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New pinball table build: PIN-o-RAMA - 40/28/12
elfman12:
Finally finished the routing for the backglass monitor and speaker holes. I used a chamfer bit to smooth them out, then started sanding, sanding, sanding. Everything. Not near as big a mess as cutting MDF, but still very dusty. Allergies kept making me have to sneeze, so I'd remove my filter mask to sneeze, then breathe in dust, then cough. Kind of an endless loop. hehe
Put the primer on today, 2nd coated the outside surfaces. I'm probably going to have most of the external wood surfaces covered in printed artwork (not the back of the backbox, and not on the monitor/dmd/speaker bezel), so I'm going to begin wiring controls and installing side rails, glass, etc next - so it'll stay primer white for awhile.
Quick question (I'm not that great at painting). In the last picture here is an example of how the paint is kind of stippled - from the roller - does that need to be sanded out with a fine grit sandpaper, or do I just leave that texture? I left it on my MAME cab, but it was black and I didn't use any artwork that needed a flat surface. Any help is most appreciated. thanks!
saleem:
use realy fine sandpaper if the texture of the undercoat bothers you too much.you might find you have to redo the priming a few times though to get it smooth.sand,prime,sand,prime.
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javeryh:
--- Quote from: saleem on March 01, 2010, 11:08:26 am ---use realy fine sandpaper if the texture of the undercoat bothers you too much.you might find you have to redo the priming a few times though to get it smooth.sand,prime,sand,prime.
:)
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Exactly. Painting is the hardest part (at least to me). Getting a smooth finish is challenging and time-consuming but it can be done if you really want to. Also, get some bondo for those edges! No matter how much paint you apply the edge of your side panel will always show through. If you cover the edges in bondo and sand it down to match the front you will get a seamless transition from the sides to the front - it takes 20 minutes and it will make a world of difference.
Very nice work so far - I'm loving these pin builds. :cheers:
elfman12:
Good points, thanks. I didn't realize how big that gap on the edge was until I started painting it. Time to puddy that sucker up now!
elfman12:
Here's a quick update and pics. Waiting on glass and lockdown bar re-adjustment. Should have those in mid-week next week. As of now I have 2 coats of primer on, just need to paint the inside area above the playfield monitor black, on the sides and front.
I've mainly just been getting cables planned out.
On the bottom near the front, I've put in a USB panel mount and an HDMI pass-thru plate. This last will run to a 1x2 HDMI splitter, and will feed the 2nd inputs on the playfield and backglass monitors. An external source can then be fed from this jack... for ex. notebook computer, main home theater rig, Xbox360/PS3, etc. (might as well use it if it's there, right?)
I've also put 4 cold cathode blue tubes on the underside - looks pretty nice.