Need some noobie help on restoring Track and Field, Gauntlet, Spy hunter

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Need some noobie help on restoring Track and Field, Gauntlet, Spy hunter

Hey guys,

I want to spruce up some cheap arcade games I bought. Was looking for some advice:

Track and Field CP - My CP is worn away on teh player 1 side so as to expose the bare metal underneath. I assume a simple overlay would not do much for this, what is the "correct" way to restore this, if any?

Gauntlet side art - Anyone know where I can get good Gauntlet side art? I got a great original Gauntlet cab but some jerk sanded the sides down and painted them black.

Spy Hunter Marquee air bubbles - Is this a common problem? Any easy fix?

General cleaning - What is safe to use to clean all the various surfaces? Track and field metal CP, Gauntlet Wood laminant CP, Wooden crap, weird gauntlet plasticy looking bezel, etc.

-ben
 
I am redrawing the Gauntlet 'Tall' Sideart at the moment. It will be a while off yet but if you can hold off then it will be worth the wait. There is some of this around already but I have really added a ton more detail.

Current progress:

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Here is the gauntlet CP. It is in good enough shape I don't want to replace it but it does look a little overly dark and it has some random much lighter spots. Does anyone have any thoughts on any methods to restore this to any degree?

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Here is the track and field CP. This I ordered a repro for and will strip/prime/paint etc. I feel a little bad about wrecking this as it is original, but man it is so dirty and missing an entire section. If someone has a good cleaning solution they think I should try I am game to try it.

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when i redid my overlay i got mine from anthony at quarter arcade. couldnt be happier. made huge difference. machine looked great.

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I am redrawing the Gauntlet 'Tall' Sideart at the moment. It will be a while off yet but if you can hold off then it will be worth the wait. There is some of this around already but I have really added a ton more detail.

Current progress:

completeprogress-1.jpg

Wow, I didn't really understand what you meant by this at first, and then I ordered the side art from arcadeoverlays, and just now I stumbled across the difference here.

I have to say I would WAY rather have the tall side art, it looks boss. Bah. I guess I could cancel my order but I'd feel bad.

What is the backstory with the two arts? Did the cabinets ship originally with both, or is the short just something someone made off the good parts of a scan?

-ben
 
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