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alternate to lexan/plexi?
pezkore:
I want to make my Golden Tee control panel with the grass overlay and the real decals, but i would like to try to make the panel without putting lexan or plexiglass over the control panel. Is there some sort of clear laminate or something along those lines that i can put over the decals so that it still appears like a GT CP, but doesn't have the lexan on top?
Brad Lee:
I've seen clear contact paper.. is that kinda what you mean?
rampy:
why skimp on the lexan/plexi ???
If you go to the expense trouble of buying/reproducing GT control panel art, you should consider protecting that investment (and making it look mint) with the real deal holyfield lexan/plexi...
You could try a clear vinyl contact paper but I doubt you'll be happy...
At the local wings place they have a few machines and the Tekken 2 machine has super thin lexan/plexi screwed on (like 1/16th of inch) to protect the overlay...
Of course it's near destroyed (that's how I can see that it's 1/16th of an inch =P ) but in a home environment that could be the eas;y to cut, protect the overly and have the "look" but not as bullet proof (figuratively speaking) for public hammering...
*shrug*
rampy
shmokes:
If money is no object you could have Wilsonart make you a custom laminate. It would give you exactly the effect you want, but I can't imagine it is remotely cheap. You won't know without asking, though.
www.wilsonart.com
Snarbald:
Just buy this then.
http://www.happcontrols.com/amusement/acesor/900242100.htm