Hello,
I'm a newbie on KLOV and would like to say hello to everyone in here. I've been around the scene for a while, and would like to seek any advice to help me with my project, which has been with highs and lows during the last few years.
A few years back, I've acquired an old beaten up Space Duel cabinet I wanted to restore. This cabinet has passed thru a few conversions, the latest being a Marvel Super hero. The control panel was ruined, and the sides were beaten up so badly that I had no choice to sand down the original side art after applying a few coats of a "citistrip" type product, it had at least 4 layers of paint over it (too bad as the side art on those cabs was nice). Over the last years, I worked on it very randomly (work and a couple of kids), but I decided to try and finish the work during the next winter season. This cab will end up a 60 in 1 (hopefully I won't get too much flamed because I might be ruining a classic as some could say, but it was the only cab I could get at that time, it had no game in it and it was so beaten up...).
My carpentry knowledge is VERY limited and my ability in this area is around 0... The cabinet, which seems to be made with particle board, had some swelling on the bottom of one of the sides. I.took out some of the "swelling" and have patched that part with Bondo, now I need to sand it down. Since I must work indoor and that Bondo smell stinks, I tried to patch other holes with plastic wood, but the results are bad. I'll have to sand off these and I guess I'll have to use Bondo, will have to vent the room where I work on it but winter is quite cold around here up north in Canada. Unless there are alternatives.
So I have a couple of questions :
- Are there alternatives besides Bondo because of the smell and fumes, since I have to work indoor during winter ?
- I'm contemplating either applying laminate on the sides, or painting them. If I end painting, should I sand down the sides more (until I reach the bare particle board), or does it seems to be enough and applying a couple of coats of primer will do the job to make the sides smooth ? I could also try some vinyl that thisoldgame.com has to sell, but I'm afraid that vinyl is not very forgiving for imperfections under it. Am I correct ?
I've posted a few pics of the cabinet like it is right now. I'll post other pics of the back and control panel and will have some more questions on the next posts.
Thanks to everyone !
I'm a newbie on KLOV and would like to say hello to everyone in here. I've been around the scene for a while, and would like to seek any advice to help me with my project, which has been with highs and lows during the last few years.
A few years back, I've acquired an old beaten up Space Duel cabinet I wanted to restore. This cabinet has passed thru a few conversions, the latest being a Marvel Super hero. The control panel was ruined, and the sides were beaten up so badly that I had no choice to sand down the original side art after applying a few coats of a "citistrip" type product, it had at least 4 layers of paint over it (too bad as the side art on those cabs was nice). Over the last years, I worked on it very randomly (work and a couple of kids), but I decided to try and finish the work during the next winter season. This cab will end up a 60 in 1 (hopefully I won't get too much flamed because I might be ruining a classic as some could say, but it was the only cab I could get at that time, it had no game in it and it was so beaten up...).
My carpentry knowledge is VERY limited and my ability in this area is around 0... The cabinet, which seems to be made with particle board, had some swelling on the bottom of one of the sides. I.took out some of the "swelling" and have patched that part with Bondo, now I need to sand it down. Since I must work indoor and that Bondo smell stinks, I tried to patch other holes with plastic wood, but the results are bad. I'll have to sand off these and I guess I'll have to use Bondo, will have to vent the room where I work on it but winter is quite cold around here up north in Canada. Unless there are alternatives.
So I have a couple of questions :
- Are there alternatives besides Bondo because of the smell and fumes, since I have to work indoor during winter ?
- I'm contemplating either applying laminate on the sides, or painting them. If I end painting, should I sand down the sides more (until I reach the bare particle board), or does it seems to be enough and applying a couple of coats of primer will do the job to make the sides smooth ? I could also try some vinyl that thisoldgame.com has to sell, but I'm afraid that vinyl is not very forgiving for imperfections under it. Am I correct ?
I've posted a few pics of the cabinet like it is right now. I'll post other pics of the back and control panel and will have some more questions on the next posts.
Thanks to everyone !