{"id":123,"date":"2022-09-07T17:35:15","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T17:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinballpanic.com\/?page_id=123"},"modified":"2022-09-07T18:18:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T18:18:11","slug":"asteroids","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pinballpanic.com\/?page_id=123","title":{"rendered":"Asteroids Restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As an experiment, I decided to restore an arcade game. My wheelhouse is Pinball, so I didn’t really know what to expect. Atari used particle board wrapped in vinyl for their games, It was a pain to get the surfaces smooth for the application of new vinyl and artwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I first used a heat gun to remove the original vinyl. I used bondo to fill the large dents and skim fill to even out the particle board surface. Then sand, sand sand. Putting on fresh vinyl was difficult … I had a few air bubbles. Nothing to severe. I’m happy with the results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Asteroids is actually a three in one. “Asteroids,” “Asteroids Deluxe,” and “Lunar Lander” (you can see the large handle on the control panel – that is for Lunar Lander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All in all, I’m happy with the results. I’m still waiting to get the coin door back from the powder coat person. I had the “owl” eye coin drops chromed as well. Should look pretty darn good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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