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Removing Old Vinyl.. Is it worth it ??
« on: June 09, 2004, 05:44:42 am »
Hello, I have acquired another Arcade machine which while in pretty good condition  :-\   It has a dark Aqua vinyl over the sides and front of the machine.

It has seen better days and i was wondering what my options are?

Remove it?    whats the best way to get clean wood again ??
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Cover over it with more vinyl ???   ( NOT a preferred option )

I kinda want to get back to the wood finish and paint it a flat black to show the wood grain effect .. ( or is that asking too much  ::))

HELP ME PLEASE.
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Re:Removing Old Vinyl.. Is it worth it ??
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2004, 09:16:45 am »
Two words: heat gun
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Re:Removing Old Vinyl.. Is it worth it ??
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2004, 12:06:39 pm »
two more words : lotta work
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Re:Removing Old Vinyl.. Is it worth it ??
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2004, 04:49:12 am »
Quote from: fredster on June 09, 2004, 12:06:39 pm
two more words : lotta work

That is not really a problem, this is a second cab so no rush...  
What is the wood gonna be like under that vinyl...???
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Re:Removing Old Vinyl.. Is it worth it ??
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2004, 10:02:28 am »
Steel & Glue.  It gets itcky and you need to get it all off and then clean it with solvent like "goo gone" or mineral spirits.

Use a big 'ol wire brush and a pretty powerful drill.
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