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KissMyWookie:
I picked up a good tip from a DIY show for making templates...
Cut strips of cardboard - length of each depends on the radius you're making the template for - butt the pieces up against your object (around the edge of the monitor) and tape them together one at a time.

Now you have a master template, lay it onto either a permanent template material (ie: thin mdf) or directly onto what you want to cut and trace around the edge (the inside edge in this case).

You'll need to smooth out the curves a little, because tracing around the cardboard strips will have given it a polygon look.

Finally, it's time to carefully cut out your material and amaze yourself with a perfect fitting bezel!

Steve
Beretta:

--- Quote from: Blanka on October 14, 2009, 01:27:03 pm ---Spray-paint the glass, and make a frame between the glass and the screen of ABS plastic or so. You can glue ABS easily and use filler to make it perfect if needed.
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can you go into a bit more detail? when i hear abs plastic i think drain pipe
spOOf:

--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on October 13, 2009, 02:38:14 pm ---Why make it difficult on  yourself?   Simply tape up a nice square in the middle of your plexi/glass bezel and spray paint around the edges from the back side...
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I love this painting idea!  I've been trying repeatedly to frame my monitor out and it looks like crap.  This seems a simple, yet elegant solution.

For the guys who have gone this route... Is there any reason you went with spray paint over rolled paint?  I only ask because I have plenty of black paint for cabinet painting purposes and I'm wondering if I can use that on the plexi as well.

Thanks for the tip!
bkenobi:
I would think that rolling on the paint might be more prone to bleeding under your masking material.  If you spray it on correctly (meaning in thin coats), you can simply lay the masking material in place (more or less).  If you use rolled on paint, you need to use tape and be very careful about straight lines.  Either should work though.
Ginsu Victim:
Yeah, spray it on in thin coats. Don't roll it on. Done right, it will look like a black mirror.
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