I need your opinion (Super Grafx)

[dingsbums]

OK - long story  .
Finally I got lucky and won a loose Super Grafx on Ebay for 85 Euro  .
Two days after I paid the thing the seller contacted me he hadn't noticed a flaw before he listed the system  .
The flaw was near the S-EXP connector on the edge there was a 5mm hole in the case broken out   .
After a few hours of thinking about this "issue" we (me & seller) came to the conclusion 75 Euro for the system and I would take it and try to repair it  .

Sorry - I hadn't take a picture before the fix - but I think you can imagine a hole in a Super Grafx  .
Here it is after the fix:


And the spot in particular:


I made the fix with "Feinspachtel" (sorry I don't know the English term) for cars. This stuff is perfect for things like that - it gets hard as **** but you can grind it easily. But when you grind away the surplus stuff you will make scratches in the case of course.
And here is the part where I need your guys opinion(s)    - I'm thinking about respraying the Super Grafx (I personally suck at painting stuff, so I'm thinking about get it made at a car paint shop).
Would you guys respray it in it's original colour or would you go for something completely different (Because the SG looks a bit like a car engine I'm thinking about respraying in chrome metallic  ).

As I had the system disambled already I decided to make a RGB mod also:


RGB Awesomeness:


Please let me know what you think.
Cheers Marco

[Arkhan]

Looks good.  Maybe paint the spot with some matte model paint to match up the colors, and scrub it down with a toothbrush to get the dust / dirt out of all the cracks.

[SignOfZeta]

Usually the stuff used on cars is polyester putty. The vernacular for Americans is "Bondo" (a brand name). In the UK I think they just usually call it filler.

I would have just left it cracked, but you're beyond the point of no return now. I think painting it another color would be cool, but not chrome. Maybe a darker grey, or black, or silver. If it were white it would look like a Star Wars prop, which is kind of cool.

How are you going to re-apply the logos though? That would be my biggest issue when it comes to painting any console.

[soop]

Usually the stuff used on cars is polyester putty. The vernacular for Americans is "Bondo" (a brand name). In the UK I think they just usually call it filler.

I would have just left it cracked, but you're beyond the point of no return now. I think painting it another color would be cool, but not chrome. Maybe a darker grey, or black, or silver. If it were white it would look like a Star Wars prop, which is kind of cool.

How are you going to re-apply the logos though? That would be my biggest issue when it comes to painting any console.

Everything above is correct.  Filler, wouldn't bother, nice white, RGB cool, etc.
You got a deal, but a Super Grafx is a Super Grafx, and I like them the way they are.

[dingsbums]

@ signofzeta

Thanks for the info.
Yeah reapplying the logos is my biggest concern at the moment. My method will be something like redoing them in a Graphic programm, print them on a transparent sticker and put it on the console. Hopefully this way will work  .

[Arkhan]

ew no, dont print them on a sticker.  thats so janky!  It'll look funny, and possibly undo itself over the years and come off... 

you want to make a stencil and paint new ones on!  print the logos out on cardstock, cut them out precisely (good luck!), and then paint away!


I myself would just scrub that thing down with a toothbrush and some windex, and then match the paint color and touch it up.  Thats like, a dark gray Testors flat enamel paint color.   Much better than redoing the whole thing.

[SignOfZeta]

I myself would just scrub that thing down with a toothbrush and some windex, and then match the paint color and touch it up.  Thats like, a dark gray Testors flat enamel paint color.   Much better than redoing the whole thing.

That's never ever ever going to look right. Nothing looks quite like raw IP. There is no f*cking way you're going to be able to match a section. Even if the color was %100 perfect (which is impossible) the texture is never going to match. Its everything or nothing, I'm afraid.

[Otaking]

Super Star Wars Grafx http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=9219.msg159144#msg159144


@ dingsbums your avatar = Win! 

[Arkhan]

I myself would just scrub that thing down with a toothbrush and some windex, and then match the paint color and touch it up.  Thats like, a dark gray Testors flat enamel paint color.   Much better than redoing the whole thing.

That's never ever ever going to look right. Nothing looks quite like raw IP. There is no f*cking way you're going to be able to match a section. Even if the color was %100 perfect (which is impossible) the texture is never going to match. Its everything or nothing, I'm afraid.

yeah , but you wont notice unless you press your face up against it and stare at it.  Id rather have a little touch up spot than have to f*ck with restenciling it, lol

[Necromancer]

Whatever color you paint this thing (please not chrome), make sure you prep the shit out of it.  No matter how good of paint you use or how talented the applicator, it'll be blotchy and/or chip easily if you don't spend enough time cleaning, sanding, and scuffing.

[Arkhan]

Whatever color you paint this thing (please not chrome),

inb4goldplating.

[dingsbums]

Disassembled it completely and cleaned the hell out of it  - tomorrow it will go to the paint shop  .


@ arkhan
Painting only the scratched part of the system is no option for me. Like signofzeta said that is never going to look right.

[Tatsujin]

DOOONT PAAAINT EEET!!!

[Mathius]

DOOONT PAAAINT EEET!!!

Gotta agree

[soop]

Could you possibly powder coat it?  That might look ok.