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I have another thread going in tech support about the status of my MVS restoration project, but I thought that this step in my journey has been quite fruitful and can be a benefit to anyone in the community thinking of taking on a MVS restoration.
The cab I bought was in horrible shape, but I got it for pennies the particle board was damaged in many areas from both abrasive damage and moisture damage. The original side-art on an MVS cab is made of vinyl, most people who restore MVS cabs sand it down and paint it.
I personally did not like the paint option and wanted to go with a vinyl wrap, but after doing research I found that vinyl is quite expensive and you only get 1 shot at putting it on, so if you screw up you are outta luck.
A good friend of mine does cabinetry and he suggested that I coat it in formica, mind you formica is not cheap either and neither is paying someone to install it for you. I opted to go this route because I wanted the restoration to look right, and I had a good amount of birthday money to spend, so I bit the bullet.
Here are the pics I took of the process and let me tell you I am glad I chose this route, because it looks FANTASTIC!
Tearing down the cab
Naked cab
Bondo patchwork
New roll of formica $76 worth
Application of adhesive (contact cement)
Here is video of my buddy frank cutting the formica, watching it take shape was fascinating!
[video]http://vid684.photobucket.com/albums/vv210/famicom-fan/IMG_1512.mp4[/video]
and the other side
The finished product! I am waiting for some stencils that my brother in law is making for me so I can spray on the Neo and MVS logos on the side, but so far this project is coming out amazing!
George
The cab I bought was in horrible shape, but I got it for pennies the particle board was damaged in many areas from both abrasive damage and moisture damage. The original side-art on an MVS cab is made of vinyl, most people who restore MVS cabs sand it down and paint it.
I personally did not like the paint option and wanted to go with a vinyl wrap, but after doing research I found that vinyl is quite expensive and you only get 1 shot at putting it on, so if you screw up you are outta luck.
A good friend of mine does cabinetry and he suggested that I coat it in formica, mind you formica is not cheap either and neither is paying someone to install it for you. I opted to go this route because I wanted the restoration to look right, and I had a good amount of birthday money to spend, so I bit the bullet.
Here are the pics I took of the process and let me tell you I am glad I chose this route, because it looks FANTASTIC!
Tearing down the cab
Naked cab
Bondo patchwork
New roll of formica $76 worth
Application of adhesive (contact cement)
Here is video of my buddy frank cutting the formica, watching it take shape was fascinating!
[video]http://vid684.photobucket.com/albums/vv210/famicom-fan/IMG_1512.mp4[/video]
and the other side
The finished product! I am waiting for some stencils that my brother in law is making for me so I can spray on the Neo and MVS logos on the side, but so far this project is coming out amazing!
George
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