How to prepare cabinet for new side art

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I picked up a galaxian that someone painted black in the areas that are supposed to be white. They did a pretty good job of masking around the side art. Rather than trying to repaint the white areas I am thinking about just getting the full coverage art from This Old Game.

My question is how should the cabinet be prepared? Sand? Strip?
 
I picked up a galaxian that someone painted black in the areas that are supposed to be white. They did a pretty good job of masking around the side art. Rather than trying to repaint the white areas I am thinking about just getting the full coverage art from This Old Game.

My question is how should the cabinet be prepared? Sand? Strip?

Peel off the entire side, sand with 220 grit sandpaper, fill any holes, fix the cabinet edges, sand again with 220, do final bondo/wood fill, sand again with 220 then 320, seal with poly or other clearcoat, let dry, lightly sand with 400 grit paper or #0000 steel wool, wipe down with naptha, then windex, let dry again, apply new artwork.
 
I use 90% alcohol... if you ask Tighe, he probably uses... acetone!

oh he definitely would, I tried out his theory only to have the can decide to eat itself from the inside out and leak all over one of my metal shelves. No more Acetone for me.
 
I use 90% alcohol... if you ask Tighe, he probably uses... acetone!

HAA HAA! Not on top of paint or vinyl. It would eat the paint up. I would use the alcohol too.

oh he definitely would, I tried out his theory only to have the can decide to eat itself from the inside out and leak all over one of my metal shelves. No more Acetone for me.

Acetone wouldn't eat through a can. If moisture go in there though it could rust it out.
 
Acetone wouldn't eat through a can. If moisture go in there though it could rust it out.


well it did, and my garage is kept at 55% humidity or lower, the can was brand new. next time your over i'll show you the spot on my metal shelf that it started eating through.
 
Acetone won't "eat" metal. I most likely rusted from the outside.

meh what do i know, the picture says it all (acetone can was on the far left and flowed right). must have been the shittiest can ever if it rusted away in less than 12 months from the outside in 55% or less humidity...

I'm actually thinking the can could have had a small dent in the bottom and the pressure from the vapor inside caused it to leak out, the remaining red/rust colored stuff is the remains of the chemical reaction from the acetone and the paint on the shelf.

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Peel off the entire side, sand with 220 grit sandpaper, fill any holes, fix the cabinet edges, sand again with 220, do final bondo/wood fill, sand again with 220 then 320, seal with poly or other clearcoat, let dry, lightly sand with 400 grit paper or #0000 steel wool, wipe down with naptha, then windex, let dry again, apply new artwork.

^^^ this...except I'm going with a white primer in place of the poly or clearcoat. This will give a nice light base for the artwork to go over.
 
meh what do i know, the picture says it all (acetone can was on the far left and flowed right). must have been the shittiest can ever if it rusted away in less than 12 months from the outside in 55% or less humidity...

I'm actually thinking the can could have had a small dent in the bottom and the pressure from the vapor inside caused it to leak out, the remaining red/rust colored stuff is the remains of the chemical reaction from the acetone and the paint on the shelf.

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Well, if the acetone leaked, it would eat up the paint, also as it evaporated it would have cooled the metal and caused condensation and on bare metal that would have caused rust. Acetone evaporates very quickly, you wouldn't find it pooled on a shelf.
 
The can had to have a leak since Acetone won't eat through a can.
I have had a can sitting around for years,that still has some in it,and no signs of the Acetone eating at the can.
 
Get'n a lil off track here, but just saying, that's what happened when my can of Acetone decided it didn't want to hold acetone anymore. (and why i don't use it anymore either, couple bad experiences ruined that one for me). Pretty sure the can is aluminum anyways.
 
Get'n a lil off track here, but just saying, that's what happened when my can of Acetone decided it didn't want to hold acetone anymore. (and why i don't use it anymore either, couple bad experiences ruined that one for me). Pretty sure the can is aluminum anyways.

I think the original topic has been covered anyway.:rolleyes:
 
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