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| dabone:
I put plexi on my main cab, and used a overlay on my candycab. After living with both for a while, the overlay seems to be best for me. Yes you get the bolt heads sticking up, but so did original games. And it's much easier to keep the cpo clean, and it doesn't scratch just by looking at it wrong. The plexi has gotten dust under the panel around the trackball and has cracked by one of the buttons, (The kids got a little to rough with the cab) I'm going to redo my main cabinet's control panel this year, and lose the plexi. Later, dabone |
| Ken Layton:
Virtually every control panel I build/have built gets a lexan (or plexiglass) protector. Granted, there are exceptions where the original cabinet's control panel may be of an unusual shape or have a curve that would crack a flat plexi (Missile Command comes to mind). Lexan is an extra strength version of plexiglass. So in Ireland you might find it at a place that sells storm windows for buildings. Here in the USA many large hardware stores like Lowe's and Home Depot sell Lexan in the storm window section. Many glass shops sell both plexiglass and lexan. They'll cut it to fit for you (sometimes there's a charge for doing it). When drilling holes, Lexan is less likely to crack than plexiglass. Lexan is more scratch resistant and has an ultraviolet inhibitor built into it to keep your control panel overlay artwork from fading! |
| Ken Layton:
Drywall screws? Are they crazy? :o That would look cheap. It figures that Chuck E Sleeze would do that. ::) I only use 3/16" carriage bolts on my control panels. Yes, I even file out square holes in the Lexan to make them fit. |
| GGKoul:
I got my CP printed by Scott at MameMarquees. And he can use a special tougher vinyl to print your CP artwork on so you DO NOT need to protect it with plexi overtop. It's sort of a laminated vinyl. It works great! I got mine done over a year ago and it still looks like new. And I throw my Xbox & PS2 controllers on it along with various drinks and nothing marks it up. I would HIGHLY recommend getting Scott to print you CP on the laminated vinyl stuff he has. Therefore eliminating the need for a plexi to protect the artwork. |
| spystyle:
I can dig that, but price is always a consideration, yes? The acrylic I used costs only $4 from Home Depot, and the overlay costs about $1 per square foot. How much is the tough overlay from Mamemarquees? |
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