Would apinting a Stargate cocktail black look bad?

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I got a Stargate cocktail and I want to restore it and the lamiante is trashed but the cab is solid. Would it look good if i removed all the laminate and sanded and primed then painted satin black?
 
If you're really wanting opinions, I don't think it would look good.

Do you have access to a router and flush/trim bit? Applying new laminate wouldn't be that difficult. Cost is a bit more, of course. Home Depot and Lowes have samples on a chain, usually in a drawer, in the cabinet/countertops area, with a LOT of woodgrain patterns. You could probably find a very close match. Before ruling it out, taking a piece of yours in and see how much it run to get enough for the cabinet.
 
If you're really wanting opinions, I don't think it would look good.

Do you have access to a router and flush/trim bit? Applying new laminate wouldn't be that difficult. Cost is a bit more, of course. Home Depot and Lowes have samples on a chain, usually in a drawer, in the cabinet/countertops area, with a LOT of woodgrain patterns. You could probably find a very close match. Before ruling it out, taking a piece of yours in and see how much it run to get enough for the cabinet.

Yes +11111111 for keeping it original. Woodgrain rules. Keep it original IMO.
 
I got a Stargate cocktail and I want to restore it and the lamiante is trashed but the cab is solid. Would it look good if i removed all the laminate and sanded and primed then painted satin black?

Some of these classics you keep picking up are pretty rare. I usually say "it's yours do what you want", but with these rarer items I think some of you guys need to learn what "restoration" really means. Don't take this the wrong way, but you really gotta quit taking the easy path. Sometimes it takes a lot of work and time to get them right, but it's worth it in the end. Several companies sell woodgrain vinyls and laminates, find a close match and redo it. If not, sell it to someone who will. If you are just trying to get it ready for a flip, clean it up and let it be.
 
Some of these classics you keep picking up are pretty rare. I usually say "it's yours do what you want", but with these rarer items I think some of you guys need to learn what "restoration" really means. Don't take this the wrong way, but you really gotta quit taking the easy path. Sometimes it takes a lot of work and time to get them right, but it's worth it in the end. Several companies sell woodgrain vinyls and laminates, find a close match and redo it. If not, sell it to someone who will. If you are just trying to get it ready for a flip, clean it up and let it be.

Well said. And don't be afraid to mess up. It doesn't always go well the first time around. I can remember a few times where I messed up an overlay, or side art, or bondo and had to go back and do it again. In the end it's worth it.
 
Some of these classics you keep picking up are pretty rare. I usually say "it's yours do what you want", but with these rarer items I think some of you guys need to learn what "restoration" really means. Don't take this the wrong way, but you really gotta quit taking the easy path. Sometimes it takes a lot of work and time to get them right, but it's worth it in the end. Several companies sell woodgrain vinyls and laminates, find a close match and redo it. If not, sell it to someone who will. If you are just trying to get it ready for a flip, clean it up and let it be.

I decided to take your advice and go wood grain with it. I have completely stripped this cab and getting ready for the body work. I am going to go with vinyl though instead of laminate. The only other thing ill be changing is doing away with the vinyl binder for the edges and switching to black tmolding. I will be painting the sides black until I get the wood grain vinyl. This should be a fairly easy restoration as the control panels are in awesome shape and he cab is not water logged. Also , do they make led replacements for the bulbs under the control panel? Ill be making a restoration thread soon
 
just an FYI, that glue on trim is pretty easy to install with an iron. Just hold it on, put some foil over it, put the iron on it, and it starts to slide around as the glue gets hot. Position it and let it cool, trim it out. Going with normal t-molding isn't bad either, but if that other stuff seemed intimidating, it's actually pretty easy to work with.
 
The iron on edging would also be easier because for t-molding, you'll need to cut the 1/16" slot with a slot cutter and router. I don't know if you've bought the woodgrain vinyl yet, but flush/trim cutting new laminate would actually be a bit easier than cutting a slot from t-molding. With slot cutting you risk some tear-out and you have to get the new slot aligned in the middle of the panel. Flush trim cutting is a no brainer.
 
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The iron on edging would also be easier because for t-molding, you'll need to cut the 1/16" slot with a slot cutter and router. I don't know if you've bought the woodgrain vinyl yet, but flush/trim cutting new laminate would actually be a bit easier than cutting a slot from t-molding. With slot cutting you risk some tear-out and you have to get the new slot aligned in the middle of the panel. Flush trim cutting is a no brainer.

Any idea were i can find it?
 
If you're really wanting opinions, I don't think it would look good.

Do you have access to a router and flush/trim bit? Applying new laminate wouldn't be that difficult. Cost is a bit more, of course. Home Depot and Lowes have samples on a chain, usually in a drawer, in the cabinet/countertops area, with a LOT of woodgrain patterns. You could probably find a very close match. Before ruling it out, taking a piece of yours in and see how much it run to get enough for the cabinet.

My post #2 and I suggest that because the good woodgrain Happ type vinyl isn't exactly cheap either.
 
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