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Where to get marquee holders cheap
« on: July 15, 2012, 12:42:58 pm »
Hi,

I am looking to find a website to get marquee holder,24" wide.  Any suggestions ?  I will consider making them if it's not too difficult, I don't have any equipment to bend sheet metal.

Thanks

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Re: Where to get marquee holders cheap
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2012, 02:13:16 pm »
I used transparent corner protectors (used for walls) from local hardware store and spray painted the inside black.  They are made of a hard plastic, but have held up pretty well for me over the years.  If you try this route, avoid the ones with the adhesive already on.. it's virtually impossible to dissolve that glue without marring up the inside. 



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Re: Where to get marquee holders cheap
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2012, 06:16:43 pm »
I used transparent corner protectors (used for walls) from local hardware store and spray painted the inside black.  They are made of a hard plastic, but have held up pretty well for me over the years.  If you try this route, avoid the ones with the adhesive already on.. it's virtually impossible to dissolve that glue without marring up the inside. 

Thanks or a great suggestion.  I will look into this.


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Re: Where to get marquee holders cheap
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2012, 11:48:52 am »
If you have access to a router and want to put t-molding across the top and bottom of the marquee check this out:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=107100.msg1138345#msg1138345

I did this on my cab and it worked really well.

Here's another cheap option but it is a Canadian retailer:

https://www.theplaydiumstore.com/p-1824-retainer-for-video-game-marquee-5ft-lengths.aspx

I'm sure you can find this at places in the US as well.

Good luck!

Dino Z.

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Re: Where to get marquee holders cheap
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2012, 01:49:32 pm »
The playdium one worked for me and looks great.

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Re: Where to get marquee holders cheap
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2012, 10:50:43 am »
If you have access to a router and want to put t-molding across the top and bottom of the marquee check this out:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=107100.msg1138345#msg1138345

I did this on my cab and it worked really well.

Here's another cheap option but it is a Canadian retailer:

https://www.theplaydiumstore.com/p-1824-retainer-for-video-game-marquee-5ft-lengths.aspx

I'm sure you can find this at places in the US as well.

Good luck!

Dino Z.


Thanks for the suggestions Dino Z.  I didn't think about having the wood pieces and T-molding holding the marquee together.  I will definitely consider this! 

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Re: Where to get marquee holders cheap
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2012, 11:22:36 am »
I used transparent corner protectors (used for walls) from local hardware store and spray painted the inside black.  They are made of a hard plastic, but have held up pretty well for me over the years.  If you try this route, avoid the ones with the adhesive already on.. it's virtually impossible to dissolve that glue without marring up the inside. 




Thanks for the suggestion popsicle, I could use the 90 degree corner protector on top of the marquee, the bottom would need to be angled more, since the grill wood piece will be angled more.