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Title: Pictures of my arcade machine paint removal (Update)
Post by: honkey on November 14, 2011, 08:49:06 pm
Malenko gave me the idea to do this. So I followed the thread that he made about this. I had been under the impression that my cabinet was from a Mortal Kombat III machine... until I uncovered the original art.

http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/musician1/Arcade/ (http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/musician1/Arcade/)

I finally got to do some more work on this after finding a home for the dog I was fostering. There are a few spots where the paint has been stubborn, but it is really coming along well! Unfortunately on the other side when I was taking the Tekken stickers off, some of the art work came with it. I am still going to remove the rest of the paint over there and see if there is a way to try to patch up the holes. There is one big one (about 4 inches long and 2 inches wide) and one small one that is about 1 inch by 1.5 inches.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/musician1/Arcade/photo-1.jpg (http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/musician1/Arcade/photo-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Pictures of my arcade machine paint removal
Post by: Malenko on November 14, 2011, 09:30:55 pm
looks REALLY GOOD!
Title: Re: Pictures of my arcade machine paint removal
Post by: honkey on November 14, 2011, 10:46:35 pm
Quote from: Malenko on November 14, 2011, 09:30:55 pm
looks REALLY GOOD!

Thanks again for the tip! I hadn't told my fiancee' that I would be doing this, so when she came in the apartment she said "Ugh, it reeks in here... Holy crap that is awesome!" I can't wait to have it completed... It will probably be this weekend when I have some serious time to put into it. This was done in about an hour today.
Title: Re: Pictures of my arcade machine paint removal
Post by: Mr. Dude on November 15, 2011, 11:27:49 am
Nice job man!  Looks like your work paid off in the end.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Pictures of my arcade machine paint removal
Post by: Malenko on November 17, 2011, 01:42:42 pm
any more progress? Im really curious how much red is left on the MKII logo at the top
Title: Re: Pictures of my arcade machine paint removal
Post by: honkey on November 17, 2011, 01:48:06 pm
Quote from: Malenko on November 17, 2011, 01:42:42 pm
any more progress? Im really curious how much red is left on the MKII logo at the top

I am going to be doing more work this weekend. I am brewing a batch of beer on Saturday and while it is boiling, I plan on doing some more work. I will make sure I get to that part of it so I can post pictures that night.
Title: Re: Pictures of my arcade machine paint removal
Post by: Mac Green on November 17, 2011, 04:27:52 pm
Looks good my tekken tag was a MK2 conversion also but no sideart was left on it  :'(
Title: Re: Pictures of my arcade machine paint removal
Post by: Malenko on November 30, 2011, 01:18:00 pm
progress request bump
Title: Re: Pictures of my arcade machine paint removal
Post by: wizkid32 on December 01, 2011, 01:43:36 am
Even damaged, that side-art looks good!   ;)
Title: Re: Pictures of my arcade machine paint removal
Post by: honkey on January 12, 2012, 03:40:34 pm
Quote from: Malenko on November 17, 2011, 01:42:42 pm
any more progress? Im really curious how much red is left on the MKII logo at the top

Check my update, I made sure to uncover that logo last night. Sorry about the wait!
Title: Re: Pictures of my arcade machine paint removal (Update)
Post by: Malenko on January 15, 2012, 06:04:41 pm
Your MKII side art looks better than mine! I guess black paint really prevents the red paint from fading. I'm so glad I suggested removing the paint.
Title: Re: Pictures of my arcade machine paint removal (Update)
Post by: honkey on January 16, 2012, 11:04:33 pm
Quote from: Malenko on January 15, 2012, 06:04:41 pm
Your MKII side art looks better than mine! I guess black paint really prevents the red paint from fading. I'm so glad I suggested removing the paint.

Me too!