Anyone here collect Arcade Machines or Pinball?

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Originally Posted by kittychloe

looking good, so what did you use to get the top layer of paint off without damaging the original? or did the killer instinct have clearcoat protecting it?

thankfully this era of arcade machine didn't use painted on graphics it's more of a plastic applique, after searching a few Arcade restoration forums I found lots of advice on what NOT to use and I found one thread where someone had success using a product called "lift off". it's designed to remove graffiti/latex based spray paint. it weakens the bond of the paint without damaging the plastic graphics layer. here is the test-section I did:



I'd say it works but I only got that front piece done and a little bit along the top of one of the sides, it took me about 2 and a half hours and my hands were killing me... so I'm going to look into other options for doing the rest of the machine.