Cabinet Covering Solution Review, Joystick Mountin Inquiry


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Posted by StaticX on September 01, 1999 at 21:22:26:

First thing: I flecked my cabinet wth a grey & white flek spray paint. I flecked just portions of the front & sides of the cabinet & not back or top. The rest will be painted black with a brush (except the back which I will probably not paint out of lazyness). It looks great though. 3 or 4 coats & it looks like a champ. Its easy & quick.

Some Tips:

1. Peel off any obviously loose paper or paint but dont worry about getting it all, flek hides alot.
2. Go over the whole area you will flek with a good base color (either black or white), this will allow you to use less paint.
3. Make sure to take off your coin mech first.
4. Consider flecking any outcropping parts of the coinmech to contrast with the black, it looks good.

Cost: 9 Cans of Paint=$45, not bad compaired too some people spending hundreds & hundreds for lamenate (*ahem* NightStrm :P)

Ease of Use: Its a Snap, make sure not to paint in good cloths

Time: Only about 30 minutes of active spraying time to finish the cabinet, lots of extra time allocated for sleeping on hot afternoons & letting paint dry.

Now about hte Super 8s...


The metal "shaft" is too short to mount it underneath anything but the very thinnnest metal cp. If I want to have it under a good solid wood cp with plexi, then the shaft needs to be longer. Any ideas/hints/solutions?


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