Famicom Tip: Save those old decals to reuse after vinyl paint.
I decided to spray this famicom with vinyl dupli-color spray left over from my revision 3 famicom coatings (I have retroraiderjapan kit on the way for it) & had to keep cost down so I decided to reuse the original decals. I used an exacto knife to carefully peel the power and reset labels up until I could get tweezer to grab them. Then I lifted them enough to get my fingers on them to pull them on off slowly (you may want to heat them a bit first with hair dryer) & at the time I never figured on reusing them but after seeing they were not bad I figured why not clean them & try. I used goo gone to remove all residue from the 30 year old decals & then rubbing alcohol to finish. Next I used a small piece of double sided tape to put on the top part of sticker to hold it down from curling to a piece of paper as I applied the double sided tape to the back. It took 2 strips since this tape is 1/2" wide but 1" wide would have been better because that's how wide the decals are & a small line is visible in center of decals. Before spraying, for the front family computer metal plate badge I used blue masking tape and ran the top straight edge across the top plate and used exacto knife for bottom and sides. The rear port designation sticker is one long thick piece which comes off easy ( again you may choose to heat it a bit) & after done painting it stuck back down with no issues but your results may vary depending on age of famicom. Worse case scenario you might need to use double sided tape on it as well.
The vinyl spray paint I wish I had thought of using long ago because I've custom painted at least 30 consoles over the years & have found rustoleum spray paint the best. Color choice is limited & is the big downfall with vinyl spray. With this vinyl spray it's more of a mist so therefore goes on better in all the little nooks and crannies. The vented areas & the power / reset lettering really shows how nicely it distributes to the point where one really has to look hard to see it has been sprayed. With the famicom the eject mechanism if used any at all I know would scratch up the spray paint so this vinyl spray should hold up better I'm thinking but time will tell. Here's pics of it & when I get my decal kit in from retrorepairjapan & installed on my early famicom I'll post thoughts and pics of it.
Before
The vinyl spray paint I wish I had thought of using long ago because I've custom painted at least 30 consoles over the years & have found rustoleum spray paint the best. Color choice is limited & is the big downfall with vinyl spray. With this vinyl spray it's more of a mist so therefore goes on better in all the little nooks and crannies. The vented areas & the power / reset lettering really shows how nicely it distributes to the point where one really has to look hard to see it has been sprayed. With the famicom the eject mechanism if used any at all I know would scratch up the spray paint so this vinyl spray should hold up better I'm thinking but time will tell. Here's pics of it & when I get my decal kit in from retrorepairjapan & installed on my early famicom I'll post thoughts and pics of it.
Before
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