Should I even bother trying to strip the black paint off this Food Fight?

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Should I even bother trying to strip the black paint off this Food Fight?

So I got this cab a couple years ago from an op and am just now getting to it. It's a non-working Double Dribble, but the cab is clearly a Food Fight with painted black sides. My thought is that it would be perfect for a 2-player horizontal multigame. Two joysticks with 3 buttons each.

(Before anyone gets sand in their vagina about multi-ing this, it's basically a non-working board and a Disco monitor that looks like someone took a blowtorch to the flyback and anode cap.)

I used to have a Food Fight, but sold it. I do love the cab and artwork, so I'm wondering I could strip the paint and salvage the art underneath. iirc, I think the art is silkscreened.

Is this bound to be an exercise in futility? Should I even bother? Anyone have any success stripping paint off something like this? If I'm wrong and FF did have a decal, I could see a bit more possibility of success.

Thanks.
 
Atari sideart is tough as nails, take some full strength formby's wood stripper to it and clean it off. Just do in small sections and use a paper towel (wearing rubber gloves) to remove.
 
Try it, you've got nothing to lose. I was hesitant about stripping my Aladdin's Castle cab, now I am certainly glad I did! I used Citristrip on my art and it worked great. Try it in a test area and go from there. Start at the top of the cab and work your way down in small sections, cleaning as you go.
 
depending on the type of paint used youll have mixed results
dont leave things like citrus strip on too long or it will turn the vinyl into a rubbery mess and it will all come off.
but If its black spray paint-graffiti remover works great

and if all else fails youll be able to buy new silkscreen FF artwork soon from Phoenix Arcade :D
 
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