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Spray painting plexi?
pboreham:
I'm going to be getting a big sheet of plexi/lexan for the front of the cab and I think I am going to spray a bezel onto it as some of you have done.
Is this a sound idea - and if so, what should I use to spray?
Also, I have the Top Guns, which need the sensor bars either side of the monitor, so I assume I need to mask off areas for them too.
Timoe:
I dont know anything about the top guns but I spray paint plexi about once a week. Just use the regular spray paint you get at home depot.
Mask off the inside real good with a high tack tape. Cover everything you dont want painted with paper and tape off real good.
Spray two very light coats a few minutes apart. The first coat does NOT need to cover completely, you will fill in with the second coat a few minutes later.
Set it aside for like 3-5 minutes and then pull off your masking carefully while the paint is still sorta wet.
Set aside to dry in a dust free environment.
oooh one good note - if the tape leaves any residue from the adhesive you can remove it with a q-tip dipped in rubbing alcohol. It should be strong enough to cut through the adhesive but it will leave the paint alone. Then clean everything off with Windex
pboreham:
Lovely, thanks Timoe!
I'm in the UK, so I assume you mean by 'normal spray paint' the kinda paint you use to spray cars??
Timoe:
I dont even know what I mean by "normal" spray paint. :D
I just know that you dont need any of the weird stuff like "spray paint for plastic" or "spray paint for metal" or one of the other specialty sprays.
TOK:
There is a paint made for R/C car bodies that you spray from the back. It goes on flat, but has a nice shine created from the plexi. Here is a panel I did using black, yellow red and orange to try and integrate my home made CP with the original cabinet art.
Edit to add... that blue button way out on the lower right was just a placeholder for a Groovy Game Gear spinner that I added later.