicker and more durable than regular vinyl...then it is covered with some type of "clear coat vinyl"...you would think at first you are looking at laminate, buts it vinyl... the white is yellowed...and there are cracks in it... I took some cleaner and scrubed the daylights out of it...no luck...plus there are spots where the red or orange lines are worn away...
HaRuMaN:
I vote for please leave as-is :)
Beretta:
interesting ya if they covered it with some kinda clear layer theres no way to get past it to remove the yellowing.
still me i'd just leave it as is.
side art on original cabs means a lot to me though, granted this is pretty generic side art but still it is original..
it honestly does'nt look that bad it just looks like it's seen some action but then again it's old so can you blame it?
from the pictures it really does'nt look that bad to me.
it's also a good excuse to avoid the work of sanding and painting it :P