Author Topic: Stern Quicksilver High End Restoration  (Read 13484 times)

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Re: Stern Quicksilver High End Restoration
« Reply #15 on: May 09, 2020, 04:53:26 PM »
Looking awesome as always, glad you left the timber in its natural state, nothing worse than a glass like finish on an old game, makes it look "artificial".

It can be difficult to explain this, as some collectors expect an almost plastic or glass finish. Even with 2 pack and several coats of clear, eventually the timber will negate the efforts to convert it to glass. The only way to have a perfect cabinet is to make a new cabinet. Even then, the timber will age and cause issues. When I approached this restoration, there was no way I was going to have a mirror finish. I just won't do it, as that's not the intention of the originality of the machine. I spent more time on matching the paint with a purple fleck. It is difficult to notice the fleck, but to me - that was more important as that's how it was originally painted.
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