Took the day off so dived into the Garage for the day!
First off, I had a minor repair on the base to sort out. The staples were knackered so I glued the base where it had come adrift and reinforce all four corners of the base with headless nails
Then sanded the base
I then whipped around the complete exposed side of the cab taking off the worst bits with abrasive paper
A couple of worst bits
The corner I filled with wood glue and clamped it
Then mixed up a pva/water solution and applied it to all the bare, damaged timber then wiped away the excess
Then mixed up some 2 pack filler and started to fill the damaged areas
While the first load of filler was going off, I had a sh*tty job on next. Some knobber had nailed the wooden bezel retainers with nails that were too long and then bent them over
There were four in total, once they were all out, I used some 3/4" panel pins to secure the retainer
Started to fill the holes but forgot to take a picture
Only two of the five monitor mounting bolt holes are used on a vertical DK so I fill the 3 unused holes as they tend top bubble the sideart if left open. These dudes are for a horizontal conversion like Popeye or Mario Bros....but we don't wanna do that!
Anyhow, it was now all about filling/sanding
I always use a decent square block to sand the edges to keep them square. Using paper alone tends to round the edges off
I then flipped the cab over while filler was drying on the other side and made a start, this side is in a lot better shape. The clamp is still attached so couldn't roll the cab right over
Again.... filling, sanding......
Again, three monitor mounting bolt holes are filled
....and that was it for the day!
Cheers, Al
PAC-MAN2013-06-14 08:41:11
