restoration

I know there's gonna be at least a few of you that can supply me with an answer. I need some recommendations for some good printing shops you could find anywhere in the USA. I want to have Instruction Cards or maybe even Sideart printed. Online works too!

I saw that GameOnGrafix sells "Mortal Kombat II Fantasy Sideart" which looks "ok" on the website, but the colors look wrong. Does anyone do an actual repro of the sideart, or have plans to? I picked up a cab a couple weeks back and the price was great... but the art has definitely seen better...

Is anyone using a Harbor Freight Pancake Compressor? I just purchased a 3 Gal, 100 PSI Central Pneumatic compressor to power a HVLP spray gun for a video game cabinet restoration. I'm concerned that it doesn't have enough power to do a good job. Anyone else using one of these (or similar)...

Button and Joystick Replacement for Neo-Geo cabinet advice? I'm in the process of restoring/ bringing back to life, a Neo-Geo MVS-4 cabinet. I plan on replacing the buttons and joysticks, but don't know which ones I should get. I plan to stick with the original color scheme. What type should I...

So while attempting to clean my overlay for my Neo-Geo Cabinet, I noticed that there is what looks like Tape Residue on it. Can I use Goo Gone on this material, or will it mess it up. The overlay already looks duller since I cleaned it?!

Neo-Geo MVS-4 Restoration 1st Timer. HELP WANTED ALBUM UPDATED WITH NEW PICS Hello all, I just picked up my first arcade cabinet last weekend and it's pretty much gutted minus speakers, control panel, coin door, and motherboard. I plan on restoring this to it's original luster and have got...

I found a pinball machine that needs a lot of work. It has an old European plug according to the seller that looks similar to a 3-prong dryer plug. He's only selling it for $100 and I was curious if I should even bother trying to get it. What do you all think?

This isn't a huge deal, and not a huge restoration, but it was a lot of work probing, documenting, and trying new things, and I'm pretty pleased with the result after hours of work. I received a CPS-1 JAMMA board with Street Fighter 2' HF loaded on it. Game played blind. Visual inspection...

I picked up this neglected Asteroids Cocktail from another collector as part of a haul that also included a few uncommon titles. This one wasn't working and was missing the top glass along with the cardboard bezel, and tinted monitor plexi. Since I always like to get things running before...

Hi all. I have been lurking for information on this for some days, but have not concluded yet. I'm about to drop a Ms Pacman pcb in a newly refurbished cocktail cabinet. It is not a dedicated original cab, but a generic cab which I want to dedicate to the Ms Pacman game. That said, how and...

I'm in the middle of restoring a SFII control panel and here is where I am right now: I've read many threads over the years on how to apply a new overlay, cut plexi, etc, so I have an idea of what to do, but figured I'd post here for any last minute suggestions. Phet probably posted the...

I just recently picked up a Neo-Geo 4-slot cabinet that just happened to be right down the street from me (I couldn't resist!). For reference, my want thread is here, and my find thread is here. This cab turned out to be more of project than I'd hoped. However, now that I have it, it looks like...

"Restoration," huh? Can one really "restore" a conversion? Well, whatever you want to call it, it is what it is. I'm mainly posting this here as incentive to finally get off my ass and finish this thing. A little background for those who don't know me too well since I sort of stopped posting in...

Been working on this for a while now and I thought I would share. Rescued it out of a barn completely dead. Rats had made a nice little home in there. Here are the before pics...

So I just bought an NBA Jam TE arcade game and I noticed the fluorescent light behind the marquee wasn't working. I took the panel off and BEHOLD, no light assembly. It looks like there's an unused connector but not sure if it's for a light. I see no signs of previous mounts for one either. Any...

A Pooyan in the rough... Finally one of my quests has ended ! I noticed a local craigslist ad for a "Commando" pictured here: claimed in the ad, it was working 100% for 3 bills, and noticed it was posted a few days ago. My first thought was this thing is most certainly sold. But more...

I'm going to convert an old Mr. Do's castle/centipede into a 60 in 1 multi game with an Ohio State theme. Does anyone know where I can get a vector file for a stencil for the Ohio State block O? I'll be posting pictures of the project as it comes along. First update will be tonight. I have to...

Hi all, I'm new to the board. I recently picked up a good condition Missile Command that needs mostly cosmetic work to bring it up to snuff for my soon-to-be game room. For the most part I can see how the restoration will go. One area I'm unsure of is the lower part of the control panel, which...

I originally posted this to BYOAC, but figured I should get more eyes on it now that I'm at the "meaty" part of the restoration. I'll give you a quicker-run-down of what this project has been through so far (I like pictures, so I'm posting a bunch): I got a hold of an original Asteroids...

Just finished repairing a Kick-Plate for a Root Beer Tapper cabinet. Not sure what I should use to put it back on the machine. At this point, I'm thinking wood glue.