this is my first full tear down and I'm now at ground zero.
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Eh97ac,

I plan on re painting the in side on the cab but not sure what to do about the outside. It had no fade. But it has really bad issues by the flipped button.
I don't know how to feather the paint to fade it into a touch up.

M

taylorVA thanks for that info regarding the optos.
do you think i should just redo the white side of the optos or both?

and yes everyone, i have taken and am continuing to take many many photos and i am taking notes.
i just fear the day my 3 year old finds this project in the basement.

i plan on doing a full restore and preserving one of my favorite games.
although i have shopped a handful of games this is more first full tears down.... and it takes forever!
i probably have put 20 hours just to get the game in this shape. the labeling really slows things down.
it also takes up a lot of space!

i am going back in forth between the playfield and the cabinet. i do some touch ups and while stuff is drying i move to the cab, which i have already stripped. i want to paint the bottom the same blood red that is on the side. and then i will do the walls black..... i think. it could be very cool to open up a BSD and see red all over. i bought a airbrush for all the paint stuff but have yet to use it.

i don't like the way decal replacement cabinets look and mine is in solid shape. i would prefer to paint the marks by the flippers but am very worried about blending black to black. it seams like a potential problem. has anyone does this before? does anyone have a good link for cabinet restoration? i can't fine anything about blending the same color on a large surface.

i will post pics as i move forward if people are curious.
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thanks,

mike

Today I took of the rails. It was my first time on this and I did a lot of damage. That glue is serious and I won't try it again unless I have another person with a heat gun.image.jpg

I filled in the dings and sanded down the inside of the cab.

I'm think I'm set on painting the bottom red.

Mike

i will clear coat it once my airbrush comes and i can do the touch ups.

m.

hello deceptacon,

i was going to have my carpenter friend do it.
he has a good set up.
but i will look into the auto route also.

finished my inside paint job.
i started with an airbrush but my compressor was not nearly powerful enough.
so i used spray paint.

i just found out last night that i will be out of town for work for 4 months!
this will be a long process.

mike

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