First Restoration: Punch-Out!! (Complete!)

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About a month ago I picked up a Punch-Out!! off Craigslist. Nice guy and every bit into video games as I am, but he needed space. After assessing the machine I decided I wanted to restore it since the machine was functional.

Punch-Out!! was always interesting to me for some reason. I've never restored any machine like this before. It came in as the worst looking the machine, and in the end looks the nicest. But anyway, here are some photos. I won't go into super detail unless someone needs something, in which case I'm happy to do so. I'll just let the pictures do most of the work with some small comments as support.

Here's the beginning.

None of the sides had art on them

Coin door

Marquee brackets

Both screens had minor issues.

 

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T-Molding is shot

I found this unfortunate situation inside the coin door. But no damage was done. Simple fix.

One corner was completely gone.

The other needed patching

 

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The base was rotting and falling apart.

But the real base was perfect.

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And now the process
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I installed new capacitors into both monitors

And that totally solved all the monitor issues.

 

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I made some custom coin entry bezel inserts. If anyone wants their own I can see about outputting the file so they will print correctly.

I got a replacement coin bezel assembly from the arcade bone yard.

Bondo time

I also used bondo and built up a new corner. It's surprisingly sturdy.

Then used a saber saw and cut a T-Molding channel.

 

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There was a hole in the cabinet from a lock bar.

Used a wooden dowel, glue, and bondo to fill it in.

Got a new control panel overlay from QuarterArcade.Com (i like it)

Cutting out the boring, I used a Sherwin Williams satin oil-based paint on all the sides.

I used a roller since I don't have a sprayer and it turned out great, with only minor texturing.

 

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I also built a new base for the unit to sit on.

Also got new T-Molding! What a difference that makes. I also painted the back and the inside edge of the cabinet with a flat black Krylon spray paint which worked fantastic. (I tried using Rustoelum products with a roller and was having no luck). The spray is perfectly even at least over small areas.

I painted the back as well, cleaned up the serial number plate, and got the thing up stairs.

Now it was time for the side art. Using pictures I found online I marked on the sideart where the bolts appeared on the art with a pencil.

I used a pen light and shined it through the holes left from the removed carriage bolts.

The light creates a bright spot on the other side of the art that I then aligned with the pencil marks (the protective layer on the art is removed already here)

 

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New control panel in place, with new buttons and micro-switches!

The top.

The back

And the final result.

I think it turned out great. Anyway, I thought I'd share. I didn't detail a lot of steps, but they're mostly self-evident anyway. Maybe now I can finally knock out Mr. Sandman.

On a side note I found $3 in quarters under the power supply, none of them older than 84'. DISCOUNT BABY!

 

[MIKE96]

nice work, the game looks amazing

 

[Spyridon]

Well done. Looks really nice.

 

[delroy666]

Looks awesome. Good idea using the light to find the carriage bolt holes.. I'll have to remember that.

 

[toad]

it looks amazing.....

 

[matman]

Yeah, it looks completely different than when you got it. Great job!

 

[Ghostnuke]

Great work! I just did a bit of work on my Playchoice 10, so I know bitchy that cabinet can be...

 

[Phetishboy]

Very nice work. I actually like the slight texture myself. Reminds me of the Black Happ Vinyl, which I love. I have one of these under resto right now too. Inspiring.

 

[OldTymeToys]

Love it. Very nice work!

 

[JamBurglar]

Bad ass.

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[descrentl]

Great job man. Turned out awesome.

 

[nesjess]

Very nice work! It's a great feeling finishing a restore like this.

 

[Nevus]

Drool

2nd drool wishing I could develop skills like that.

 

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There's been some interest in the paper inserts I put in the coin door. So here's the files needed to print your own.

Zip file with image + printable PDF