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Banacek:
Here's the cabinet I picked up today. I was very happy to find out that it has a coin door. Too bad the monitor mounts won't fit a 27" monitor. Well, here's the pics:

The front:


The back:


The side:


Inside:


It looks like it was an old NBA Jam cabinet:


The monitor mounts:


The front of the coin door:


The Bottom coin door:


The control panel housing (there is no top):


Inside the coin doors:


There seems to be a counter inside the bottom coin door (not sure about it):


And there's even a coin bucket!


So my main question is this: What is the best way to repaint this? It's particle board, so I don't want to mess it up. I got some bondo to repair the various nics and scratches, but I wanted to ask you guys. Thanks!

hutch1980:
I found an NBA Jam machine on the side of a curb during spring clean-up week. I was lucky enough though that the only thing wrong with it was a fried power supply and had everything else, but the outside of the cab was in about the same condition yours was. I patched up the holes and the small chunks that were missing with wood putty, then sanded the entire cab down. I then put primer on all the sides, then sanded with 220 grit, then primed again. I used flat black for the back and top of the cab, and a high gloss for the front and sides. Rustoleum oil-based gloss paint is what i used and that worked fine.

Good luck on the cab.

Banacek:

--- Quote from: hutch1980 on July 20, 2006, 01:24:19 am ---I found an NBA Jam machine on the side of a curb during spring clean-up week. I was lucky enough though that the only thing wrong with it was a fried power supply and had everything else, but the outside of the cab was in about the same condition yours was. I patched up the holes and the small chunks that were missing with wood putty, then sanded the entire cab down. I then put primer on all the sides, then sanded with 220 grit, then primed again. I used flat black for the back and top of the cab, and a high gloss for the front and sides. Rustoleum oil-based gloss paint is what i used and that worked fine.

Good luck on the cab.

--- End quote ---

Cool, thanks for the advice!

ArtMAME:
I got a similar cabinet that had a full-length decal that covered each side in its entirety.  I removed the decal and exposed the bare particle board.  I just sanded with a random orbital sander, then primed, sanded, primed again with KILZ2.  Then 2 coats of Rustoleum semi-gloss black latex-based paint.   Looks pretty good, came out better than I thought it would.

Banacek:
Good to hear. Anyone have any ideas where I can get monitor mounts? The ones in the cab fit a 25" monitor and I'm looking to get a 27" Betson to go in here. Thanks!

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