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Masked off to do the black.I will be doing it one side at a time.
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Black is down on the right side
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Right side is cleared.I am clearing it one side at a time as well so I can get a good coat on it without worrying about r
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After this cures a day or two I will flip it over and do the other side.After the black is done and the clear dries I will
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Even though I will finish the cabinet off in a matte clear to better match the original gloss level the current gloss clea
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Left side begins the same process previously done to the right side.
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Left side masked.
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Left side black painted.
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Unmasked.
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Cleared.
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Grain is gone.Level is good as on the right side.
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time to start getting the art back on the front.
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The stencil needed some modification.The biggest problem was that the two vertical parts were far too long.Leaving them as
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Mask and ready to spray.
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The ground coat is red.This will only be a thin border around the lettering once complete.
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I will clear this to lock it in then the white stencil will be next.
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Might be hard to tell the difference in the picture but the clear is applied to the front.
While that sets up I will star
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The first thing that needs to happen is that I need to seal it up with clear as I did with the lower and start eliminating
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Prepped.
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Initial clear applied.Just getting started of course.The worse thing about BR is that it is like doing two System 11 games
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Front sanded ready for the white stencil next.
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Ran into the same sizing problems.Not too tough to overcome on the front but I am REALLY glad I saved the sides.I will ne
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White applied.It took several coats since white is a poor covering color therefore I will wait until the morning to untap
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White untaped.
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Orange is masked on the front.
I used the stencil for the lettering but did the other parts myself so I can get even spa
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Orange applied.It is a mixture I made myself and looks to be a great match.
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Orange untaped.
I will need to repaint all the black in the front to freshen it back up and cover the orange around the
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Since I need to redo the black upfront I just wiped off the orange circle around the start button prior to clearing this
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Working on the head.The first clear has soaked in and I will now start the process.
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Sanded.
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Repairs are being made.Missing corners repaired etc.
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The top was so deeply grained that just skimming it entirely with filler is the best solution.
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Repairs are complete to the structure of the head.
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I will just rough the black in for now.No sense in really getting into the details until I eliminate the grain.
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Black roughed in on this side.
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