Control Panels (Before & After)

[flynn54321]

I always like to see before and after pics - so I thought I would share some of the control panels that I finished this past week.
I know some of these might not look that bad - but they had rips and were dirty etc. I wanted to make my pile of replacement art much smaller so I just started doing one after another...
As for the Mario Bros control panel... this was my 2nd time around. Originally I got an ink jet version of the cpo which I applied. The graphics were blurry, colors were off, and it turns out the layout was wrong. I knew I had to eventually replace it. So that's what I did.
The control panels that I finished this week were...

Make Trax
Nibbler
Domino Man
Mario Bros
Journey

(also did my Tempest CPO and Marquee but for some reason I didnt take pics of that)

 

[flynn54321]

More pics...

 

[flynn54321]

Journey control Panel Pics

 

[JC Arcade]

What did you use to patch the holes? I'm looking at the Journey in particular.

 

[flynn54321]

I actually dont know - I gave the control panel to my dad and told him that hole didnt belong there. He gave it back to me the next day and a little round metal plate had been welded in. A little tiny bit of bondo and it was done. Thanks Dad

 

[JC Arcade]

Tell your dad I have a Journey cp and Tapper cp heading his way for repair.

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[flynn54321]

Tell your dad I have a Journey cp and Tapper cp heading his way for repair.

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Haha - my Dad would gladly do it too... He's an extremely helpful person. I dont have a welder so its nice to be able to lean on him for repairs like this...

 

[modessitt]

I guess you changed the MB CPO just for the brighter colors? It looked pretty good originally and might have shined up with the right cleaner...

 

[MilitiaMan]

What did you use to patch the holes? I'm looking at the Journey in particular.

This is how I do it. I hope this helps ...

Get a piece of metal that is just larger than the hole you are patching (too large and it winds up interfering with the placement of original buttons and such).

Attach this new piece of metal to the underside of the control panel with a product like JB Weld. Clamp it on there and let it dry and "cure" for at least 24 hours (longer if you have the time).

Once the "patch" is fully adhered, fill the hole that remains on the top of the control panel (should only be a small dip less than 1/8 of an inch) with bondo.

Allow bondo to dry and sand smooth ... VOILA ... no more hole!

Good Luck!

Steve
MM

 

[mhanlen1]

What did you use to patch the holes? I'm looking at the Journey in particular.

This is how I did it with just bondo.

 

[mhanlen1]

Then sand both sides smooth. And if you're multi-ing and are a cheap bastard (like me), just get some Wal-Mart spray paint, and then a spray can of clearcoat. I know the buttons are spaced a little odd, but I didn't feel comfortable bondo-ing them up completely, then re-drilling through a mixture of bondo and steel. Also I don't trust bondo to be part of a hole for a button.

This method is just for adding holes and covering them up, if you don't have metal blanks.

 

[prOk]

You do know the first time someone plays a rough game or smacks the control panel those bondo inserts are going to be at the bottom of the cab right? You need some reinforcement.

 

[mhanlen1]

You do know the first time someone plays a rough game or smacks the control panel those bondo inserts are going to be at the bottom of the cab right? You need some reinforcement.

The guy's had it for several months now and it's fine. About the only way I can see reinforcing it properly would be to spot weld a piece of metal in there, and i didn't have access to one. Would a metal blank surrounded by bondo (without a weld) be that much sturdier? I guess I could have used a CPO, but it's something I didn't think about at the time- it was my first time doing it. He got a great deal on it anyway.

 

[dezbaz]

Nice work.

In the same theme

Before


After


Would be interesting to see others before and afters too if you want

 

[parabolic]

Journey control Panel Pics

So are you sure thats the right Joystick for Journey?? Looks like an eight way to me!! Wait!! - Maybe its a 4......

That joke is still good!!

 

[Mylstar]

here is a Quantum panel I did a few years back:
http://www.mylstar.com/quantumcp.html

 

[flynn54321]

here is a Quantum panel I did a few years back:
http://www.mylstar.com/quantumcp.html

Wow now that panel was swiss cheese

 

[shardian]

Then sand both sides smooth. And if you're multi-ing and are a cheap bastard (like me), just get some Wal-Mart spray paint, and then a spray can of clearcoat. I know the buttons are spaced a little odd, but I didn't feel comfortable bondo-ing them up completely, then re-drilling through a mixture of bondo and steel. Also I don't trust bondo to be part of a hole for a button.

This method is just for adding holes and covering them up, if you don't have metal blanks.

Yep, I tried this and with very minimal pressure the bondo wafer popped right loose. I cut a metal retainer patch and glued it in place with the bondo patch still there with gorilla glue. I didn't clamp it though because I thought the glue had enough 'stick' to hold the metal in place. The metal fell off, but the gorilla glue stayed. I sanded the gorilla glue down a bit to make it somewhat even. I touched up the top-side with bondo spot putty. It works great, and the gorilla glue is super tough. Pretty much like I fiberglassed it!

 

[WarLordAG]

Gauntlet:

Punch-Out:

 

[WarLordAG]

Satan's Hollow:

I have more floating around here somewhere, but can't find them.