Baby Pacman Restoration
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I'm off to the Formica shop on Thursday. Hopefully they can help me out.
I've got a sample of a Baby Pacman to take with me to try and match.
It's not going well so far. From a short distance the formica samples I have look fairly close to the original (original is on the left):
But when you get really close up they look miles different (original in the middle):
I may just have to go with the one of these as they might be the closest I can get
The other option is to get a colour paint match and spray the cab, but I can't really do this in my garage and would need to shift the cab outside. Plus my spraying skills are fine for small items, but maybe not so great on cabs
I've got a sample of a Baby Pacman to take with me to try and match.
It's not going well so far. From a short distance the formica samples I have look fairly close to the original (original is on the left):
But when you get really close up they look miles different (original in the middle):
I may just have to go with the one of these as they might be the closest I can get
The other option is to get a colour paint match and spray the cab, but I can't really do this in my garage and would need to shift the cab outside. Plus my spraying skills are fine for small items, but maybe not so great on cabs
forcefulfil
EDOT King
i doubt anyone will ever suss you Ben
will still look brand new at this rate
will still look brand new at this rate
Done quite a bit of work on this the last couple of days:
CP area is pretty much done! I've disassembled pretty much everything due to rust and clean it/resprayed it.
Removed the rails and repainted them, and also cleaned all the screws and brackets attached:
.....and I've started work on the speaker grills. They've been recoated, but you can see how bad it was if you look at the screws. Here's a before and after pic, as I did one of the screws today (bottom left)
Finish this off then move onto the coin door. That needs quite a bit of attention still :-(
Purity2014-06-08 16:50:31
CP area is pretty much done! I've disassembled pretty much everything due to rust and clean it/resprayed it.
Removed the rails and repainted them, and also cleaned all the screws and brackets attached:
.....and I've started work on the speaker grills. They've been recoated, but you can see how bad it was if you look at the screws. Here's a before and after pic, as I did one of the screws today (bottom left)
Finish this off then move onto the coin door. That needs quite a bit of attention still :-(
Purity2014-06-08 16:50:31
shrunkenmaster
Active member
Such a labour of love is restoring, but well worth it. Look forward to the next installment!
Finished both speaker grills now. There's a couple of screw heads I'm not happy about so I'll redo them next weekend when I start working on the coin door, and its parts
I've also cleaned up the CP lock, and that's been fitted back into the cab today, and also did a bit on the remaining spinners from the pinball part of the cab. The old Baby Pacman has been removed, and will be replaced by new Baby Pacman decals
Purity2014-06-29 15:20:59
I've also cleaned up the CP lock, and that's been fitted back into the cab today, and also did a bit on the remaining spinners from the pinball part of the cab. The old Baby Pacman has been removed, and will be replaced by new Baby Pacman decals
Purity2014-06-29 15:20:59
Spurred on by Strykr's recent restoration I thought it was about time that I did the sides and front on the Baby Pacman
So here we are with one side covered in Formica and routed:
Generally went ok. Let's hope the rest looks as good
Purity2014-08-19 22:42:44
So here we are with one side covered in Formica and routed:
Generally went ok. Let's hope the rest looks as good
Purity2014-08-19 22:42:44
forcefulfil
EDOT King
Super loving resto Ben!
I thought I would add the story of the last two days to maybe help someone who may attempt this in the future. I've never used Formica or a router before but I'd say one side was fairly straight forward. The centre pieces are going to be the tricky bit.
So day 1 - Monday
I empited most of the cab again:
Cleared a big space in the garage:
Lightly sanded down the side of the cab with some fine sandpaper just to get rid of any bumps, and brush any dust off:
Formica time!
Unwraped the Formica, and let it flop level:
Then placed the cab on its side and drew round the cab adding an additional 1/2 inch all round:
Then cut it out with a stanley knife and got a basic template. Then brushed down the Formica to remove any dust:
Day 2 - Tuesday
Stuck some glue on both cab and Formica. I used Thixofix Eco which is really good stuff, and non hazardous. I used a foam roller to get a nice even spread. A good idea is to use a new foam roller on both cab and Formica:
Then cut some plastic strips, approx 1/2-1 inch and placed them on the cab so that the two parts do not touch:
Waited until the glue went clear, and then placed the Formica on the plastic strips. Moved into position and then pushed the Formica to the cab using a small wallpaper roller, and went along and removed each strip until the Formica was bonded to the cab:
I then got the router out with the flush trim bit, and cut off the excess Formica. The trick seems to be to let it glide round the cab without applying any pressure. But boy is it messy!
1 side done:
(see above)
Same again tomorrow!
Purity2014-08-19 22:45:11
So day 1 - Monday
I empited most of the cab again:
Cleared a big space in the garage:
Lightly sanded down the side of the cab with some fine sandpaper just to get rid of any bumps, and brush any dust off:
Formica time!
Unwraped the Formica, and let it flop level:
Then placed the cab on its side and drew round the cab adding an additional 1/2 inch all round:
Then cut it out with a stanley knife and got a basic template. Then brushed down the Formica to remove any dust:
Day 2 - Tuesday
Stuck some glue on both cab and Formica. I used Thixofix Eco which is really good stuff, and non hazardous. I used a foam roller to get a nice even spread. A good idea is to use a new foam roller on both cab and Formica:
Then cut some plastic strips, approx 1/2-1 inch and placed them on the cab so that the two parts do not touch:
Waited until the glue went clear, and then placed the Formica on the plastic strips. Moved into position and then pushed the Formica to the cab using a small wallpaper roller, and went along and removed each strip until the Formica was bonded to the cab:
I then got the router out with the flush trim bit, and cut off the excess Formica. The trick seems to be to let it glide round the cab without applying any pressure. But boy is it messy!
1 side done:
(see above)
Same again tomorrow!
Purity2014-08-19 22:45:11
Nice to see how exactly you did that, replacing Formica is one thing I've not had to do yet on a resto and I'm sure it's only a matter of time.
muddymusic said:
I'd definately use Formica again for sides to a cab. Much better than painting in my opinion
The only trouble is when you need to do precision cutting which is what I'm going to have to do with the front parts. Not lookng forward to that, but I've got enough Fromica left to have at least a few attempts so hopefully I can get it right.
Purity2014-08-19 22:26:32
Great job ben
cant wait to see this finished
cant wait to see this finished
rcantor77 said:A cracking resto so far Ben and a great looking game that I have not played before... can't wait to invite myself round one day for a play of all your great lineup of cabs.
Thanks man. Sure, no problem...as long as I can have a go on the Ice Cold Beer sometime
Great job with the formica and fantastic write up. I msy now get off my arse and maybe tackle my cocktail formica replacement.
Cheers for the inspiration
Cheers for the inspiration