I picked up a Gyruss several months back and I finally got around to working on it and doing a "budget restore". Sorry, no OMGWTFBBQ videos
. It was actually in really nice shape, just dirty. I basically just tore it completely apart and deep cleaned it. It was non-working, but it turned out that the switcher was dead, so after replacing that it sprang to life. I capped the monitor and repainted most of the metal pieces. I decided to go with a differnt color for the t-molding (a la Phet) - I thought about orange or even purple to go with the cpo (what's up with that anyway - purple seems out of place given the color scheme of the sideart) but ultimately went with red. I got a Centuri coin door decal from gamestencils.com (thanks prok!) and I think it looks sweet! The cpo is original and in fantastic shape after I took the magic eraser to it. The side art is nice, but the clear coat on the cab is flaking, which sucks because it makes the black areas look bad. Still want to add a hss kit, and I'll probably order a new piece of plexi to replace the bezel. I cleaned it, but there are still some hazy areas.
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