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Repairs are still being made where possible.
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After several hours of maskuing it is time to freshen up the black and cover the repairs.
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Black is sprayed.I am using a straight black enamel paint as the factory would for this job to keep it as authentic as
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Unmasked but not fully dried.This takes a while with enamels.
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Cabinet is fully dry now and unmasked.More detailed pics etc will follow onc it is back in rebuild.
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Back to the playfield.It is sanded and cleaned now ready for repaints.
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Going to do the worst part first.The center red/orange transition.There are other colors to be done in this area as well
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Transition work is done.Probably 6 or 7 colors and intermixes plus gun technique.All represented on the lower left corne
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Red work was done as well during this phase.
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Catching other wear and details.Doing just the minimum to address the breaks in the art but not take it over the top.
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Made sure to preserve the translucent nature of this inner portion of the insert.
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All the holes are now disguised and I will neatly add them as I rebuild.This isn't so much about cosmetics as it is ga
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Ready for the final clear.It will be light just enough to cover the reworks and polish later.
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Final clear applied.Wet in the following pictures.
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Now cured and ready to sand and polish very soon.
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Ready to start rebuilding everything now.First I will detail the very bottom of the cabinet then rebraid it.
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Sanded clean as possible.
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