Wow! That's an awesome tip!!! My Defender will get some rubbed on lovin' soon too! ;).... I've got a Universal Mr Do w/ a coin door that is super clean, but faded down to a light grey. All the inner black areas of my games have minor wear too. This can go a long way! Thank you and keep up the great videos!!!!
I was gonna give this a shot, I've got some flat black oil based. I saw that you used semi-gloss which seems to be a better match to my coindoors. Have you ever used flat with the linseed oil? I'm hoping the linseed oil will give it a glossy sheen. Keep up the great work!
Got the stuff to make this, got some Japan Dryer too....looking at the ratios listed on the can...man it will take VERY little of it in the 2 tbs of each you have here I'm guessing. What ratio do you like if you add the Dryer?
Im curious about the serial number on the Tutankham arcade cab. That Tim Guy's Tutankam restoral was 8952, The one Im working on is 9077. Very, very nice that yours a signed cabinet. Also would this trick work with the Tutankham red? As there is no side art on mine, and no trace of it having ever been there. But I want to blend in some dings and scratches and the expanded wood fill over the screw holes without having to sand and keep its original paint intact. Also if at some point you have to pull out the Tutankham for maintenance could you shoot a video as Im scratching my head at the power coming into the arcade. It comes in and goes through some pre-transformer before going into the the line filter before going to the actual transformer. And Im trying to figure out where you manually coin up on the door even through Ive got it in freeplay right now. Which in freeplay it doesnt run the attract mode setting.
In the eighties, my local arcade would fix checker plate to the bottom of cabs as soon as they came in and also the fruit machines, I guess it helped them to hold the value of the cabs
I have a Centipede cabaret, and the speaker grille is held on with rivets. No way I’m drilling it out. I painted the front and restored the coin door, but I’m going to try this for the speaker grille.
Jason! I know this is an old video, but I have a question/idea. I'm looking at this method, thinking it might be useful for fixing the spiderweb cracks that form in older pinball playfields. I'm thinking that you could mix the appropriate colors and rub them into the areas where the micro cracks are forming, buff it out, and it should hide the cracks. I haven't had time to test this out yet, but was wondering if you have. Keep up the good work!
Cool! I'll give it a shot! I went to Lowe's today; no Linseed Oil, and the guy looked at me like I had threatened to beat up George Takei when I asked for Japan Dryer. I'm ordering it from Amazon.
Would this method work on plastic parts, like the black plastic CP on Pole Position? Mine is kind of "ashy" looking. I had planned to hit it with Novus.
I'm going to try this with a Galaga that I'm going to restore for my wife.The coin door just need some shine like that.Will be posting the whole resto on my channel soon(I'm so scared to dive into my first resto wish me luck)
ah you've seen the other video lol both have exactly the same look but the mix in the DL video drys much faster and i guess might be more durable . both methods are very durable though.
Cool, just found a DL cabinet that had been converted at some point. Hacked off marquee bevels and no guts. In the process of restoring it and found your helpful videos!
are you serious !!!!! lol i was just talking to someone else that got a DLcab from CL that also had the the marquee wood cut off she is in the process of cuting new wood for it right now
Yup! Any idea where one might find the marquee plexi? I'm planning on restoring mine cosmetically and running retropie/Daphne until I can hopefully find a PCB, ext. But I guess that makes a couple more DLs on their way back to life!
Wow! That's an awesome tip!!! My Defender will get some rubbed on lovin' soon too! ;).... I've got a Universal Mr Do w/ a coin door that is super clean, but faded down to a light grey. All the inner black areas of my games have minor wear too. This can go a long way! Thank you and keep up the great videos!!!!
very glad to help remember a little goes a long way and the thinner it is the faster it dries
I'd be interested to know ho well it looks exposed in natural light. Often paint jobs look good until you expose them in good daylight .
I was gonna give this a shot, I've got some flat black oil based. I saw that you used semi-gloss which seems to be a better match to my coindoors. Have you ever used flat with the linseed oil? I'm hoping the linseed oil will give it a glossy sheen. Keep up the great work!
If you guys are not subbed you need to! Jason is full of great tips!
I subbed today before seeing this video. :D
Got the stuff to make this, got some Japan Dryer too....looking at the ratios listed on the can...man it will take VERY little of it in the 2 tbs of each you have here I'm guessing. What ratio do you like if you add the Dryer?
Im curious about the serial number on the Tutankham arcade cab. That Tim Guy's Tutankam restoral was 8952, The one Im working on is 9077. Very, very nice that yours a signed cabinet. Also would this trick work with the Tutankham red? As there is no side art on mine, and no trace of it having ever been there. But I want to blend in some dings and scratches and the expanded wood fill over the screw holes without having to sand and keep its original paint intact. Also if at some point you have to pull out the Tutankham for maintenance could you shoot a video as Im scratching my head at the power coming into the arcade. It comes in and goes through some pre-transformer before going into the the line filter before going to the actual transformer. And Im trying to figure out where you manually coin up on the door even through Ive got it in freeplay right now. Which in freeplay it doesnt run the attract mode setting.
Brilliant!!
In the eighties, my local arcade would fix checker plate to the bottom of cabs as soon as they came in and also the fruit machines, I guess it helped them to hold the value of the cabs
Well, guess I know what I am doing this weekend. Nice tip!
I have a Centipede cabaret, and the speaker grille is held on with rivets. No way I’m drilling it out. I painted the front and restored the coin door, but I’m going to try this for the speaker grille.
Great technique Jason. Be well ; )
-Mitch
Good Stuff Arcade Jason!!
That's just excellent!
Jason! I know this is an old video, but I have a question/idea. I'm looking at this method, thinking it might be useful for fixing the spiderweb cracks that form in older pinball playfields. I'm thinking that you could mix the appropriate colors and rub them into the areas where the micro cracks are forming, buff it out, and it should hide the cracks.
I haven't had time to test this out yet, but was wondering if you have. Keep up the good work!
i have tested this on playfields it works great with black and so so with other colors
Cool! I'll give it a shot! I went to Lowe's today; no Linseed Oil, and the guy looked at me like I had threatened to beat up George Takei when I asked for Japan Dryer. I'm ordering it from Amazon.
Would this method work on plastic parts, like the black plastic CP on Pole Position? Mine is kind of "ashy" looking. I had planned to hit it with Novus.
You pamper those babies!
Hey from Cape Girardeau , good content. * you wouldn't have an Atari Star Wars laying about
Awesome vid ! You are indeed a plethora of knowledge :-)
thanks any ideas on what the next video should be ?
Nice. It's ironic that you did that to a Defender. I will try it on mine to touch up the blacks.
make a vid of it!!!! we gotta promote each others channels some day
I think I might. And I'll give you credit in the video of course. :-)
Hey Jason, Once the linseed oil is dry will vinyl side art stick to it?
yup good question
Dude that's awesome! Great tip!
thanks Edd
I'm going to try this with a Galaga that I'm going to restore for my wife.The coin door just need some shine like that.Will be posting the whole resto on my channel soon(I'm so scared to dive into my first resto wish me luck)
cool ill check it out
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great tip!
yup, that is how i do it as well, I do not like over restored games.
really i think it looks great on a restored game as long as it doesn't have any imperfections of course
Does this method work with other colors?
yes
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How far does a little go ?
a looooong way lol
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Do you prefer this formula or the additional ingredients in your Dragon's Lair video?
ah you've seen the other video lol both have exactly the same look but the mix in the DL video drys much faster and i guess might be more durable . both methods are very durable though.
Cool, just found a DL cabinet that had been converted at some point. Hacked off marquee bevels and no guts. In the process of restoring it and found your helpful videos!
are you serious !!!!! lol i was just talking to someone else that got a DLcab from CL that also had the the marquee wood cut off she is in the process of cuting new wood for it right now
Yup! Any idea where one might find the marquee plexi? I'm planning on restoring mine cosmetically and running retropie/Daphne until I can hopefully find a PCB, ext. But I guess that makes a couple more DLs on their way back to life!