If you're going to spray I'd use a lacquer like Dupli-color or cans.
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The two Williams games I own for the monitor bezel:In advance of attempting to repair the exterior of the cabinet, I stripped the thing down as much as I felt necessary to clean and refurb. Makes moving it around much easier.
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In doing so, I learned some additional stuff.
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- The original marquee light fixture is gone. There was just a under-counter florescent floating around in there. It's a miracle that it didn't break the speaker. Thankfully the speaker and grille seem to be in good shape.
- The AC harness actually seems to be pretty much unhacked. The only modification was that the op inexplicably tapped off the MONITOR feed to power the game PCB. Wild. The rest seems factory. The main harness was hacked up to create the Jamma harness and is beyond repair.
- The damage to the coin box wood section is because someone pried off the back at some point. I re-secured it with a couple nails.
- Unfortunately, no artwork under the TMNT CPO. Only the remains of a Double Dragon CPO.
- While the Control panel *is* swiss cheese, none of the embedded threads for the original joystick mounts are gone. I think it can be probably bondoed and saved. Needs a new plate for sure though.
- There are small remnants of silkscreened artwork on the glass. I suspect it may be the original bezel. Sadness.
- Someone attempted to hot glue the coin vault door back on its hinge. They failed.
- I found a bunch of quarters in the machine
Overall, after emptying it out and giving it a quick clean, it seems much more solid than I had previously thought. It's cleaning up nicely.
One other thing- I have NO IDEA how to remove the plastic monitor bezel. It seems like it's permanently blocked in on every side. Any ideas?
and cracked. Don't think it would sell at half the asking price.there is an original Inferno marquee for sale on ebay right now its been up for a while, its pricey though.......
Would really prefer not to do any cutting that I don't have to. Plus, I don't own a tracksaw.Rather than the glue and bondo, you could use a track saw to make a square cut and remove those sections, and then replace them with biscuits. I've seen @p1001 do that successfully, and it takes a lot less bondo and is a better, cleaner product.
Way, way overpriced for the condition. Looks like they literally dug it up. I'd pay maybe a quarter of the price. Maybe. Been up for sale for at least a year now, I think. I don't think it'll be going anywhere anytime soon.there is an original Inferno marquee for sale on ebay right now its been up for a while, its pricey though.......
Yes, you can always trim off the bottom.Would really prefer not to do any cutting that I don't have to. Plus, I don't own a tracksaw.
If on the offchance the glue and bondo method didn't work, I'd still be able to do this, right? So I don't see the harm in attempting to fix the damage before trying to cut the damage out entirely.
Way, way overpriced for the condition. Looks like they literally dug it up. I'd pay maybe a quarter of the price. Maybe. Been up for sale for at least a year now, I think. I don't think it'll be going anywhere anytime soon.
I would be interested in an original Bezel though. As if that were any easier. Or a method to have the bezel art printed on the glass I do have.

Would really prefer not to do any cutting that I don't have to. Plus, I don't own a tracksaw.
If on the offchance the glue and bondo method didn't work, I'd still be able to do this, right? So I don't see the harm in attempting to fix the damage before trying to cut the damage out entirely.
Way, way overpriced for the condition. Looks like they literally dug it up. I'd pay maybe a quarter of the price. Maybe. Been up for sale for at least a year now, I think. I don't think it'll be going anywhere anytime soon.
I would be interested in an original Bezel though. As if that were any easier. Or a method to have the bezel art printed on the glass I do have.

Next time you're in CT head to a local Home Depot or Lowes. We have them last I checked.Yes, but you need to thin it with mineral spirits before HVLP, of course. And it's MUCH cheaper to buy in person from Home Depot, Ace, etc.
Next time you're in CT head to a local Home Depot or Lowes. We have them last I checked.
Del


For those in the know...
- Yes. It's best however to glue down the frayed areas. For this i use superglue from the dollar store. I use the cheap thin stuff to get underneath the fraying and then i hold the area down. Then for good measure i glue around the area to make sure it stays down.
For those in the know...
Never having done this repair before, and having a robotron cab that needs the same attention...
Can the immobilization of the delaminating and shredded veneer be achieved with wood hardener instead of super glue in the procedure as outlined by @DonPanetta or is super glue the better choice for this application?
Asking for a friend
Dylan
PS... the cab looks great so far.