barrysfarm
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I'm about to start working on restoring a nintendo cabinet (DK Jr), and i need to do a little bit of bondo work, then prime, then cover in This Old Game's orange vinyl.
Is it necessary (or even possible) to sand all the way down to the bare wood on the nintendo cabinets? Or is just getting the melamine(?) good enough? The game has a couple light gouges, and the corners are a bit chipped, but nothing major.
Last year I restored a DK cabinet and I just got the blue melamine smooth, and created new bottom front corners out of bondo, and it turned out pretty good, but I just painted. I didn't use the vinyl kit. But that was when I lived in an apartment, and I had to do it inside and took a few short cuts. Now that I have a garage, I'm fine with putting in any extra effort.
Is it necessary (or even possible) to sand all the way down to the bare wood on the nintendo cabinets? Or is just getting the melamine(?) good enough? The game has a couple light gouges, and the corners are a bit chipped, but nothing major.
Last year I restored a DK cabinet and I just got the blue melamine smooth, and created new bottom front corners out of bondo, and it turned out pretty good, but I just painted. I didn't use the vinyl kit. But that was when I lived in an apartment, and I had to do it inside and took a few short cuts. Now that I have a garage, I'm fine with putting in any extra effort.
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