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Pac-man restoration
I picked up a Arkanoid II: Revenge of Doh cab and converted it back to it's original Pac-man
Here is what I started with:
Back door was in rough shape so a new one would need to be cut
Wire harness was all hacked up to add in the jamma board.
Monitor had a horizontal collapse issue, but the screen burn was so bad I decided to replace it with a new monitor
No decals for this one. It's getting the full treatment...stencils
Cab is going to need a lot of work.
Paint chipping all over
Deep scratches in the side
Beat up edges all over
Holes in the cab
First step was to strip the cab down. See...it really was a pac-man:
Coin door is going to need a bit of work
Completely stripped the cab down to the bare wood and cut a new backdoor
After some heavy bondo sessions, primer coats were added
At the same time, metal parts were stripped down for painting
I swapped my Arkanoid control panel with someone for a pac-control panel
A heat gun made quick work of the old overlay
Stripped down to the bare metal and some bondo work on some extra holes
and then a coat of primer
A few coats of Rustoleum Satin Black and then it was ready for the new overlay
I sand blasted the coin door to get it down to the bare metal
Textured black paint and cleaned up all the parts
This is my first time using automotive paints on a cab
Painted the inside area black
Then I was ready for three coats of yellow
I used a toothbrush to apply the blue speckles and then was ready for the stencils
Red first
Then blue
Then black
new orange t-molding added
Time to put it all back together
Added in Mark Spaeth’s Six Pac
And the (almost) finished product
Still need to replace the marquee with a NOS one I have (haven’t had the time to remove the stuck on paper covering yet) and permanently attach the new logo plate on the coin door (waiting for the correct rivets)
You can read the full restore here
Here is what I started with:
Back door was in rough shape so a new one would need to be cut
Wire harness was all hacked up to add in the jamma board.
Monitor had a horizontal collapse issue, but the screen burn was so bad I decided to replace it with a new monitor
No decals for this one. It's getting the full treatment...stencils
Cab is going to need a lot of work.
Paint chipping all over
Deep scratches in the side
Beat up edges all over
Holes in the cab
First step was to strip the cab down. See...it really was a pac-man:
Coin door is going to need a bit of work
Completely stripped the cab down to the bare wood and cut a new backdoor
After some heavy bondo sessions, primer coats were added
At the same time, metal parts were stripped down for painting
I swapped my Arkanoid control panel with someone for a pac-control panel
A heat gun made quick work of the old overlay
Stripped down to the bare metal and some bondo work on some extra holes
and then a coat of primer
A few coats of Rustoleum Satin Black and then it was ready for the new overlay
I sand blasted the coin door to get it down to the bare metal
Textured black paint and cleaned up all the parts
This is my first time using automotive paints on a cab
Painted the inside area black
Then I was ready for three coats of yellow
I used a toothbrush to apply the blue speckles and then was ready for the stencils
Red first
Then blue
Then black
new orange t-molding added
Time to put it all back together
Added in Mark Spaeth’s Six Pac
And the (almost) finished product
Still need to replace the marquee with a NOS one I have (haven’t had the time to remove the stuck on paper covering yet) and permanently attach the new logo plate on the coin door (waiting for the correct rivets)
You can read the full restore here
Tags: Arkanoid, II, Pac-man, restoration
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Permalink Reply by Zach on -
Amazing job, that machine looks beautiful. How many total hours do you think it took to do the resto? I have yet to take on a project like this, but in looking at what you have done here and what other people are doing on other restos, it looks well worth the time.
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Permalink Reply by Spyridon on -
No idea on how much time. It took about a year to complete, but that is working on it as I find time. I usually do one or two restorations a year. Spend the Winter months working on getting them playable and then the Summer months working on the cosmetics. The stencils took a lot of time but it was well worth it. This one is getting an end spot in the arcade to show off the work.
I really enjoy bringing the ones back to life that most people would trash.
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Permalink Reply by Jamie Whitney on -
Nice job...looks incredible! I can't wait to finish mine someday. I've had it sanded and prepped for paint for a few years now in the corner of the garage. I finally got some stencils to get it done.
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Permalink Reply by paladin-ng on -
wow.. that is awesome!
-brian
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Permalink Reply by Shane Ritter on -
Indeed ! this is a very nice restore. Iam very happy to see people have this passion to return games to there former glory. Fantastic job ! Our hats off to you sir.
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Permalink Reply by Spriggy on -
Beautiful job Spyridon!
How did u find the Auto paint application and finish? Used a HVLP gun I gather?
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Permalink Reply by Spyridon on
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Yes, I used a HVLP gun. The auto paint went on better than any other paint I have used. Quick dry time and perfectly smooth application. The down side is the paint cost $380 just for this cab! I did struggle with the clear coat. Really added a lot of orange peel over what was a perfectly smooth finish. I was able to buff it out, but it took some work.
Paul Sprigg said:Beautiful job Spyridon!
How did u find the Auto paint application and finish? Used a HVLP gun I gather?
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Permalink Reply by Jeff Rothe on -
I see you went back to add a second go round of blue splatter, mostly because someone else showed photos of the density...
Don't plan on doing a Pac-man myself, but if I did, the only question I would have is about that speckle. For arugments sake, it almost seems as though the only method is to use a toothbrush, and it does a 90% authentic job of replicating that speckle, but it would seems like the dots are much smaller when you have to stand back that far. The original dots, some of them, are actually a decent size.
Did anyone else suggest a way to compensate for that? Maybe a brush with thicker bristles, or even less bristles. Don't really know....
Why did you choose to thin the paint for the speckle? Did it not flick at all without thinning?
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Permalink Reply by Jeff Rothe on
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Oh, and do you know about how long it took? Did you happen to time the whole process?
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Permalink Reply by Shane Ritter on
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I think its fair to say that the automotive paint is choice to use when painting your cabinet : )
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