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« on: August 02, 2014, 01:41:17 am »

Ok, so I bought a original Midway Coin door and stripped it all down. I am in the process of repainting it and putting it back together.

This is what it looked like when I purchased it.



It has that stupid hole in the middle top portion of the door. I am doing a pacman machine and it doesn't have that punch out circle in it.

I am little frustrated with the thing. Do I attempt to put bondo in it and grind it down? Or just find a whole other door? I know in one of John's videos he took that JB weld stuff and tried to cover it up. If I cover it up I don't want it to show at all.

So I have a couple options...

1. I just repaint the damn thing, sell it and find another door.
2. I live with it after repainting and have an eyesore.
3. I attempt to somehow fill in the hole and possibly make things worse for myself.

Ideas? Advice?

Thanks
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« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2014, 09:57:12 pm »

This forum IS active. No idea why no one has replied. Smiley

That style coin door had a button on it, right? Is that hole original? Factory?

Just find another Pac-Man style coin door. They are common
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« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2014, 10:16:15 pm »

Yes, stock from the factory. I didn't bother trying to fill it.
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« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2014, 04:15:16 am »

Apparently I found out this door should be grey. It was used on older Midway games such as Space Invaders & Galaxian. So, I guess I will have Midway Coin door for sale soon!
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« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2014, 07:34:08 am »

Apparently I found out this door should be grey. It was used on older Midway games such as Space Invaders & Galaxian. So, I guess I will have Midway Coin door for sale soon!

I think that was a transisitional coin door. Some older Midway games had a button at that spot. I bet that coin door was used for both and they knocked that hole out if the game required a button.
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« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2014, 05:40:04 pm »

Ok did a little more research for anyone interested.

Space Invaders Door



From what I can gather some games did not have a "free play" option so they needed that hole for a credit button.

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Credit Button Installed

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