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I have filled the core and will need to refinish it later.
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Some initial fil wok is done to the basement hole.
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Shooter lane properly shaped now.
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An initial clear is applied.Still have quite a bit of rework ahead but in order to start that I need a good foundation.
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After a full cure I will begin the repairs and repaints.
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Cabinet is repaired and ready to prime.
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Cabinet primed.
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Cabinet guide coated and ready to sand.
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Playfield sanded and ready to begin repaints.
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First will be the wood tones.
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Wood tones sprayed.Very thin so the natural grain still shows but it is more muted.
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Next I will begin to tackle the insert wear.
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First color sprayed.
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Unmasked and MUCH improved.I don't think I will get true perfection because it is limited when using airbrushing to recre
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The wood tone looks great in the shooter lane.I let just enough of the shape of the fill come through to give the impressio
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Ready to start the next color.
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Red is sprayed.
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Black border recreated.
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Shooter lane looks nice again.
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Starting to get more detailed on the center insert wear.It will take many different mixtures and spray patterns to fake
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Darker background added.
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Solid transition of darker color.
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Lighter transition.
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Final combination spray.
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Unmasked.It won't be perfect the toughest art is the lettering in the Metamorphosis insert.Just no way to fix it 100% t
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Spirit insert lettering is roughed in.The borders will be taken care of on the final repaints after this clear.
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Ready to clear forthe second time.
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Second clear applied.
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Shooter lane area turned out better than I had hoped.The hole in there is undetectable.
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In addition to the wood core repair the previously wallowed out look in the lower portion of the lane has been carefully
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The insert lettering is now in place.The color match and black borders will be taken care of on the final session of repai
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Lower insert area looks great.Not perfect but MUCH better than before.
After a couple days cure I will sand it down and b
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Cabinet is sanded,trimmed out and ready to fully refinish.
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