Yes, today is my lucky day. I finally found a paint which color matches perfectly with the DK cab. I did search for this for over two weeks now. I first did a colormatch at the local 'Praxis', and although the color seemed OK (powder blue), it was just too bright blue. I wasn't happy with that. Of course the wife did think I was an ant fucker (mierenneuker), but DK is an unique cab, so the color has to be spot on.
This was the first attempt:



Then I got a tip from somebody to use ‘Flexa semi gloss Azur blue’. I bought a can, but when I held the top of the can (where a color sample is) to the cab I saw immediately that it was way off (sorry about that). I returned the can the next day.
I tried also some samples from formica. Completely the wrong color

Yesterday I was at the ‘Praxis’ store again for some other things (during all restoration work I am also rebuilding our bathroom and bedroom) and my eye fell on a color sample which I knew could be perfect (Praxis color code BL133, satin gloss). I bought half a liter, went home and painted a testboard. But I was so confident about the color that I also painted a little part of the cab (I know, without the right preparation like sanding or applying primer. But it’s just a test).
This morning I checked the result, and holy macaroni, it is a perfect match. Who can see the difference (slide the slider at the bottom of this post to the right, the corner of the cab is the 'testside')? Don’t mind all the stains, that is ‘bondo’. I’m a happy man now.

A few days back I applied a fresh black coat on the top and back of the cab and on the inside of the sidepanels (only visible part). I also repainted the base of the cab. I used matt black and the result is amazing:




I also cleaned the monitor chassis and the power block and vacuumed the cab internally.
What is left to do? I didn’t do anything on the CP yet. I did restore the damaged parts on the sidepanels though, and now that I found the right color, I can paint the sidepanels. I also ordered a bunch of parts from Mike’s Arcade (mainly buttons and joystick parts. When they arrive I can assemble the cab again. Oh, and I received the coin sticker and instruction sheet which I bought on ebay. The picture doesn’t do justice to the very good quality of it.

Next report will be the sidepanel restoration and painting.