OK, time for the next step (it's good to have deadlines, like the upcoming RGE!
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Coin door resto. It was in pretty bad shape to start with:
The coin return box is heavily damaged and some stupid a...hole drilled holes in the door and in the coin door plate. What a shame!!
But after some help from a colleague at work, the visible damage was reduced to very acceptable:
Plate removed
A bit of cleaning.
before
after
Now a huge leap forward. I filled all unwanted holes with JB-weld iron putty, sanded the door on the inside and outside like a mirror, spraypainted it with primer and satin matt black paint, and voila:
Ready in time for Eurocade 2014.
I still need a new coin door plate of course and I will order one from the KLOV guy (need more, also for the pac-man cab). Yes, I know, the original color is grey, but there are a few reasons why I made it black:
1. A previous owner already painted the coin door frame black. I did try to get the frame out of the cab, but the bolts were to deep driven into the wood, couldn't get them loose. As couldn't the previous owner because I clearly saw that he spraypainted the door frame while it was in the cab. Fortunately I was able to get rid of the spilt paint by scraping it off of the vinyl with an Exacto knife.
2. I like black and I think that it is a better match for this cab.
About the well known swellings in the paint as you see it very often: I didn't know if this is factory original, or caused by rust. I consulted an expert and he is/was convinced that the coin doors are originally painted/ powdercoated smooth. So I spraypainted it smooth also. Easy Peacy.
BTW, I forgot to take pictures from the backside of the door, but that also looks now like new.
One final thing to do is installing new T-molding on it, but that can wait until after Eurocade. The cab will be packed and transported to Sound & Vision this weekend.
