Dragon's Lair 2, the second one... WIP!

[DarthNuno]

Think back to the catastrophic state of the metal surfaces    





We're in a better place now   



 

[Belike]

Looks really nice, great job!

[DarthNuno]

Looks really nice, great job!

Thanks Bela

Back on this broken monitor bezel :



In addition to the broken inner corners, it's mainly this broken/missing side that bothers me the most   



Well, for now, I still hope to find a replacement bezel, so I won?t do anything except a little cleaning...





...If I still can't find another one, I'll try to tinker with it a bit to hide the issues 

Update on the monitor's protective glass, which was missing.
I just received it after three weeks of waiting. It's tempered glass that can't be cut on-site by the store.
This type of cutting requires a special process, hence the waiting time



The price is special as well: 126 Euro. 
I'm attaching the invoice to keep a record of the cutting dimensions 



Once installed, it's perfect...phew!   At this price, it's better not to make a mistake with the dimensions!



The small logo certifying that it is indeed tempered glass. 

[Andreas_AUT]

126,- uff - I think I would have considered plexi glass, even if its not "original correct".

[DarthNuno]

126,- uff - I think I would have considered plexi glass, even if its not "original correct".

Yes, I hesitated a bit when the shop gave me the price, but hey... since it's a Dragon's Lair 2, an arcade cabinet that means a lot to me, I decided to do things properly and... to hell with stinginess. 

Oh and obviously, with that kind of price tag, I measured more times than a chef tastes his own sauce before serving. 

[DarthNuno]

Alright, I'm finally posting some updates about the beast...

Weel, there's not much to be done with the side arts... sadly, they've suffered too much   



Damn, that glue must've been strong! peeling off the sticker also tore off part of the wood surface.   



The wood on the rear edge got soaked where the sticker was missing, and now it?s so fragile it practically disintegrates on contact.



I'm going to use this rotten wood hardener. I've used it several times before, so I know it works!



I need to get a flat surface again, so I'm starting sanding with coarse grit.



Then another pass with finer sandpaper (400). You can clearly see the difference on the areas that have already been sanded. 



All done! rotten patch repaired, and it's now rock-solid like the rest of the wood!

[DarthNuno]

Despite several sanding sessions, the surface still isn't smooth enough for my liking. I don't want to take any risks moving forward. So, I'm going to fill in the tiny imperfections with this product:



It's a type of wood filler, but it comes in a lighter form (almost like whipped cream) perfect for filling in all the small imperfections.
Here's the result after two coats 



I'm also prepping the edges of the cabinet, in case the T-molding is too small, by adding black paint along the borders :

[Andreas_AUT]

Nice work!

My experience with these "all in one" wood filler are the same, good for small dings and dents. But if you have to fill a bigger damage, they new "bondo" is drying out maybe too quickly and you will get crack?s again. So you have to redo that 3-4x until its nice.
So I went the path like the other guys and bought a 2 component body filler ( bondo + hardener ) and the hardest part here is to just fill it the right size - otherwise you will spend some time sanding again

But looking at your pictures again, the "one fill" says up to 10 cm and it looks rly nice. It looks like thats a better product than I have bought.

And the metal parts are looking great again, btw that coin insertion looks unknown to me, maybe some italian one?