Just finished my own Galaga restore...

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Finally finished my Galaga restore, from a machine that had been in a severe building fire and was majorly damaged by water, rust, heat, soot and age. We finally were able to get all the final supplies needed and spent this past weekend stripping, sanding, Wood Bondo-ing, painting, buffing, grinding every piece to bring her back from the grave.

All in all, I think she came out pretty good!

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I'll create an album with step-by-step pics for anyone whose interested.
 

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Nice work! I love the blue t-molding.

If you like that, you should see the new green T-molding from TwistedQuarter I put on the Galaxian this past weekend, replacing the crappy black textured molding that came with it:

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Note: The Ms. Pacman was in the same fire and required just as much restoration. I have an album for that restore on my profile :p


Very nice work. Stunning. That's one game I've still never played.

lol I knew that boy wasn't right, for some reason... :p
 

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Very nice! Quite a difference between the 'before' and 'after' pics. I also like the blue t-molding. What kind of paint did you use on the cab and how did you apply it? I plan to restore/rebuild my Galaga this summer.
 
If you like that, you should see the new green T-molding from TwistedQuarter I put on the Galaxian this past weekend, replacing the crappy black textured molding that came with it:

Ironically, I've generally seen the Galaxians without the blue field on the kickplate (like yours) come with the light blue T-molding. Mine's got the blue field and came with the green T-molding.

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What kind of paint did you use on the cab and how did you apply it? I plan to restore/rebuild my Galaga this summer.
Also curious about paint - galaga is my next project once the weather turns, curious as to what i should use to paint the cabinet.

That's one game I've still never played.
Up until that post, I had thought pretty highly of you based on your resto threads. ;)
 
Also curious about paint - galaga is my next project once the weather turns, curious as to what i should use to paint the cabinet.


Up until that post, I had thought pretty highly of you based on your resto threads. ;)

I went to Walmart and picked up a quart of semi-gloss black enamel and a cheap foam roller. Don't use the cloth rollers, as they tend to leave behind blobs and pieces of cotton. Use a small brush to get into seams and cracks. About three good coats should do it, with a drying time of 4 hours inbetween coats, then a good 24 hour drying in a non-humid environment. Use rice spread out in a clean paint tray as a cheapy dessicant to remove moisture from the air.
 
I went to Walmart and picked up a quart of semi-gloss black enamel and a cheap foam roller. Don't use the cloth rollers, as they tend to leave behind blobs and pieces of cotton. Use a small brush to get into seams and cracks. About three good coats should do it, with a drying time of 4 hours inbetween coats, then a good 24 hour drying in a non-humid environment. Use rice spread out in a clean paint tray as a cheapy dessicant to remove moisture from the air.

What type of primer did you use, btw? I love the way it turned out!
 
Ironically, I've generally seen the Galaxians without the blue field on the kickplate (like yours) come with the light blue T-molding. Mine's got the blue field and came with the green T-molding.

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The Galaga came out nice, I believe the Galaxians without the blue on the kickplates are the earlier models I'm not 100%. I have one without the blue as well.
 
What type of primer did you use, btw? I love the way it turned out!

I used a generic primer base I picked up from Lowes and had it tinted 50% gray. The primer specifically said on the can that its for enamel-based paint, even though its a latex base, so thats why I chose it. A very light sanding with 220 grit after 1 coat of primer, and she was ready to go. I did the same thing with my MVS cab as seen here:

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and here:

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and here it is with the paint mid-progress:

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And here both are after all the painting's done:

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Lastly, a shot of the MVS side after hand painting the Neo Geo/MVS/SNK logos:

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Left to do on the MVS cab: repaint the control panel and coin door, add the red T-molding and the corner protectors, and a few minor touch-ups to my side logos. My hand painting is rusty.
 

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Here's how the side logos look up close, hence the need to touch them up further:

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And the MVS small text:

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If anyone's wondering what game is going in the background, wonder no more:

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Its SNK vs Capcom, running off a 161-in-1 MVS cart :p
 

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