Asteroids Control Panel Resto

dezbaz

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Ok

Here is the before shot
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  • Steps:
  • Strip, hand sanding did not work, so out came the orbital sander, that was too slow. So I got out the belt sander. That worked
  • Then, thoroughly cleaned with turps
  • Grey Auto primer was next, some use etch primer first
  • Then 3 coats of spray putty (Blue) to fill in all the scratches and low spots
  • Then Sanded it with a block and got it close (120 grit, then 240), still some holes are visible
  • Then 2 coats of Spray primer filler (Yellow) but tougher than blue s/putty
  • Then 1 misty coat of black
Which brings us to here


The idea of the black mist is so you can sand and see when all the low spots are gone

I used a small rubber block to keep it dead flat, and 240 grit paper.


See this pic, there is a low so I need to sand some more


Till all the black is gone
 
More pics






Primed the inside and will prime the outside tomorrow


More to come over the weekend
  • Primer
  • Black Satin
  • CP Overlay
  • Buttons
  • Harness
  • Fit to machine again
 
Looking very good, wish there was a way to re-screen those panels like they were in the beginning. This one is going to look sweet!
 
Nice work Dez
I did the same thing to mine back in 2002
http://members.cox.net/sverlander/asteroids_control_panel.html
With the Asteroids multigame almost ready what would be cool would be a new control panel screened with the new Asteroids multigame art that Malice95 of Back to the Arcade and Richard of This Old Game are working on.
AsteroidsCpo3.jpg

But at this point I would settle for the overlay :)
 
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