What did Taito have against glue?

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I'm working on my Frontline cabinet, getting it ready to paint. In order to sand it, I'm removing the carriage bolts and brackets that are everywhere on the cabinet.

After removing them on one side and on top, the whole top of the cabinet slides out - No glue!

So, those of you who have restored your Taito games, how do you keep them together while you sand and paint?
 
I'm working on my Frontline cabinet, getting it ready to paint. In order to sand it, I'm removing the carriage bolts and brackets that are everywhere on the cabinet.

After removing them on one side and on top, the whole top of the cabinet slides out - No glue!

So, those of you who have restored your Taito games, how do you keep them together while you sand and paint?

I removed the originals and put throw-away bolts in the top brackets, and removed all the others. That way it stayed together. I supposed you could disassemble the whole cab and sand paint each piece individually, which would have a nicer and more refined outcome.
 
They did use glue on the base, didn't they? I know I did when I replaced this shit:

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With this:

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I have had to replace the base on every single Taito cabinet that I have ever owned. They were either total pieces of crap or these things just got beat to hell and back.

I couldn't tell if mine had been glued or not - they were so busted up and rotten, any sign of glue was long gone.

Steve
MM
 
Yeah, the base was glued on, before I pried it off. And I'm sure they used some glue here and there.

I was just surprised that the top was not glued to the sides. I think I am going to paint it while disassembled.
 
Yeah, the base was glued on, before I pried it off. And I'm sure they used some glue here and there.

I was just surprised that the top was not glued to the sides. I think I am going to paint it while disassembled.

Yeah I am going to on my next one. You can see the top bracket in place in this pic, after the first coat of primer:
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Sorry for the confusion, that was my first one, done in the method I first described to OP. It became the Elevator Action I restored and sold to Todd the Bod.
 
I'm working on my Frontline cabinet, getting it ready to paint. In order to sand it, I'm removing the carriage bolts and brackets that are everywhere on the cabinet.

After removing them on one side and on top, the whole top of the cabinet slides out - No glue!

So, those of you who have restored your Taito games, how do you keep them together while you sand and paint?

Personally, I like the fact they are all bolted together with no glue. Makes it a lot easier to repair and I'm going to use one of my cabs as a template to build another one.
 
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