Question: spray painting pinball coin door
andre...@yahoo.com
removed. I would remove the door and frame along with all electrical
and moving parts before painting.
A. Is it a good idea to spray paint it to cover the damage...after
cleaning the surface, etc?
B. Is the best paint a flat black, semi gloss or gloss black?
C. any brand you would recommend?
thanks,
andrew
Ben
Semi-gloss or satin is a good match. Flat looks nice too but I prefer
the shinier look. It hides future scuffs/scratches better too.
I've used Rustoleum and Krylon's, but whatever you can find will work.
Just make sure it's laquer or enamel based for durability.
And of course don't try to paint it while still on the machine.
Remove it and do it right. Good time to clean up the coin reject
buttons, replace the light bulbs, etc.
Spinner
Is this a modern game with a black coin door?
If so, you can get black gloss spray paint with a crinkle finish
that should match the original pretty well.
You will need to remove the scratches before your spray or they
will still be visible through the new paint. You can fill them with
body filler, or sand them out - but you may then need to prime the bare
metal.
Considering all the work for just some scratches, maybe you could
try touching them up with some gloss black enamel (Like Testor's).
If it's a WPC or Pinball 2000 game, you could also get an NOS
door for about $50 and change it in a few minutes.
-Mark
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amazed. Looks like new. Does for me anyway.
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goop it up! Trust me, use "Krylon Semi-Flat black" in a spray can and
it will look as close to original as possible.
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Bruce
Remove the door, frame and wiring from the machine. Remove the plastic
inserts from the coin entry and mask the holes, leave the wiring
intact to the door (No need to remove the harness), use a semi-gloss
spray, any brand will do.
Arizona Bruce
Jeremy Wilson
>A. Is it a good idea to spray paint it to cover the damage...after
>cleaning the surface, etc?
Yes.
>B. Is the best paint a flat black, semi gloss or gloss black?
Depends on the door. All use a wrinkle finish as far as I know, but some are
semigloss while others are gloss.
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Wayne Whitney
game, then remove the door from the frame. There will usually be some
ancient Coke in the cracks and edges of both the door and the frame. This
all has to go before you paint! You might have to use steel wool on the
edges of the door if it has started to rust, but try not to go nuts with the
wool on the textured surfaces of the door. Don't forget to lightly spray the
heads of the bolts that hold the frame to the machine. It's ugly when you
have a new door and old crappy boltheads!
Wayne
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John K. Bystrek
door are warm.
John
Ray Johnson - Action Pinball
> One of my pinball coin doors has a few scratches where the paint is
> removed. I would remove the door and frame along with all electrical
> and moving parts before painting.
>
> A. Is it a good idea to spray paint it to cover the damage...after
> cleaning the surface, etc?
Yes. Do remove all plastic parts and just paint the metal, or front-of-door
parts. I've seen too many botched paint jobs done by
operators/distributors/dealers who cut corners and try to make a door look
good, and just masking off the edges and coin slots and shoot it- looks like
crap. Spend an extra 30 minutes and take it all apart- clean, paint, and
reassemble. Your end result should look like this:
http://www.actionpinball.com/tz4/cab4.jpg
> B. Is the best paint a flat black, semi gloss or gloss black?
Krylon semi-gloss black is what we use on all doors we repaint- about as
perfect/close as you can get to original finish. Again, I've seen some
dealers that use flat or gloss, but they just look too "off"- not like
original. Semi-gloss is best.
> C. any brand you would recommend?
Krylon. All the way. Best stuff.
Good luck!
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that we bought from a local dealer who had painted the door black with a
brush- house paint no less. Never seen such a mess. Lots of brush marks-
lots of missed spots- paint all in the coin slots- geez... The paint came
off with hot water and a scrub brush- practially washed right off.
Two big wads of chewing gum stuffed up in the coin return slot, too... Nice
touch. This was "fully shopped"....
Do it once, and do it right....
Ray Johnson - Action Pinball
> Krylon semi-gloss works the best for me, do it when both the paint and
> door are warm.
Good advice- I sometimes heat up the paint before shooting- helps it spray
better- better finish. I let the can sit in a sink of hot water for about
15-20 minutes before shooting.
Let the metal parts sit in the sun for a couple minutes to heat them up.
Too hot is not good, though. Too cold is worse.
Good luck!
Cliffy
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