Well in the time that I've been collecting I've never really been one for a full on restoration attempt at least for the cosmetic side of things. I recently picked up a converted Simpsons cab for $100 bucks. Back in the day this game was a big part of my arcade experience and I've always wanted a Konami 4 player cab in the collection. First, I have to give a big shout out to my buddy JoshBrown80 for all his help with this so far. I wouldn't be nearly as far along without it. The original Simpsons side art was there under some marble contact paper (ugh) and black paint. We anxiously peeled away the marble contact paper to see what was there. Unfortunately there was a large piece of artwork missing on one side and someone had sanded the cabinet at one point (maybe trying to take the black off to uncover the Simpsons artwork) and it allowed the stripper I used to seep under and bubble up the artwork in spots. Since the artwork was a lost cause I had little choice but to put on some new artwork if I ever wanted it to look right. Thus began the long task of restoring this cabinet as best I can. Anyway, here are a few pics of what's gone on so far.
Check out the custom cut control panel made by the seller. It looks very nice and I don't want to try and hack it up to use as a Simpsons so I'll have to find a replacement.
Note the control panel box was painted red before the marble paper was installed. I'm not sure but I'm thinking the seller had done this paint job a while back and frankly it was pretty rough. There were paint runs on the cp box and overspray onto the coin door area and even the speaker grill. Not sure how the speaker grill got overspray on it but oh well.
Check out the custom cut control panel made by the seller. It looks very nice and I don't want to try and hack it up to use as a Simpsons so I'll have to find a replacement.
Note the control panel box was painted red before the marble paper was installed. I'm not sure but I'm thinking the seller had done this paint job a while back and frankly it was pretty rough. There were paint runs on the cp box and overspray onto the coin door area and even the speaker grill. Not sure how the speaker grill got overspray on it but oh well.
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