Street Fighter II CE restore (dynamo HS-5 version dedicated)

[Mikeosoft]

Hi I'm new to these forums, but I've spent a few years browsing and working on Pinball machines.  I recently restored my 2 slot Goldie MVS cab, and figured it was time to move on to a harder second project.

I had this machine stored upstate ny for the last 7 years while i finished up college and left boston.  I drove it home to my house and put it into the basement, and plugged it in...

First time powering on in 6 years, and it works like the day it was made.  JUST A TON MORE DIRTY.

So I did this:

here's a slideshow of the first day. I'd try to add them as img html tags but i dont think this forum lets me.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v321/mikeosoft/Street%20Fighter%202%20CE/?albumview=slideshow

1. First took the control panel off
2. removed the plexiglass and bezel from the monitor. (there's a pic of the dirt and grime on the inside of the bezel and plexi in the images i linked to show you just how dirty this machine was)
3. vacuumed out the machine (tons of cob webs and filth and hardened gum
4. grabbed some goo gone and got to work getting the stickerbacking material off the front, and also got some of the gum on the side of the machine off
5. removed the marquee and checked for yellowing, not too bad.  got to work on the marquee light, realized the left side contact had broken, went to home depot to find a replacement, but couldn't
6. purchased a whole new drop in T8 unit with fluorescent bulb (in picture)
7. removed the old materials, disconnected the contacts, placed in new all in one unit, tested out and it works perfectly.
8.Cleaned the monitor for a good half an hour with cleaner to remove the 20 years of grime and smoke and who knows what else crap that stuck to the monitor
9. removed the security bolts on the bottom and sides of the coin doors
10. borrowed some security bolts from my dad's pinball parts bins to fit in the holes
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PARTS ORDERED:

I've also ordered replacement parts from lizardlick which shipped today, should be here soon.
New buttons, new joysticks (il Competition sticks)
Happ buttons

ordered 50ft of black T molding off fleabay


street fighter II ce CPO for this dynamo 25 cab off ebay for about 30 shipped

While I was away I ordered some parts, so it was just about spray painting, and piecing together the machine again.

Ordered a replacement ce vinyl. It came while i was away, and though it looked good, upon closer inspection the seller bent/folded the middle which lifted the clearcoat form the base layer right over the player 1 joystick area. Nothing too bad but definitely noticeable. Oh well.

I stripped away the old faded and rotten vinyl with some heat gun and elbow grease. Then i got some goof-off and brake cleaner and sprayed it on and began scrubbing away the goo with a brillow pad.

After that i took a belt sander to the surface side and cleaned up the old rust and black paint. I applied a few coats of rustoleum primer, followed by some semigloss black which i ran out of after 2 coats, so i settled on flat black for the final two coats.

I applied the new vinyl. It was kind of a pain, but I'm satisfied with the final result and definitely learned a lot for next time. I made sure to line up the player 1 and player 2 joysticks in center and let the rest of the vinyl find its place. I used a credit card to get rid of bubbles, and the heat-gun on light and from a distance, so not to melt or shrink the new vinyl.

Here's some pics:












Its cool, but the new vinyl is a darker shade than the faded monitor bezel which is more white. Where they meet up is where the biggest issue is. I guess I'll get used to it but it makes me sad a bit since the machine looks good.

Does anyone know where i can source a new Monitor Bezel for a Street Fighter II CE?


Back to the restore..

I finished up on wiring it back into action.


She's almost done. I'm just going to reglue/repair the back panel (currently drying), and thoroughly clean her with some magic erasers and some 409 before applying new T molding and calling it a finished project.

BUT.. Yesterday I bit on this:

and so begins another thread lol