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tsaylor:


--- Quote from: BadMouth on October 05, 2010, 11:08:52 am ---Haven't tried it on buttons, but I've been using Rustoleum truck bedliner for a lot of projects lately.
No matter how thick or thin you spray it, the texture always comes out consistent.
By itself, it is pretty rough to the touch.
On my driving cab dash, I applied rustoleum clearcoat over over it and it came out perfect; about like fine textured abs plastic.
You could do the whole top of the button or mask off a shape.



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That surface is really interesting.  Does it adhere to other surfaces such as wood?  Just wondering about the possibility of covering an entire cabinet in it.

SavannahLion:


--- Quote from: ragnar on October 05, 2010, 04:12:34 pm ---
--- Quote from: upprc04 on October 05, 2010, 03:55:18 pm ---Are you just looking to put a little bump on one button?  Why not put a little drop of super glue on top of one button?  I have accidentally got super glue on my mouse pad, and it take a lot of effort to get it off.  It looks like you may want to make the whole top of the button textured, but this could could be one solution.

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I think a bump like you describe would be a possiblity.  I think the texturing would be best though so long as it is a thin lyer.

I might try out a bump via super glue though.  I wonder if 2 part epoxy would work better.

I should add that I did do a test with a small piece of masking tape and it did wonders.

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Try nail polish. There's a bazillion color options.

Don't get the cheap "kiddie" ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- though, if it smells like Elmers glue, it'll just peel off.

ragnar:

I went with the simple solution.  I took a drill bit last night and put a dent in button #1.  I have 9 buttons in an arc by the way. See my project thread in my signature for pictures of the CP/button layout.  If anyone else does this, remember to run the dril in reverse for better depth control and for a smooth finish.

The layout is as follows where Z is the dented button.

X X X X
 Z X X X
X

In the end, this had the intended result ... An easy way to find home.  And for what it is worth, I am very happy with the 9 buttons even though the 9 buttons only are needed for N64 games.  The only unintended consequence so far has been what this topic discusses.  And that is now resolved!

4 5 6 9
 1 2 3 8
7

BadMouth:


--- Quote from: tsaylor on October 05, 2010, 10:33:47 pm ---That surface is really interesting.  Does it adhere to other surfaces such as wood?  Just wondering about the possibility of covering an entire cabinet in it.

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Yep, I used it on MDF for the dashboard of my driving cab. (link in my sig)
I did use primer first because I had to use a little bondo.
Whenever I get around to building a full size cab, that's what I'm using.
Looks as good as laminate if you prep right, costs under $20 for the primer+bedliner+clearcoat.

It's not as thick as you'd think bedliner would be.
Don't expect it to cover surface imperfections, they will show through.

I didn't like the feel of the surface without the clearcoat.  It was really rough, trapped dust, and snagged whatever you used to wipe it off.
With the clearcoat on, it's easy to clean.
The part pictured above hasn't been clearcoated.

Apply the clearcoat in thin coats.  If it's put on too thick on top of another coat that isn't dry yet,
it will trap the gasses coming out of the first coat and ugly things can happen.

tsaylor:

Thanks BadMouth, those are good tips.  Any hints on the "prep right" point?  Does that mean sand it down, fill in any holes, and then primer?  Is spray primer a good choice?  How many cans of each (primer/bedliner/clearcoat)?  Sorry, feeling like a noob in this area.  :-[

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