The coin door was in good shape and had just a few rusty spots. I steel wooled and Naval Jellied those, cleaned the coin slots and coin return buttons, repainted it all, and added new locks (all matching between my games). I cleaned it inside and out with Clorox wipes, and brushed every nook and cranny clean with a brush…even Armor Alled the black plastic monitor bezel. The marquee that it came with looked nice lit up, but there was something off, so I got another repro:
The top is what I had and the bottom is the new one I received from chris25810, which he had laying around. On the top one, the "Bally Midway" and other writing was very dark and speckly…not a great print. Additionally, the border around "Journey" was maroon, and not white. The newer one, on the bottom, doesn't have those problems and was a glossier, sturdier repro. However, the colors seem to be a little more washed out when lights are on. A small price to pay, in my book. The last thing I replaced was the kick plate from Twisted Quarter. So after all of that, on with the side art:
Always use the dry method. It's amazing how fast you can do this after doing Tron, 720 vinyl and side art, DOT, and 3 sets of Pac stencils.
So, without further ado…now presenting Journey: