Idea for spray-on control panel covering

[Guaranos]

I was working on this beater of a truck I picked up for my too-frequent Home Depot trips, and had an idea for a way to coat a control panel.  I'm not sure if anyone has tried it yet, but a company called Dupli-Color makes a spray-on truck bed liner that comes in a can, like spray paint.  It's really durable, inexpensive (about $8/can), and has an interesting texture to it.  It comes out kind of bumpy like that self-adhesive vinyl that some people use.  The can I have is black, though they might make some other colors.

[SirPeale]

Ultimately, you can use whatever you want for any part of your cabinet.

I ran across an op a few years back that had a number of cabs with that fake rock paint for covering the old artwork.

Last place I worked had a Cyberball conversion that used stair covering for the control panel.

[SavannahLion]

Last place I worked had a Cyberball conversion that used stair covering for the control panel.

Stair covering? Are you talking about that vinyl runner they use to protect carpet and stuff?

[SirPeale]

Yeah, that stuff.  With the grooves.

[CheffoJeffo]

Did that Cyberball belong to Paige at any point in time ? 

[Guaranos]

Ultimately, you can use whatever you want for any part of your cabinet.

Oh, I know.  Despite my post count, I've been at this for years.  I'm not even actively building cabinets anymore.  I was offering it up as an easy/cheap idea for others.

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Do they have a clear coat version?

[btp2k2]

Is it anything like spray on hair?

[ChadTower]

It's better than spray on cheese.  But only just.

[Sensei]

Personally I really like the "pour on" table & bar top epoxy resin.

It makes the equivalent of 30-50 coats of varnish.

The kit comes in multiple volumes (each volume tells you what the coverage is).  Just buy the kit that will cover your control panel.  Drill all your holes for buttons/sticks and other controllers.
Mix the 2 liquids together and pour over your control panel  (and artwork if you wish).  Breath across the surface to break up any little bubbles (the CO2 in your breath makes them pop).   Leave over night.

The next day....TaDa!

Clean and professional looking.

Just my $0.02 worth.

p.s. It would be nice to do this outside because of the fumes.

[shorthair]

This kind of product (resin) was suggested for filling holes in things in my high school wood shop class. A hair dryer was used to cure and tease out the bubbles. Worked good.