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Imperfections No One Will Notice But YOU

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RayB:
They have medication that will help you with your perfectionism disorder. (Seriously). Compare your cab to some of the monstrosities that have shown up from time to time and you'll feel a whole lot better.

(I remember one guy who decided to paint his control panel without removing the buttons first. He got paint all over the sides of his buttons.)

javeryh:
OK, I'm not that bad... the imperfections I'm talking about are maybe where something isn't exactly straight - oh and I've got one bump from a screw that I was sanding in between coats of finish and I sanded it bare - I'm going to use a q=tip and some extra stain to try and fill it in to make it less noticable.  Also, my metal CPs are a little small (1/8") for the opening between the two side panels so I'm going have to put some black tape on the inside or something so it's not as noticable... little stuff I guess that I will make sure to fix for the next one I build!

TalkingOctopus:

--- Quote ---little stuff I guess that I will make sure to fix for the next one I build!
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That's the problem with this hobby!

Bones:
Imperfections bother me but I don't think there is anything wrong with that and I don't think there is anything wrong with wanting to do the best that you can.

MaximRecoil:
The funny thing is, most genuine coin-op arcade machines making the rounds look like total crap compared to the stuff that many of you have built or refurbished/restored and I'm not talking about normal wear and tear on orginals; but stuff like ill-fitting generic monitor bezels, jury-rigged plexi CP overlays, mismatching/incorrect buttons/joysticks, etc. There's a Tekken 3 and a 1940-something in the cafeteria at work like that.

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