Hello All

I have experienced some bleed through on the stencils for my game. I have done this before and did not have an issue. Not sure what caused it. I’ll blame it on Rustoleum!!??

Anyway, I DO NOT want to sand the whole side down to redo this. Is there anyway, keeping in mind I am not an expert painted, that this can be made to look much better?

I am all ears. Please share your expertise as I cry in my soda!

Thank you
George

George
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Thank you jj44114 I am grateful. Really think it had something to do with the black paint. I think I am going to switch to krylon for the white and black on the cabinet.

Well I need to wait three days minimum to do anything.

Thank you again for the advise

What does the group think about using a brush to touch up the areas in question in addition to the masking? Just thinking I would have better control??

Thank you Pinfidel I don’t have any frisket left around but I thought I could stop at the local auto paint store and get some stripping tape and use that. That seems to have a very high resistance to paint bleed. Your thoughts?? Thank you!

Thank you kindly all who took the time to share their thoughts!!

Thank you soo much @pinfidel!! I am grateful. At least unknown how I screwed up. Way too much paint too fast. Live and learn.

Soni came home this eve and CAREFULLY took a single edge razor blade and was able to clean things up to my satisfaction. I’m pretty ocd so I think most would approve!!

The paint was still a long way from dry this eve. I just put way too much paint on too fast. Way too much.

Thank you again so very much!!

All great ideas and I remain thank ful!

I sprayed the other side of the head this eve and that went ok. Two coats letting about ten minutes elapse in between the first and final. Did ok. I am going to change to krylon for the cabinet. Gloss white and black should not be that different from brand to brand. It’s just soooo much easier to work with. I’ll keep the magenta Rustoleum as that is the critical color that I would not want to Mis-match. The head is now done and drying. I will then put the transformer assembly back in along with the cage that I was able to locate from a nearby pinsider. Those always seem to be missing. Anyway glad to have found it. It makes the head more complete.

I then have to reattach the door and put the wiring harness back in. I did reinstall all new molex connectors as well as lamp sockets. Did not do the headers. Figured if I need to do that I will. It’s easy enough to remove a board but tougher to do the harness while still in the head. We shall see.

Getting closer to the playfield swap! OH SHIT!! Kind of nervous. I’ll take lots of pics and label the hell out of the harness. Shouldn’t get too far away from me this way! I hope at least!

Thanks guys!!

Thank you Sir

I have put in a ton of time thus far and am no where close to done. Just spent a good two hours just polishing the lockdown bar!! I like that to be shiny!

I am trying to be as thorough as possible as I go through the machine. Head…New molex connectors, new lamp sockets, completely cleaned, repainted and new nomenclature put in head. Added five x pin displays. Added the x pin resistor network so the new leds won’t flickers. New paint of course. Re-capped the sound board.

In addition to the polishing work this eve that’s it thus far. Going to completely repaint cab and do a playfield swap. That should qualify as some kind of shop job?? lol

Thanks again