Stripped BARE with Nothing to Hide! 🫣 Ms. Pac-Man arcade machine restoration part 8

Back by popular demand after an 8+ month hiatus due to artwork availability, it's part 8 of the Bally-Midway Ms. Pac-Man arcade restoration project! In this episode, CHARLIE STRIPS OFF... all of the paint, that is! We'll get down to bare wood to prep the cabinet for repainting, and also strip & repaint the coin door too.

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[overtimearcade]

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[TrickyZ]

Really looking forward to this TOTAL resto of your Ms. Pac Man cabinet. The classic stencil pattern designs are some of my favorite cabinets!

[phils_arcade]

I've started looking at powder coating for the past wee while. It gives great coverage, not too difficult to do, and gives a super finish, really durable. Only downside, you need a decent oven to bake the parts in.

[shawncruiksh]

Thanks for doing these awesome videos!

[classicarcaderepairs]

Looking great! man that was a lot of work! good to see the Ms Pac-Man being worked on again :)

[justinhobart]

Every time I watch your channel, I get on Facebook and look for Arcade games. I don't know why.... anyway, this time might have helped pay off for you... "owners of Arcadia, Pinball Paradise, and The Route 66 Arcade Museum are having an online auction... To start selling off some of their massive collection of excessive arcade machines and parts." At, American Pride Amusements... I thought you might be interested. 😉

[nickmadsen]

Great video, man! You make it fun to watch.

[RBRetroBunker]

Forgot to say about the mix with harderner it to spred it out takes longer to harden. A big blob goes faster gets hotter

[slinger]

Love the video! If you want to quadruple views, remember that the YouTube algorithm wants you haul the cabinet off site so you can do a "Stripped BARE with Nothing to Hide... in an abandoned mall parking lot" video series. Gotta give the algorithm what it wants... :) Thanks!

[TheRealJPhillips]

Saw Street Smart in the background and pressed SUBSCRIBE. 👍🏾💯

[Manglitter]

Got me scared now. TOG has my money on a ms pac set as well. Plus a couple pieces like marquess and cpo. Plus I’m third in line for some Burgertime stencils.

[levipatterson]

44:40 I had that same problem with my black hammered a few years ago on my jukebox.

[RBRetroBunker]

I heard that you should wipe the mix. If you put in air in the mix it harden faster. When you use filler :) but i am No expert :) love your channel

[chadmichael]

Removing the side art with a sander. Is that original side art painted, or vinyl?

[xmarks-spot]

I guess you never finished the Ms Pac-Man restoration project? 😢

[tigheklory]

I'm leaving this comment here for the future. If you are going though the immense effort of re-stenciling a cabinet you should replace the bottom of the cabinet remove the CDX that's screwed on the bottom and replace the bottom 6 inches of plywood that's damaged. It's simple to do with a biscuit jointer. If you find spray painting a coin door stressful wait until you are stenciling. I know, I re-stenciled a Pac-Man. Don't skip actually fixing the cabinet. I'm not anti bondo but that cabinet isn't even sitting straight and it's ½ taller with the CDX on the bottom. Don't put it next to another Midway cabinet it's going to look weird .

[tommcmanus]

Dude I like your videos, and I don't like criticizing peoples work, but you need to work much faster with bondo. Just put it on and sand it off. Don't try to get it so thin and perfect. Just get it close with a flash, let it dry, and sand. Faster is key with bondo, MUCH faster.

[osgeld]

why not use wood filler? no mixing, longer work time, made for wood ... dunno about price difference though

[soniagebara]

We good no clean shine the time you new game.