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Arcade Collecting => Restorations & repair => Topic started by: xtommyboy22x on February 28, 2009, 05:01:58 pm
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Ok here is the machine I am starting with. I bought it for $50.00, needs a little love
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Here is day 2.... Taking apart the machine and using a wire brush on a drill for cleaning the control panel, coin doors, marquee holder bars, etc. I also Have a pic of a lonely quarter that I found in the coin box dated 1984.....Nice ;D
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Here is the control panel wooden box. I have to sand, apply wood hardener, and patch all the holes and edges with wood bondo. This is not finished yet ;D
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Good project. This should probably get moved over to the Restoration section.
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That is a great pickup for $50. Is it working?
Also, you may want to consider posting your images to a site like Photobucket and then just plugging in the IMG code link. That will give you bigger images that you can add inline with your text.
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Thanks I will do that, how can I move topic this over to the restoration section? I am new to the forums :dizzy:
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It was good purchase I think...... for $50. There is no real damage to the cabinet. One monitor works but the other does not. So probably after painting, patching, sanding, t-molding, new plexiglass, decals, etc. I will probably spend the same amount as if I bought it new. It is my first restoration, I am enjoying every second of it :)
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That cabinet is my number one want... my grail if you will. Grats on the find (to me its worth a fortune)!
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I know.... all I need now is to find a Super PunchOut :)
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I had my brothers come over to help me lift the cabinet out of the basement. I laid the cabinet onto some cardboard boxes to keep it off of the grass.
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As you can see the cabinet is in some rough shape, but I am ready for the challenge :D
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I used a 5 inch sander with some 60 grit sandpaper to remove the old paint.
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After two and a half hours of taking my time ........ waalaaa!!! one side finished. I will do the other side tommorrow weather permitting :D
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My brother stopped over to help me lift the cabinet back into the basement. One side finished :) I used a tack cloth to remove any excess dust and debris from the freshly sanded side Tommorrow I would like to add the wood hardener to some of the corners to prepare for wood bondo.
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I did not have all day like yesterday, so I decided to work on the back panel
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Looks crappy, but with a little sandpaper it will look a lot better.
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First coat of Rustoleum textured black spray paint.
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Another shot of textured paint.
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After sanding painted side, I doused the edges in Minwax wood hardener.
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I am fixing control panel wood edges with the minwax liquid wood.
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After this dries, I will shape edges to perfect squares. I am determined to fix every crappy wooden edge to be perfect. I will not cut any corners (no pun intended) to make this machine look like brand new when I am finished. Stay tuned for more :)
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Awesome. Looks like our run on Donkey Kong is over and a run on Punch Out has begun. I approve!
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Another day of sanding.... yay
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Right now I am thinking I should have used paint stripper : )
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I put some citristip on to help with a few of the layers of paint.
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After a couple hours....side two finished
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Now I just have the front left to sand, then I will add wood hardener and bondo to all crappy edges : )
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Here's a picture of my brother (on left) helping me carry the cabinet into my basement.
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People with garages are lucky.
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Working the back and the biceps ;)
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This is geting to be an easy process lol !
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Hernia central along with a back disc pull yay! ;D
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Forget garages... people with someone willing to help are lucky! I'd be doing that by myself with a hand truck. I have the exact same basement bulkhead. Same basement windows, too. I really need to replace mine.
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Hernia central along with a back disc pull yay! ;D
Battle wounds, my friend. Battle wounds. :cheers:
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This is the second time I've ever seen someone sand the finish of a Nintendo cab. That stuff is hard to get off. Since the finish is so smooth most people paint over it.
How long did one of the sides take you?
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I would have left the original coat of paint, if it was smooth. Someone did a black popcorn textured paintjob over the entire cabinet, to give it a rough appearance. It looked bad. After using citristrip, peeling off what I could of the paint, and sanding, it took me about two and a half hours per side. I think that it was worth doing because I discovered some parts of the wood that had a little water damage. I am going to scrape out the rotted parts and put wood hardener and wood bondo to strengthen and smooth. Stay tuned, I am determined to bring this cabinet back to life and give it the brand new fresh look it deserves. I am planning on scraping, patching, and fixing even the very underside base the cabinet sits on.
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I have a little break between letting the citristip sit and letting wood hardener dry, so I decided to post some pictures : )
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Citristrip working its magic on the paint, to save me time and sandpaper.
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Wood hardener for those bad, worn, rotted corners.
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Apply wood hardener with a disposable paintbrush : )
I will be posting more photos in a little while...stay tuned.
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Sanded..whew :P....thank God I am done with the majority of sanding : )
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I used a tack cloth to get all the fine particles off of the wood before applying wood filler.
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After about 45 minutes I am going to sand down the wood filler by hand.
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After the wood filler.
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I still have to finish sanding smooth, but hey its a start :)
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Another edge that needs a little smoothing.
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I will finish smoothing over tommorrow. Man..... I still have a lot of sanding to do (dang). It will all be worth it when its finished. (right.... :))
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Thank you for this thread. I just learned a couple of things I didn't know existed (that I should use when restoring!): Wood hardener and tack cloth!
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No problem, I actually learned all this from the previous Punch Out restoration thread. Stay tuned to see it all come together.
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Quick update, I am continuing to work on the cabinet, leveling the plywood, patching holes, and fixing edges. It is almost ready to paint. This morning I went over my Aunt's sign shop and she applied the control panel overlay for me. Because I had a hard time finding a photo guide of how to apply the cpo, I am going to show you step by step: )
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First they lined up the CPO.
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Make sure everything is in line.
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As Jerry, my aunt's co-worker, held one side of the cpo down, she pulled back half of the undercoat.
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Using a credit card shaped object and a rubber roller they both smoothed out all the air bubbles on the fist side.
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After the first side is finished, my aunt pulled the other side of the adhesive off.
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Repeat rolling and credit carding to get all remaining air bubbles out.
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Then they gently bent the CPO over the edges.
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Credit carding tool to get out remaining air bubbles.
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Then my aunt used this really cool tool to get out big air bubbles. It was a tiny microscopic pin that she poked directly over the air bubble. The bubble immediately would disappear.
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All finished, looks pretty good don't you think : )
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Quick update, these two photos are of the plywood being leveled off. I think in the future I will not sand down to the bare wood because, I am not capable of sanding smooth :banghead:. (My future brother in law) Dave felt the sides of the cabinet and said that I sanded unevenly and needed to fill in the valleys with spackle. So here is my progress thus far, I applyed the spackle and sanded it by hand to smooth. I used a flashlight pointing upward to see where the imperfections were. I will apply the second layer of spackle after work today, Yay! I know it looks scary right now, but I am confident that in the end, the cabinet will be brought back from the dead. I think when I am finished with this project, I am going to crack a beer, blast some eighties music, sit in a chair, and watch the Punch-Out!! attract mode all night. (I need to get out more often ;))
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You can see all the imperfections ( jeez thank God I did not start painting) ;D
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Looking great.. I used to own a punchout cabinet. Loved that game! I sold it a long time ago to a guy who went ape snot over it and paid me way more than it was worth. I guess you could say he made me an offer I couldn't refuse..
Can't wait to see this one finished..
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Quick Update..... I just reassembled the control panel part of the cabinet. Here are pictures of the sides of the cabinet.
I primered the cabinet so I can see where defects in the plywood are more easily.
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This was the really f*cked up side, starting to look better :)
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Here is the reassembled part of the cabinet where the control panel sits.
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I drenched this part of the cabinet with a lot of wood hardener, before I begin to apply more wood bondo.
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So there it is....so far... I am continually bondoing and sanding, sanding and bondoing. I figure that I am still waiting for my Punch-Out!! pcb to come back repaired, so I may as well keep patching every afternoon and sanding every morning.
Here is a nice little tidbit for you.... My aunt the woman who is pictured applying the control panel overlay. Yah... she made me a custom fit control panel protector, out of this ultra thin anti scratch material. This should protect the artwork for years to come. Yeah.. I know.. its friggin sweet :)
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The control panel protector is a pretty neat add on, but I don't think I'd add it for a machine that will be used in the home. If it was on route I could see it, but for the casual use this machine will get, that overlay should last a long time. Plus I don't like the shinny look it gets.
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Do you know what exactly that material over your CPO is? I would like to get some for my projects. Thanks
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I will find out what material it is today and write back later.
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The material over the cpo is .020 acrylic. Here is a site I found that sells the stuff.
http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/mid/mid703-01.htm
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does that acrylic just sit over the cp? I agree that I wouldn't do that for a home use game. but even out on the field that would get ripped off quickly.
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Here I thought I would give a quick update on this fine Memorial Day weekend : ) Enjoy the video, let me know what you think. Temporarily put the cabinet together for a party after my fiances bridal shower today.
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Looking good. That video really shows how shiny the control panel is. I still think you sholud really consider removing the acrylic overlay. I don't think you need it for home use.
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... I still think you sholud really consider removing the acrylic overlay. I don't think you need it for home use.
I disagree, I think it looks really good. I am going to do it to mine. :applaud:
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Control panel looks awesomely professional! I second the motion of leaving the acrylic on :applaud:
Your cab has made me add Punch Out to my wishlist....Just need a place with a basement :P
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Can you tell me the name of the pin-pen and roller tool your aunt is using to adhere the overlay?
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Thanks for the compliments on the cabinet! Sorry it took me a while to get back to you I just got off the phone with my aunt. She said that the roller you can buy at an art suppy store (its just a rubber roller). The pin tool is called an "air release tool". Here is a link to the tool so you can see it. I am sure you can find a cheaper ones on ebay or something.
Rubber Roller
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_6125_Dynamat+10007+Rubber+Roller+for+Dynamat.html?utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=froogle (http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_6125_Dynamat+10007+Rubber+Roller+for+Dynamat.html?utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=froogle)
Air release tool
http://3m.hillas.com/pc-75552-3081657-3m-71608-air-release-tool-1-pen-and-1-replacement-tipset-1-per-case.aspx (http://3m.hillas.com/pc-75552-3081657-3m-71608-air-release-tool-1-pen-and-1-replacement-tipset-1-per-case.aspx)
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Thnx! Once again, nice cab!