Now that we know what we have and have pulled all the major electronics out, we can strip out the rest of the wiring harness and remove anything that isn’t part of the cabinet. Everything has to be pulled to prepare for the next process, including the coin door, speakers, t-molding, marquee light, etc. The cabinet will have to be flipped and turned throughout the process and exposed to chemicals and sawdust that could damage any of these components.
When the cabinet was converted it was painted with an exiting shade of black. The paint that was used was an extremely thick water-based paint that covered a lot of damage to the wood. It took a few weeks to remove the paint but we were able to get it down to the point where we could repair major damage such as dents and holes. Sometimes original art is left under the paint of converted cabinets but, unfortunately, not in this case.
