Bay Pac-Man CPO Installation
Baby Pac-Man February 24th, 2008I finally got around to working on my Baby Pac-Man control panel this past weekend. Here it is before:
and with all parts removed:
Look how nasty this hinge is!
I had to shut the radio off for this part, because I only have 1 circuit in my garage and it usually blows when the heat gun and something else is running at the same time. 
Here it is naked:
The picture above is AFTER I removed the adhesive left over from the overlay. I use Jasco Adhesive Remover, which is messy and a little toxic but works great. I figure if I have any brain cells left, they are tough enough to withstand a few minutes with this stuff.
Here it is with the new overlay on:
I used Windex first on the bottom half in case I didn’t get the alignment right the first time. It was a mistake. I’ll never use it again for a CPO. It made it not stick as well as the rest, and I had to mess with it for a long time to get it to stay down.
The controls are upstairs soaking in Pinesol in the sink…I’ll post a pic when I have them installed.
February 25th, 2008 at 11:24 am
Hey Jamie, it looks like the CPO turned out great! I have often wondered about using Windex for helping with applying a CPO but have been to chicken to try it. I am going to order some of that adhesive remover you used, rubbing it off with Goof Off and brillo pads takes forever! I baked my plastics last night and it worked great, never would have thought to do that if you hadn’t put it on your site. Did you have to modify the lower posts on the playfield that the big Mr. Pac and Ms. Pac attach to so that the plastics were level when installed? Did that make any sense?!?! haha Anyway, my Baby Pac restoration is almost complete thanks to all of your generous efforts in sharing your work.
February 25th, 2008 at 11:30 am
Thanks! I used Windex on the playfield and it worked great. I *might* try it on the sideart but I’m not sure.
Make sure you are careful with that adhesive remover…it can also be a skin remover. You have to wear chemical resistant gloves. It’s almost like a stripper.
That’s cool that your plastics came out good. It is a pretty neat trick.
>Did you have to modify the lower posts on the playfield
>that the big Mr. Pac and Ms. Pac attach to so that the
>plastics were level when installed? Did that make any
>sense?!?!
I know what you mean, but I didn’t do that. They do seem slanted, but I figured maybe they were supposed to be like that…not really sure.
February 25th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Looks nice, great stuff. You should give Ronsonol (or Zippo) lighter fluid a shot for cleaning up adhesive. It’s cheap, low odor, and won’t eat your fingers. The only adhesive I couldn’t remove with it was hard dried duct tape. Works great on gum too.
Now about that Pinesol… what’s your technique for that? Do you soak the whole control wiring harness too? Just curious because when I ordered something from Bob Roberts all the parts had a distinct Pinesol smell :).
February 25th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Thanks. I’ve heard of people using lighter fluid…I’ll have to try that sometime.
I put all the plastic parts in the sink with hot water and pine-sol. I probably used too much, but it was about 50% pine-sol..maybe a little less. I let them sit in there for a few hours, and most of the gunk comes off them. Then I hit them with Fantastik or something like that to get the remaining gunk off…most of it is already gone or loose by then. As with most of the arcade related things I do, I got that tip from someone else.
I didn’t do that for the wires but probably could. I’ve used the dishwasher in the past for wiring harnesses and it works great. On this one, the wires are all soldered to leaf switches and I’ll probably just clean them with a rag…at least for the wires going to the control panel.
Another thing that works great on wiring and other dirty parts is Bleche-Wite. It’s a tire cleaner you can get at most auto parts stores. You take whatever you want to clean and put it in your driveway…spray it on and let it sit for a few minutes. It eats away all the dirt. Then spray it with a garden hose and it looks like new. I did this on my Moon Patrol monitor and it looks like a new one:
http://www.noiselandarcade.net/index.php/2007/04/25/moon-patrol-updates/
February 25th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Sweet thanks for the tips, I will definitely give those a shot. The monitor came out sparkley clean.