gunksny
New member
Hi -
I've started work on my Centipede control panel rebuild. The control panel had the usual wear spot around the rollerball. I rebuilt the rollerball, with rollers and a new ball, ordered new aluminum cones for the start buttons and a new fire button.
I've removed the old overlay and stripped the control panel down to bare metal with Citristrip which worked amazingly well. I've washed and rubbed down the metal with steel wool.
I have an oem overlay - has to be pretty old, but I peeled up a corner and the adhesive appears to be intact.
My questions are :
1) should I sand the metal control panel before spraypainting it.
2) should I apply some spray adhesive or contact cement on the metal control panel before applying the new overlay?
3) any tips or tricks to help line things up and prevent bubbles?
Pics forthcoming..
THanks!
I've started work on my Centipede control panel rebuild. The control panel had the usual wear spot around the rollerball. I rebuilt the rollerball, with rollers and a new ball, ordered new aluminum cones for the start buttons and a new fire button.
I've removed the old overlay and stripped the control panel down to bare metal with Citristrip which worked amazingly well. I've washed and rubbed down the metal with steel wool.
I have an oem overlay - has to be pretty old, but I peeled up a corner and the adhesive appears to be intact.
My questions are :
1) should I sand the metal control panel before spraypainting it.
2) should I apply some spray adhesive or contact cement on the metal control panel before applying the new overlay?
3) any tips or tricks to help line things up and prevent bubbles?
Pics forthcoming..
THanks!