Dam.. talk about faded artwork

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I started restoring my Omega Race today.. I'm mostly finished
stripping down the cab of parts. I knew the kick plate art would have to be
replaced since its trashed. I had a fellow collector send me the kick plate
from an OR he was parting out so I could scan it easily, clean it up, and make
a replacement.

I put the two side by side tonight.. At first I thought it was a different
revision until I realized the one on the top had a rubber kick plate protector
over the lower portion of the artwork and the one on the bottom did not.
The one on the top must have been sitting in the sun to bleach ALL the red
and purples out of the exposed artwork.

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Faded or not, that cabinet holds one of my favorite artwork blends of any other arcade game in history. Beautiful.
 
I guess there is no such thing as fade-proof artwork.

Does anyone know what was the original paint/ink used on those cabinets and how it was applied?

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
 
I believe it was a baked on enamel paint similiar to Nintendo cabs.

I'll have to clear coat and then wet sand it to replicate the finish.
 
I believe it was a baked on enamel paint similiar to Nintendo cabs.

I'll have to clear coat and then wet sand it to replicate the finish.

I didn't know they "baked" the paint on some of these cabinets. How do you strip it before re-painting it?

(I think my Star Trek and Donkey Kong were done the same way you mention).

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
 
I didn't know they "baked" the paint on some of these cabinets. How do you strip it before re-painting it?


Oh it will strip off.. Apply a little chemcial stripper and it will come right up.

I dont plan on taking the sides down to bare wood since they are mostly
okay and provides a smooth foundation to prime over.

I will fix the issue areas with Bondo, sand the entire side with 220 & 320 to
rough it up a bit then hit it with a lacquer primer, sand, black top coat, and
a clear coat to get the smooth gloss black finish.

I combined the best artwork from 2 cabs. It should look pretty wild when
I am done. I am still missing a really nice set of cardboard blacklight art for
the inside back if anyone has any. What I have is kinda beat up.
 
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