Restore or Not to Restore Qix Need Tips

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UPDATE: 6/11/11

****Finally got around to doing the work. Used citristrip carefully. Found part of the stencil underneath. So I slowly applied more and took the time to get down to the stencil. Yet low and behold the one who had painted it did some patch jobs on top and stripped the stencil on top of the cab. So I decided to just completely strip it after wasting all that time.

Question: What should I follow up with? The cabinet is particle board and its been especially difficult to get the citristrip off around the edges. Seems to goo up and turn to snot. Figured Id wait for it to dry and then just sand it off.*****


Sway me 1 way or another on the fence about this one. Just finished up the SPO project and I have this Qix which has been painted and customized as you can see. Insides hacked and jammatized.

Options:
1) Strip Down Full Restore to Qix
2) Converting to a ZooKeeper if I can find the parts. (doubtful)
3) Leave since the Orange paint and front detail is a good job. Def. want to convert back to original harness and just use a jamma adaptor & 60n1.

What say thee??? If I wanted to complete restore any avenues for stencils/parts etc?? Or good methods to strip the orange paint and salvage the original taito stencil.

Thanks fellas
 
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I'd definitely choose #1. The front detailing they did doesn't match the details on the CPO and bezel, just looks cheap and wrong to me, like pink neon rims on a classic Impala. Some new black T-molding and painting the front black would make it look tons better, even without stencilling the gray Taito brackets on either side of the coin door.

What kind of paint did they use on the sides? You might be able to use a heat gun to strip it. If not, paint stripper can probably pull the orange without wrecking the Taito art (if it's still there) underneath.
 
Ill try those methods to get the paint off. You can see a faint detail of the underlying stencil.

I was under the impression or just thought since they have jamma to pac etc etc. Is there a Jamma to Taito adapter that I could use after I replace the with original harness??
 
Depends on what kind of paint they used to paint over the original art. If it's latex paint, you can probably just peel it off in chunks, or it might need a heat gun assist to get going.
 
Is the cab plywood or particleboard? If plywood, Citrustrip for 10-15 min, wipe and repeat. When you get close enough to bare wood, finish by sanding. I wouldn't mess around and start with something coarse like 60 grit, then go to 100 then 150, prime, and sand with 220, sand and prime, and sand again. Then you'll be good to go for with painting or sideart.
 
Thank you for the suggestions.

So I thought Id have more time to work on the cabinet this week but I haven't had anytime to devote. I did test a corner with the heat gun, bubbled up and removed a small area. No sight of the stencil artwork. Should I try citristrip??

It was painted with latex. If primer was used would the heat gun lift that? Or would citristrip be a better bet?
 
I'd leave it and put a multi taito board in there. You can always find a qix cab later down the road that doesn't need a full restore.
 
Final got around to doing the work. Used citristrip carefully. Found part of the stencil underneath. So I slowly applied more and took the time to get down to the stencil. Yet low and behold the one who had painted it did some patch jobs on top and stripped the stencil on top of the cab. So I decided to just completely strip it after wasting all that time.

Question: What should I follow up with? The cabinet is particle board and its been especially difficult to get the citristrip off around the edges. Seems to goo up and turn to snot. Figured Id wait for it to dry and then just sand it off.
 
Just an FYI if someone searches and finds this.

The front Taito bars on my QIX were painted over with textured black paint. I have been able to save the original stencils by carefully removing the overcoat with rubbing alcohol and goof off.

I will add pics this weekend. DON'T USE CITRISTRIP ON THESE TAITO CABS!!
 
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