Unlike my favorite hockey team, I did not have any major setbacks this week. The Super Chexx machine is really coming together. This weekend I started out by repainting the center ice logo. Through all the other painting is had become a little to faint for my taste. Plus there were a few flaws I wanted to correct. It took me about 3 hours on Saturday morning to complete this task. I am very happy with how it turned out.

After letting the surface dry completely I put the final clear coat on last night and then wet sanded with 1000 grit paper this morning. Almost all of the flaws are gone and I am very happy with the finished product. I also polished and waxed the surface. The puck now easily slides from one end to the other.

I then set the surface aside and started on the playing surface base piece and the poles. The poles have been repainted but need at least one more sanding session. The base is done.

I then took to the game base. It was in really rough shape. I removed the old logos and the fully cleaned it. I started sanding it at 3:00. I first took 60 grit paper to it to remove all the sticky debris and plastic shavings. That left a very rough surface. From there I used 400 grit paper to smooth everything out. Then I wet sanded the base with 1000 grit paper. It is very smooth now and just needs a good paint job.

The plan this week is to have everything set for Saturday morning. I have to paint the base and sand and repaint the poles. The players and all the additional parts should be here by Friday ready for me to assemble.