Phetishboy
Well-known member
Coin Doors!!! I f-ing hate them. I hate dis-assembling them, I hate losing parts to them, I hate trying to figure out how they go back together, I hate sanding them and getting all the flaking paint and rust off, I hate getting one area too smooth when the rest of the door is textured, I hate straightening the sheet metal and filling Op-lock holes, I hate painting them when 1 side doesn't get enuff coverage or one side gets hit with a two-tone over spray, I hate seeing and having to fix the bent and chewed up rusty door edge where they have been pried open cuz someone lost the key. I HATE THEM.
Well, I finally decided to take my time, remove the doors from the frames, have a labeled bin handy for the parts, take a pic before dis-assembly, sand to the bare metal and start fresh, clean and fix ALL parts before putting them together, and giving the proper paint a long enuff time to cure before reinstalling all of the parts. It worked. I have done 3 coin doors in 3 days, and they look and feel the best out of all that I have ever done. Anyone else hate restoring coin doors? They have always been my weakness when it comes to restoration.
Well, I finally decided to take my time, remove the doors from the frames, have a labeled bin handy for the parts, take a pic before dis-assembly, sand to the bare metal and start fresh, clean and fix ALL parts before putting them together, and giving the proper paint a long enuff time to cure before reinstalling all of the parts. It worked. I have done 3 coin doors in 3 days, and they look and feel the best out of all that I have ever done. Anyone else hate restoring coin doors? They have always been my weakness when it comes to restoration.

