Hmmmm, this isn't good. I see 4 circular depressions from apparently using another game's control panel and not filling the buttons. What is the best way to remedy this after I pull the CP?
Normal -- They used welded bolts in a dimple on the top then used flat Bally/Midway metal josticks. The dimple helps separate the joystick top from the CP to allow the black disc washer to move between the panel and joystick. The other way they did these was to have exposed carriage bolts with a "U" shaped flanged joystick top plate to accomodate the separation. Either way, you end up with cracking around the mounts on the overlay, just different wear.
Missing coin mechs and bulbs. Gotta say this machine overall looks great for nearly 30,000 plays!
Looks like it was in a humid place or lots of water covered coins/tokens inserted causing the parts of the coin door to rust in key spots.
Hmmm no coin box either. Just an empty metal tray and a food container. Need the manual/schematics as well.
Looks like oil or water damage on bottom.
Not sure what kind of monitor this is, but I don't see a reason to touch it other than the whites on the screen seem a bit "yellow".
It's a Wells-Gardner K4600 series. Yellow = R+G, so either turn down both or turn up Blue to compensate. Check what the other colors look like.
Could use a new control panel overlay and pepper button stencils.
Actually, that overlay is VERY salvagable! Trade it with someone with a horribly bad panel to replace instead. To save this one:
1) Clean with scouring pad and/or magic eraser. Will make the colors pop back to life.
2) Clamp a metal ruler across the top and front. Take an Xacto knife and carefully trim a perfectly straight line to cut off all the flaking pieces leaving the center "curve" removed off all overlay and glue.
3) Put masking tape down and take a 220 grit sander and sand the edge bare to shiney metal removing all rust and slightly tapering the remaining overlay
4) Mask rest of overlay off and spray paint closest matching blue color you can and then over coat with a matte clear coat.
You will have a panel worth using, won't hurt anyone and won't destroy the rest of the otherwise very good artwork. I've done this to many Galaga panels and now even a worse damaged Super PacMan panel to save the original overlays.
PS: I will gladly trade you a stripped super pacman panel that you can apply a new overlay to in exchange for this if you really want to put a new overlay on instead. (Same exact panel, different overlays).