Super Mario Bros Restoration - Q's

[Jango]

Hi there
Just wondering if anyone has ever done a SMB restoration (or a partial etc).  Specifically wondering if anyone was able to colour match the cabinet paint colours?  What did you use / how etc.  I am looking at doing a few touchups and not knowing much about paint, any tips would be great.  If anyone has a piece of a trashed SMB cabinet that they are parting out i'd be interested etc to obtain good paint match scans etc.
Thanks

[Retropin]

I have an SMB and can supply a Pantone match if thats any good to you

[Jango]

Retropin thankyou - you have no idea how much searching I have done for this paint thing mate.  If you can PM me codes etc so i can take to a paint shop it would be great.  Have no idea about poaint so please let me know what I have to order (water based / enamel etc)

[Jango]

Any idea what paint type was used to screen the artwork back in the day of manufacture?

[delarge]

Howdy!

Another member here a while back did a nice SMB resto and said the paint was Taubman's Lake Placid. My local paint shop either said it was discontinued or couldn't help. My dad is going to restore mine soon and usually chips paint from the cabinet behind the legs or under the side rails and takes them into a paint shop.

Cheers!
Adam.

[Jango]

delarge - do you know the link to the thread as I cannot locate it.

[Retropin]

Colour of SMB cabinet:

Artwork has a linseed finish over it which yellows over time. Because of this all SMB will be slightly green looking.
There are several places on my cabinet that have this finish lifted and showing original colour underneath... this is the colour you should spray your cabinet and then a simple polyurathane finish will complete an authentic looking restoration.
The Blue is not a true Pantone colour.
It sits between PANTONE PROCESS BLUE C  and PANTONE 307C.

 you can go to any paint shop and get Pantone Process Blue match ( serious paint shop)... its a blue tone that is used for a mix to make a range of blues... almost a darker royal blue.

Pantone 307C is process blue 98.5 parts to black 1.5 parts.

To make SMB colour i would make 99.5 parts process blue to 0.5 parts black.

Use a large turkey baster type syringe and mix 500 ml process blue to 2.5ml  black... youll have 500ml of SMB colour.

Make sure your black is a black TINT - NOT just a tin of black... its different stuff... black tint is very much stronger when mixing.

Good luck!!   

[Jango]

Thanks for this mate.  Do you have the codes also for the green, yellow and red on the cabinet?  Also re the blues, there were 2 differing blue colours on the cabinet which one did you descrime below (is it the blue that is predominant all over the cab?)  Do you also have the other one?

[Jango]

Retropin - Do you have the codes also for the green, yellow and red on the cabinet?  Also re the blues, there were 2 differing blue colours on the cabinet which one did you descrime below (is it the blue that is predominant all over the cab?)  Do you also have the other one?

[Retropin]

Give me a day or two and ill get back to you on this

[radirgyman]

is it actually a fun game?

[mildflame]

I thought it was, when I had one... and mine didn't work correctly!