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The biggest area of concern now looks respectable.Again nothing that would jump out at you and should look great as a
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Outer head frame.Will need to be reworked.
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It is reinforced with a bracket and screws so I will likely put it to the side for a moment while I concentrate on
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Head will be stripped repaired and primed.The game uses a very complex head assembly so building a new one was not
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New lower is prepped for primer.
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Head stripped, repaired and primed.
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Lower primed.Will sand and begin the painting process next.
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Lower sanded and prepped for black base.
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Head ready to base.
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Lower based in black.
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Head is based and cleared.
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Lower is cleared.I will let this cure a few days then sand it smooth and begin the stenciling process.
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Prepped for stenciling.
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First color is red.
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Now yellow is done and unmasked.
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Ready to clear again.
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First clear application over the stencil work.
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This is a good starting point but there is much more to be done to the cabinet in terms of leveling.
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After this sets a couple days it will be sanded level at that point the yellow stencil will most likely have to be do
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Ready to sand the cabinet down flat and restencil as needed.
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Eliminating the sharp edges and making the surface perfectly straight is the goal.It is a big one that takes repai
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The head side shown will be the example.Now sanded perfectly flat the amount of color loss is obvious.This is why th
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Red stencil is perfectly aligned and applied with the previous application.
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Red is applied on the head.
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Same process is done to the lower.
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Red is applied to the lower.
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Stencil is removed for the red portion.I have purposely left the red squares for future alignment of the yellow stencil
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Lower is cleared in full gloss once again.From this point I will let it settle a couple days then sand once more and app
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Head is cleared once again as well .The yellow will be redone next.This is all a much more involved process than the norm
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Ready to start this same process on the yellow work.The cabinet is sanded smooth and there are no longer any break t
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The yellow break throughs will be addressed.
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Yellow stencil is in place and being sprayed on the lower.
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