Gunloc
Active member
Hey everyone,
So I bought a Tron on the cheap that was converted to another game (Time Pilot 84'), and I'm looking to restore it to respectable condition. I need some advise on what to do with one side of the cab (or both). The sides were painted black. After giving up on using a heat gun, I used Citristrip, a putty knife and some patience and removed the paint and side art without much difficulty. One side of the cab came out pretty good imo, I feel there's no need to do anything but put new side art on it.
The problem is the other side that has what seems to be sandpaper/sanding damage to the melamine towards the front and rear of the cab that surrounds the artwork that I'd be applying there. Just a few areas, not too widespread, but enough for me to see I need to address this.
The rest of the side looks good and I wouldn't touch it, but due to these few sanded spots, it appears as though I'm faced with spray painting (priming then painting with satin black, then finishing it with a satin clear) on that side. I'm sort of hoping I don't need to go through all that, but I will if necessary. I'm guessing it would be the best thing to do at this point, but figured I'd ask anyway. Would you think I can get away with just spraying a clear satin on that entire side to help blend or cover the sanded damaged areas? Thanks for the advise.
Ted
So I bought a Tron on the cheap that was converted to another game (Time Pilot 84'), and I'm looking to restore it to respectable condition. I need some advise on what to do with one side of the cab (or both). The sides were painted black. After giving up on using a heat gun, I used Citristrip, a putty knife and some patience and removed the paint and side art without much difficulty. One side of the cab came out pretty good imo, I feel there's no need to do anything but put new side art on it.
The problem is the other side that has what seems to be sandpaper/sanding damage to the melamine towards the front and rear of the cab that surrounds the artwork that I'd be applying there. Just a few areas, not too widespread, but enough for me to see I need to address this.
The rest of the side looks good and I wouldn't touch it, but due to these few sanded spots, it appears as though I'm faced with spray painting (priming then painting with satin black, then finishing it with a satin clear) on that side. I'm sort of hoping I don't need to go through all that, but I will if necessary. I'm guessing it would be the best thing to do at this point, but figured I'd ask anyway. Would you think I can get away with just spraying a clear satin on that entire side to help blend or cover the sanded damaged areas? Thanks for the advise.
Ted


