thegnome
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In an effort to contribute to this community, I will be chronicling my trials, tribulations, and progress while restoring the Frogger cabinet I picked up a couple weeks back for $100. I will be updating both this post to keep updates together as well as making new posts with pics and progress...
Hopefully this will keep me from getting burned out and help keep this section from getting stale.
Roadmap
* Repair rusted and worn control panel <- 95%
* Fix Horizontal hold issues with monitor <- DONE
* Fix monitor display issues
* Repaint inside sections of cabinet
* Repaint top and back of cabinet
* Install new t-molding
* Repair/Replace monitor bezel <- 95%
* Replace/Repair Marquee light
* Clean/Polish joystick/buttons
* Repair coin mechanism
* Refinish coindoor
* Repair kickpanel
* Install high score kit
* Play lots of Frogger!
Updates
**02.12.2012** - Frogger cabinet purchased...
**02.16.2012** - Horizontal sync issue repaired. Now has keystoning issue in corner.
**02.17.2012** - Repro CPO, repro bezel, high score kit, and cap kit ordered from Arcadeshop
**02.21.2012** - Goodies arrive from Arcadeshop. Ordered t-molding. Stripped old overlay from control panel.
**02.23.2012** - T-molding arrives. Begin stripping glue from control panel.
**02.24.2012** - Sand control panel and prepare for paint. Lay down first couple coats of primer/paint on control panel.
**02.25.2012** - Finish painting control panel. Leave to de-gas and allow paint to dry.
**02.26.2012** - Pulled monitor plexi and plexi bezel for cleaning. Put on CPO and assembled monitor bezel. Found a couple more issues to address.
Total costs thus far... $274.30
* $100.00 - Cabinet
* $147.75 - Arcadeshop Order
* $18.55 - T-molding
* $8.00 - Spray Paint
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**02.12.2012**
Brother dropped off the Frogger cabinet at my house... I start making a list of things to fix... looks like it's going to take a bit of time/effort to get it all done.
Before shot of whole cab...
Close-up shot of back and top damage...
Close-up shot of woodgrain edge damage.
Warped bezel and instruction card damage.
Close-up of control panel damage and rusty coin drawer.
Hopefully this will keep me from getting burned out and help keep this section from getting stale.
Roadmap
* Repair rusted and worn control panel <- 95%
* Fix Horizontal hold issues with monitor <- DONE
* Fix monitor display issues
* Repaint inside sections of cabinet
* Repaint top and back of cabinet
* Install new t-molding
* Repair/Replace monitor bezel <- 95%
* Replace/Repair Marquee light
* Clean/Polish joystick/buttons
* Repair coin mechanism
* Refinish coindoor
* Repair kickpanel
* Install high score kit
* Play lots of Frogger!
Updates
**02.12.2012** - Frogger cabinet purchased...
**02.16.2012** - Horizontal sync issue repaired. Now has keystoning issue in corner.
**02.17.2012** - Repro CPO, repro bezel, high score kit, and cap kit ordered from Arcadeshop
**02.21.2012** - Goodies arrive from Arcadeshop. Ordered t-molding. Stripped old overlay from control panel.
**02.23.2012** - T-molding arrives. Begin stripping glue from control panel.
**02.24.2012** - Sand control panel and prepare for paint. Lay down first couple coats of primer/paint on control panel.
**02.25.2012** - Finish painting control panel. Leave to de-gas and allow paint to dry.
**02.26.2012** - Pulled monitor plexi and plexi bezel for cleaning. Put on CPO and assembled monitor bezel. Found a couple more issues to address.
Total costs thus far... $274.30
* $100.00 - Cabinet
* $147.75 - Arcadeshop Order
* $18.55 - T-molding
* $8.00 - Spray Paint
*************************************************************************
**02.12.2012**
Brother dropped off the Frogger cabinet at my house... I start making a list of things to fix... looks like it's going to take a bit of time/effort to get it all done.
Before shot of whole cab...
Close-up shot of back and top damage...
Close-up shot of woodgrain edge damage.
Warped bezel and instruction card damage.
Close-up of control panel damage and rusty coin drawer.
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