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My First Build - Dual Stick Controller Project
chemikalguy:
I wasn't going to use T-molding on this one. I had planned on wrapping the covering around, and attaching it with construction adhesive around the edges. I figured that if I get as much of the dust off of the wood beforehand, that the 'built-in' adhesive should at leave keep it from moving around or bubbling. Tha'ts the one negative that I've seen, is that they mention that this contact paper is 'removable', which tells me the same thing - the adhesive is not that great. On the other hand, construction adhesive = permanent. :)
Now, when/if I do the bartop build, I'll do the T-molding. I just didn't have a router yet, and wasn't sure about what size bit to get, etc.
chemikalguy:
I started working on this again last night, and glued all the pieces together. I let them dry for a bit, and then got out the contact paper and my construction adhesive. Lo and behold, my construction adhesive was a solidified mass, and at 10:30pm, Lowe's and Home Depot were closed so I decided to forge on without the adhesive. I figured I'd use some contact cement and a staple gun that I have for the edges, and just use the contact paper's integrated adhesive to keep it adhered to the wood - big mistake as you'll see.
chemikalguy:
The first task was to wrap the sides with the contact paper and then to trim it, sort of like wrapping Christmas presents. :)
I trimmed it down so that it would have an inch or so of overlap, and then added some contact cement, folded it over and then put a staple in each of the corners for added strength. Once the top and bottom panels are on, the compression will help to hold it in place as well.
chemikalguy:
Dry fitting the top panel.
Laying out the contact paper for the top panel and cutting to fit.
Once the top piece is cut and placed, it's obvious where the holes need to be cut - here's where it went downhill. :(
chemikalguy:
The 'completed' wrap, held on with clamps until the contact cement cures.
Here is where using the contact paper went wrong. The contact paper I used, faux leather, is very soft, and slightly stretchy. This became apparent when I used my finger to punch the joystick and button holes, and the material stretched around the hole. This wasn't apparent until I started mounting the buttons and saw it. This could have (possibly) been avoided by both using contact cement around the holes on the top panel, as well as using a razor blade to cut the holes, rather than my fat, sausage-like fingers. :-\
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