Mortal Kombat II - uncovering side art

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Bought an MK2 that was turned into a shooter with black paint. Today, I tried citristrip for the first time. I was hesitant to leave it on very long, so it took me 3 coats and about 45 min to do roughly half a sq foot.

The part that I've finished looks beautiful, but this is obviously going to take a long time at this rate. Any suggestions from those that are experienced in doing this?
 

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Just do a little bit at a time until you are comfortable stripping the paint. Some paint is more difficult than others to strip. Also, white parts use magic erasers and brake cleaner... I have found this combo the best to clean the white parts. And lots of glass cleaner after.
 
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He's definitely scraping a lot harder than I was. I'll give it a shot.

Thanks for the suggestion on the white. It was much more difficult to get paint off the white.
 
Citristrip is too harsh.

Use concentrated simple green and magic erasers.

Its slower, but no change you will fk up the art.

Citristrip residue will pull color from the art....


Ask me how i know... Hint
It involves a mk2 control panel
 
Citristrip is too harsh.

Use concentrated simple green and magic erasers.

Its slower, but no change you will fk up the art.

Citristrip residue will pull color from the art....


Ask me how i know... Hint
It involves a mk2 control panel

Citrus Strip on the control panel will ruin it, same with magic erasers. On the side art for Midway cabs like this I have never had a problem unless it gets left on for an extended period of time, which is why I only do sections and let on for 5 minutes tops.
 
Depending on what type of paint was used... Citristrip.

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Both were done using citristrip and those plastic bondo spreaders. DO NOT leave it on the white areas... such as the lightning or face very long. It will attack the vinyl since this area has little to no ink protecting it.
 
When it comes to stripping, EVERY method can be too harsh, or just fine, depending on a lot of factors.

It depends on what the underlying art/material is made of, what type of paint was used, how well it was applied, how old it is, etc.

Things to remember: Chemicals are chemicals, and can eat into the underlying surface if left on too long. Citristrip is much less harsh than EZ Strip, but there are examples of Citristrip ruining art, if left on too long. (I think John's Arcade had a vid where this happened).

Also, Magic Erasers are melamine foam, which are basically a very fine abrasive. That's how they work so well, but they *are* abrasive, so even they can damage some surfaces.

Ultimately, you need to figure out what works for your case, as there are no silver bullets. it sounds like you found something that works, but is slow. You can try leaving the stripper on longer (or any other method recommended by others). But the key is to EXPERIMENT on a small, less noticeable area first, before trying a larger patch.
 
motsenbockers graffiti remover worked great on a MKII cab and a centipede cab that had 2 coats of paint on it...spray it on, let it sit, then wipe it off with paper towels...
you get pretty light headed using it, so be careful..i stripped one cab in the garage with the door open and it was still really strong...next cab i stripped in the driveway and it was much better
 
motsenbockers graffiti remover worked great on a MKII cab and a centipede cab that had 2 coats of paint on it...spray it on, let it sit, then wipe it off with paper towels...
you get pretty light headed using it, so be careful..i stripped one cab in the garage with the door open and it was still really strong...next cab i stripped in the driveway and it was much better

how soon after spray can you start to wipe it off?
 
I've met Chris (8bitnintendo) a few times. Followed his advice on citrus strip on my mk1 cabinet, came out perfect, flawlwess actually. Five minutes to soak, scraped right off. Had to go back for touch ups but it was super easy
 
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He's definitely scraping a lot harder than I was. I'll give it a shot.

Thanks for the suggestion on the white. It was much more difficult to get paint off the white.

Been a while since I made that video.
 

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I will have to keep all of this in mind when my MK2 cab arrives. My plan was to build a cabinet from scratch, but common sense based on my available work space said buying a converted cabinet and de-converting it would make more sense. Heh. So although I have artwork ready to be applied, I am hoping that the factory artwork can be saved.
 
I will have to keep all of this in mind when my MK2 cab arrives. My plan was to build a cabinet from scratch, but common sense based on my available work space said buying a converted cabinet and de-converting it would make more sense. Heh. So although I have artwork ready to be applied, I am hoping that the factory artwork can be saved.

When you get it post up some pics!! :)

Always fun to see other people's deconversions.
 
Will do. I had planned to do the same when I was putting together my SF2:CE cab, but I was so excited to get that going that I never bothered to document it. lol.
 
Citristrip is too harsh.

Use concentrated simple green and magic erasers.

Its slower, but no change you will fk up the art.

Citristrip residue will pull color from the art....


Ask me how i know... Hint
It involves a mk2 control panel

I used it on 3 mortal kombat II machines and a couple MK 1 machines and it
worked fine.
 

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I have stripped dozens of cabinets with Citristrip, works great if you follow this method:
1. make sure it's between 60-80 degrees in the workshop or your garage. The product will dry out waaaay too fast if not within these temps.
2. try a spot someplace to see if it's strong enough, some guys used paints that it doesn't work well on, like cheap spray paints.
3. leave it on for 15-20 minutes and wipe or softly scrub with a water and simple green mix with an automotive tire brush.
4. once your happy with the progress get a soft but pliable plastic tool with a nice straight edge to " gently but firmly " scrape off the paint.
5. wipe it all clean with your mix
6. use a nice carnuba wax after its clean and wipe it off.....looks almost like new.
:)
 
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