lolllll. i just sanded the cab this morning 1500/2000 with water.... it will be buffed tomorrow.

meanwhile i did the first color (red/stencil) on the tilt/bell panel, i was hoping to do the white line today but i'm toasted, had a big party last night, came home a 2:30am.

at least i'm gonna try to install the second stencil on that panel tonight.

there's a spot where there is no line, that's where the nasa logo will be.

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here's a better picture, no neon light on top of it.

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ok, nasa logo on the panel, i have 2 choices, white or chrome?

i'm thinking white, i like the chrome but it scratch easily. and white on blue will look good and it's also white on the speaker.

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white it is.

spent all day buffing the cab & BB, it looks good, i wish it was perfect but nothing is perfect.
i gave it a glaze after the compound... it's shhhhhmmmmmmooooth.

it's now home.......... YES! i still have to clean/remove the compound residue in some area, i will take pictures after that.

so, last night i did the white color over the red line on the f*#*#! tilt/bell panel....
bottom line, i'm gonna have to restart again.
brand new blade, it was so sharp i couldn't control the damn thing lollllll
too much bleeding on the red so instead of doing touch up (won't look good) i'm just gonna sand the two colors and restart. sometimes no matter how careful you are... shit happens.

i was looking at the cabinet, on each side of the playfield and i wanna do something different.
instead of leaving it blue, why not add a nice space/stars/nebula decal on each side.
i was going to make mirror blades but it's so tight, nothing will fit there.

what do you guys think?

paul you have a picture of this installed?

trust me i'd like to put chrome to match the rest of the machine.

thanks for the pics paul, it gives me a good idea.

yeah i like the mirror on the back showing the pops.
i said earlier in this thread mirror back panel, it was already in my plans
or i already have a polished piece of stainless steel that was cut exactly for that about 2 years ago and it will go well with the speaker panel.

and, i do like the idea of a outer space/stars decal because i was thinking of painting the wood rails (whatever you call it) on each side of the playfield black, they are going to blend in.

so many possibilities, i'm probably going to print something and make a test.

i was a little busy doing something else.

but i did re-sanded the belt/tilt panel last night and started to put back together a few thing to give me an idea.
i still have stains on the bottom of the cab but it looks 100x better than before, maybe i'll do something for this later on.
still have some compound and glaze to remove.

here's a reflection on my playboy in the space shuttle cab.
and another one of the front of the cab with a few new parts.

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thanks guys, i'm just trying to do something different.

i was thinking of calling it the nasa edition.

so today i re installed the front door, painted the square piece of wood for the power switch and buffed the metal plate that goes on top.

and started the ground braid by trying to hide as much as i can.

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lolll, i'll start with the bolts.

thanks, not done yet.

hmmmm, shinny shooter rod.

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how about chrome drop target for the ramp entrance...

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will do when i'm done.

yeah, i'm curious also. i can always come back to the original.

no it was not krylon. it's armor coat.

my next step, the transformers.

have to clean everything, re paint that piece of wood white (damn press wood).
i'm gonna try to buff what i can, at least clean it.

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and apron doesn't match the rest of the machine, those yellow lines should be white.

so maybe paint it like the cab + clear coat or wrap it up with the same decal i'm gonna use on each side of the playfield.

or leave it like that.... nahhhh.

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yes the board is already painted.
you are right, clean everything with something similar to simple green.
i was going to buff the metal bracket holding the transformers, but i decided to just clean it, since it's glued with the transformer block i'll leave it like that.

in the end it's just gonna look nice and clean.

transformers are back in the cabinet.

re-painted the bord, cleaned everything, changed the clear tubing for the ground going up to the backbox for a new one. new tie wrap, new screws (the ones i had in stock), covered the wires with corrugated tubing black, don't have the big one anymore, will probably change for blue or red depending on what it looks like when i get there.

nothing really major, it's just nice and clean.

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yeah i know about the screws, i'm just not done yet, i have to run the ground for the side rails in the back, i'm gonna chose one of those screws.
well, there was no metal screen over the transformers when i got it except the bracket holding it, not sure yet what i'm gonna do about it.

i'm seriously thinking about the apron, same color as the cab and do something different, white and red lines with nasa logo in the middle instead of the big ''w''

spent the last 2 days painting the new sunroom.

after diner i did the white color on the tilt/bell panel and this time it's perfect.
i'm gonna let it dry a day or two and then two coats of clear (one shot), it will be enough, i just want just to seal everything.
after that rebuilt/mount everything on that panel.

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masked and painted using frisket. i will have one nasa decal/logo after clearing.