Dedicated Ghost n Goblins restore

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Yesterday my dedicated GNG cabinet arrived. It is in overall pretty good condition. It appears that a cheap paint job protect the original blue finish. The Mtc 900 is getting a cap kit, on power up a cap failed. I have done a quick general cleanup. The coin door will need some repairs and the left front bottom corner has some swelling. I have 2 original control panels both of which have been hacked, so I will be using them to copy any bend a new one.

I have already located a NOS marquee fro Joey and a cpo from TOG. Still hoping to find a NOS bezel but things are looking bleak. The only source I can currently find producing the is szabos, has anyone used his bezel? TOG has had them in the past but not currently listed.

I am curious as to opinions on how to fix swelling. Has anyone had any luck repairing a swelled corner and preserving original art or finish?
Does anyone here happen to have a paint code for touch ups?

 

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Control panel is bent now I will drill and weld hope to have that done by weekend.

 

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Also I discovered after laying the cabinet down that it is not swollen it's split. It appears that it hasn't had legs on it for some time now. When I removed the t Molding the slot was split pretty badly. I worked glue down into split and then clamped.

 

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While I was waiting for the glue to dry I dug out one of my spare pcbs. Cleaned it up and tested it. Ready to go.

 

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Clamps off. It all pulled back in really nice and straight. Moved up to the marquee and bezel areas now. These aren't really laying open but they have a small crack showing behind the slot.

 

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Little better pictures

 

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Paint is removed. There are a couple of chipped corners pretty minimal And some very light scratches not through the color. I might try to polish them out. I believe I will leave them. I need to smooth and repaint the black and I think I will make a new bottom and lower back as they are a little swollen.