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Need ideas on how to repair Sega hologram parabolic mirror
RayB:
Is it really a MIRROR? Or is just a glossy black dome? See the thing is, high-gloss surfaces in DARK environments will reflect things just as well as any true mirror will. Judging from the photos, it's BLACK. Does it really have a "mirror" style coating on the other side?
Reason I'm raising these questions is that it LOOKs to me like all it needs is to be repaired and then made very glossy.... (but looks are decieving--especially JPEG images)
ChadTower:
RayB does raise a possibility.
People repair cracks in pinball ramps in minutes with a blowtorch. They heat the plastic just enough that the crack goes away when the plastic reflows. It's the same thing as reflowing a solder joint.
The more I think about it, the more I think this can just be reflowed with a skilled hand on a blowtorch. You may have to repair the surface shine a bit after that, but that shouldn't be too hard with a little sandpaper and a spray can/gun.
TravistyOJ:
As far as I can tell, its just high gloss black plastic. I think this is logical too, since it would save Sega a lot of money to do it this way. I really like the blowtorch idea, I just have no experience with one, so maybe i will ask around and see if a friend can do this.
ChadTower:
You can practice the blowtorch method all you want, too. Just get some scrap plastic stuff of similar material and thickness, get a blowtorch, and go about cracking/repairing the stuff until you feel comfortable touching your mirror.
TravistyOJ:
Anyone one out there done this before?
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