POPCORN SEZ Suggestions

[SLIDER]

Recieved this machine for christmas, Just about finished with all the wiring and mechanicals.  Going to sandblast the entire inside cabinet and repaint the inside today because of the whole food idea being in the machine.  Here is my delema. The outside is dent free, and only has minimal oxidation in the original paint. But the original decals are MINT! (see pics)
I have seen the replacement decals available and they are not an exact match to this machine. Going to blast and repaint the chute, top cover, and base but seems a shame to waste these great original decals and repaint the outside cabinet.  Just looking for your opinions guys as I know the amount of experience on this board.


thank you in advance!!

[davethebirdman]

If you take good photos of the decals you can get someone to make them up for you.
Won't cost a fortune and they will look just like the originals.

I think that if you have gone to the effort of restoring everything else you really need to finish it off.

Dave

[rayg]

Looks good the way it is, maybe just do a cleaning and a little touch-up  and then decide.... showing a little age isn't bad it....it's only original once!

[cokecolaman]

I'm with rayg...it's only original once...I have restored machines in my collection and its the originals that I like and value.

[SIGNGUY]

I agree originalty only comes once ,but if you are going to start painting the chute and other areas.. the unpainted areas will really stand out next to the freshly painted and will look bad.

my two cents..

[SLIDER]

Thanks for replys guys!   great point by" signguy" about painting other parts!!!  Im posting pics of it as I recieved it showing dome ring, and chute condition.
Maybe just do inside and leave alone?


Thanks for your continued input!

[MoonDawg]

        I say leave it alone....................... if it ain't broke don't fix it!

[Creighton]

Agree leave it as is. If some parts must be repainted, you could always "age" the new paint to make it blend with the rest of the machine.
Creighton

[SIGNGUY]

Also look at some other posts recently made about one of the members did some Paint polishing and cleanup and made the original paint really look nice.. I think he used some mequires products.. sorry dont' have the link handy.. but was a Jacobs Dr Pepper machine he cleaned up... I'd try that.

[jbrumett]

I think this is the link you are looking for. Great information from Dave!!!!

Jeff

http://soda-machines.com/discussions/index.php/topic,16943.0/all.html