Laminate rolls

[Ninja Supremacist]

I tried to search byoac first but it's not working out... where do I find laminate rolls online?

I found 2x10 rolls at Parts Express but they don't have plain black or marble.  Textured looks interesting but is it really textured?

Appreciate the advice.  Peace.

[zaphod]

The Parts Express textured has a slight texture to it and is very good quality.  The rolls are narrow, so you need to keep that in mind.  Nice stuff.

[stratjakt]

I covered my Neo Geo with red intermediate adhesive vinyl used in sign printing, I was in a hurry to get it finished for my kids birthday party and didn't have time to hassle with paint..

It looks great.  It's glossy, but you can get flat black and flat white.   I'm not sure of the durability though, time will tell.  The premium stuff is thicker and no doubt tougher.  I used some 3M 77 spray adhesive, and once it dried, it's stuck hard.

The best part was, it was quick and cheap - cheaper than paint for 10 yards at 48", I have a buttload left over.  It comes in all various widths.

I got it at ordway sign supply (signsupply dot com). 

Just throwin that out there.

[RandyT]

I covered my Neo Geo with red intermediate adhesive vinyl used in sign printing, I was in a hurry to get it finished for my kids birthday party and didn't have time to hassle with paint..

It looks great.  It's glossy, but you can get flat black and flat white.   I'm not sure of the durability though, time will tell.  The premium stuff is thicker and no doubt tougher.  I used some 3M 77 spray adhesive, and once it dried, it's stuck hard.

Durability should be pretty good, but not along the lines of the 10mil speaker covering stuff (which used to be better, but there seems to have been a change at the factory recently.)

The "Premium" grade vinyl is actually not as good for this type of application.  In the "sign biz" conformability and easy weeding are usually what makes for good sign vinyl.  These two properties also pretty much dictate that the vinyl be thinner (2mil as opposed to 4-6mil). 

Thin vinyl on on a sign face equals easier handling and better durability.  Thin vinyl on a CP, however, will show every surface imperfection and gouge more easily.

RandyT

[stratjakt]

I wouldn't have used this on a control panel, or anything that gets touched - it'd be wrecked by now.  It seems pretty comparable to some of the stuff I've seen side art printed on.

I actually put a small tear in it moving the cabinet, and just lightly burshing a table top.  At this point, the application was about 2 hours old, though, now that the adhesive has fully cured, it feels a whole lot tougher.  It's not going to get that much abuse in it's new home, except maybe the kickpanel.  Worst comes to worst I just strip it off and paint the cab.

As far as looks, though, I'm digging it.  I could have spent more time squeezing out bubbles - and wiping off spatters of glue from the spray can, as if you get close, they show through somewhat.  But for a half hours worth of work, it did the job, and the cabinet looks pretty slick. 

I'd recommend it to someone who doesn't want to fuss around for a week to get a good paint finish, or without the tools/etc to do laminate, etc.  It was pretty much mess-free and could be done in your living room (sans spray adhesive), if you just want to re-face an ugly cab.

[RayB]

The textured black looks great. Makes the surface look and feel kinda like the top of my ikea desk.