My musty centipede project

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Picked this up today. Worst cab I have acquired so far. Plays blind so the G07 will need some work, the trackball is shot, and I will need to remove a free play switch. Will need a new cpo, but marquee and bezel look great.

The biggest problem is the cab itself, the bottom 4" of the sides are crusty and swollen from water. The whole thing stinks from being in a moldy musty basement. It has been in the garage for a couple of hours and now the whole place smells like a crazy cat lady's house.

Think its possible to bring the cab back to glory? And if so, sand the swollen parts down or cut out the damage and replace with new wood?
 

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I may have a cab in better shape, but the sideart has been painted over black. I should be down at the place where it is stored tomorrow. If it looks good enough then I'll take some pics of it.

If it's in good enough shape, you can have it (if you want to make the trip down).

-JM
 
I may have a cab in better shape, but the sideart has been painted over black. I should be down at the place where it is stored tomorrow. If it looks good enough then I'll take some pics of it.

If it's in good enough shape, you can have it (if you want to make the trip down).

-JM

Wow, I appreciate the offer.

Hmm, I have a guy coming up from Mobile to pick up two redemption games sometime this week... A plan is forming :)
 
Man, I ALMOST pulled the trigger on that. When I saw that water damage, I just knew I didn't want to get involved.


That being said, I wish you the best!
 
Yikes very swollen wood. I opted for the cut off the bottom method of repair. The plywood bottom is still sturdy believe it or not. Going to sand it down and prime it to lock in the mustiness. Also including a picture of a dead creature I found in it. Good omen?
 

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Looks as good as the one I bought. Better in some respects, worse in others. Gave $150 for mine. Good luck with the resto.
 
Home Depot sells a spray mold killer called Concrobium or something like that, it seems to work pretty good and leaves a residue to keep the mold from coming back.

Also including a picture of a dead creature I found in it. Good omen?

It's a good omen that it's dead, I'd clean that mofo out REALLY good if I were you! :)
 
Home Depot sells a spray mold killer called Concrobium or something like that, it seems to work pretty good and leaves a residue to keep the mold from coming back.



It's a good omen that it's dead, I'd clean that mofo out REALLY good if I were you! :)

Yeah clean with concrobium, let it dry then back it with Kilz primer. Worked for me and my cab was much,much worse than yours.
 
Be extra careful cleaning that, especially any activities that cause the mold and dust to become airborne.

A few years ago I was cleaning out several nasty cabs, and then developed pneumonia. It was bad enough that I lost 11 lbs over the course of 5 days, and finally was hospitalized for another 3.

Don't take a chance with your health, work outside and use a good mask or respirator.
 
Looked at the spare cab today. It's in better shape than yours, but not enough to make it worth the time and fuel of a trip down to pick it up.

-JM
 
Be extra careful cleaning that, especially any activities that cause the mold and dust to become airborne.

A few years ago I was cleaning out several nasty cabs, and then developed pneumonia. It was bad enough that I lost 11 lbs over the course of 5 days, and finally was hospitalized for another 3.

Don't take a chance with your health, work outside and use a good mask or respirator.

Good point, be sure to take precautions, mold can cause some serious health problems sometimes.
 
Cut the sides and bondo'd them up. Have some more sanding to do as the upper pieces are puffed out a little near the connection. I used wood glue, dowels and 1 1/4 screws to put it together.

Also cut out a new kickplate. My jigsaw work is sub par, but it fits and the coin door frame will hide any mistakes. Put in the control panel for a test fit and amazingly it works.

Need to round out the front corners, angle the back corners and cut a tmolding slot. I suppose I will be buying a router next. The last time I cut a t-molding slot I used a hand saw. No fun.
 

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Think its possible to bring the cab back to glory? And if so, sand the swollen parts down or cut out the damage and replace with new wood?

I found these pics of my moldy Bosconian. It was in really bad shape, but lived to play another day. It's still in the gameroom right now, running like a champ.

Hopefully it will be inspiration for someone to not bust up an old cab because they think it's too far gone.

Yours looks like it is going to turn out nice, glad to see that it could be saved.

-JM
 

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Nice progress, and that dead centipede is funny as hell.

Personally I wouldnt buy a router if it only gets used for a single project. I'd either rent one or glue the t-molding in along the bottom. It's easy to lose the rib in the center with a good box cutter or exacto knife. I had to do something similar once with an OutRun and it turned out ok. Though a router could be a good investment if you see yourself doing this again and again.
 
Most floors of cabinets are usually not presswood, but plywood. Fairly durable. If the ply itself is swollen it'd probably be best to cut new ply from the pattern. Utilize glue and staples as original manufacturer used.
If it's not that bad off you may just belt/orbital sand off the outer layer. You really need to find out where that oder is coming from. In my case a rat had taken nest in the marquee area and pissed himself. So I removed all of it and put new wood in. As for the sides. That's tricky. They support the entire cabinet. See if you can get by with a belt sander in removing the swelling. Bondo can go a long way in forming a solid surface with what material is there.
 
Gameguy that cab is hideous. Looks like it is still sopping wet in that first picture. Kudos to you for putting in the effort to make it usable again.

Someone asked for a picture of the bottom so here is one. I kept the plywood base and the 3/4" rails (for lack of a better term). I laid the cab on its side and put the base back on and screwed/glued.

Started working on the control panel tonight, all I can say is yuck the trackball things pick up all kinds of nasty crap. I let that thing soak in the sink for an hour before I worked on it. New Bob Roberts trackball kit came in the mail yesterday. Also got in sideart and cpo. Busy day tomorrow.

The stench is gone from the cab now (or I am used to it!)
 

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