Message #91055

[Jango]

The painting of the headbox commences.....there were some poor touch-ups on either side of the headbox.  Someone had used what I think was a water based matt black colour which did not match at all.  I used some nifty and a green scotch brite pad and gave it a gentle cleaning.  The matt black came straight off and caused nil damage to the sides of the headbox.  What it did was expose the original scratching which is not too bad at all and again, adds to the character of the machine











The headbox door and the interior light bracket was cleaned and repainted using White Knight Satin Black (purchased from Bunnings) which turns out great and it a very good match to the original and existing black on the sides of the cabinet.  The metal hinge and metal securing brace were removed cleaned and polished using Ranex and some Autosol.  New screws (exact match to original) and cable fasteners (used on the game to secure the backglass on this game) were also installed
















The backglass was cleaned and is 100% perfect








Some pics of the completely stripped backbox before painting

















Here are some pics of the headbox after I have finished spraying the interior with 2 coats of White Knight Satin Black















A question for the experts here..........Should I try to touch-up the scratches in the black colouring at the top and bottom of each side of the headbox or leave it as is?  I'm confident the Satin Black I have would look very good?  Opinions would be greatly appreciated guys....