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Knievel's Ms Pac-Man Cabinet
Knievel:
The iron shrinks it tight around the edge and makes the adhesive really bond.
My brother is building a Woody right now and we covered it with the Parts Express vinyl last weekend. He used the covering iron to seal all the edges and then went over the sides with a full-sized iron wrapped in a shirt.
The end result was the nicest finish I've ever seen on an arcade cabinet.
Dmod:
--- Quote from: Knievel on October 31, 2007, 12:17:34 pm ---My brother is building a Woody right now and we covered it with the Parts Express vinyl last weekend. He used the covering iron to seal all the edges and then went over the sides with a full-sized iron wrapped in a shirt.
The end result was the nicest finish I've ever seen on an arcade cabinet.
--- End quote ---
That's exactly the stuff I'm using. Never tried this before, though. I have a few questions if you don't mind sharing some tips:
1) What's a good adhesive to use with the Parts Express vinyl?
2) What did you do to wrap the corners to avoid the vinyl bunching up?
3) If the edges of the panel are hidden by the sides of the cabinet (i.e no T-molding), would you wrap the edges all the way to the back of the panel or still trim to the middle like you did with MsPac?
4) If you didn't have a covering iron, could you still pull this off with a standard iron and/or a soldering iron?
Thanks again!
Franco:
Awesome work from the mighty K again! :applaud:
Thanks for the covering iron tip too, I will definitely be using that :cheers:
Knievel:
Yup it works great.
Answers to Dmod's questions..
1) No extra adhesive, just peel and stick..then iron
2) I made relief cuts on the corners, plus the iron will smooth everything down
3) All the way to the back I suppose.
4) You could probably do it with a full-size iron, using the tip for most of it. A covering iron probably costs around $20 though.
BTW the Woody cabinet side is less than 24" wide so the parts express stuff worked without a seam.
If you've got a cabinet side wider than that you could go with Happ's Pica vinyl, it comes in a 48" width.
Of course it's a lot more expensive, but also a little nicer quality as well.
Cornchip:
Go figure. You were into model aircraft (RC). Sounds like me. I still enjoy getting some flights at our local club and here behind the house.
Cornchip.
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