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Title: Contact paper on cabinets.
Post by: rlemmon on May 16, 2010, 08:45:39 am

Has anyone used contact paper on cabinets. Its cheaper than vinyl but i worry that it wouldnt stick sell enough. I also think it might peel around the edges. Thanks.

Title: Re: Contact paper on cabinets.
Post by: SirPeale on May 16, 2010, 08:58:23 am

It's been done, but it's not durable.  I'd get the vinyl from Parts Express, it handles abuse pretty well.

Title: Re: Contact paper on cabinets.
Post by: syph007 on May 16, 2010, 09:55:16 am

Sorry couldn't resist adding this...

edit: dammit!

Title: Re: Contact paper on cabinets.
Post by: CheffoJeffo on May 16, 2010, 10:02:06 am

Another one learns the hard way not to hotlink from CrapMAME ...

Title: Re: Contact paper on cabinets.
Post by: Hoopz on May 16, 2010, 10:17:44 am

Quote from: CheffoJeffo on May 16, 2010, 10:02:06 am

Another one learns the hard way not to hotlink from CrapMAME ...

Maybe he has a Hasselhoff fetish and just wanted to post the pic?   :)

Title: Re: Contact paper on cabinets.
Post by: Mario on May 16, 2010, 10:25:09 am

Besides the lack of durability others mentioned, the contact paper bubbles up a lot, and peels where it's not held down by other means. Avoid it.

Mario

Title: Re: Contact paper on cabinets.
Post by: MidnightMenace! on May 16, 2010, 04:21:56 pm

i wanted to do something like that on that sides of my mame. im going for that 70's fake-wood grain look

Title: Re: Contact paper on cabinets.
Post by: Don on May 16, 2010, 04:42:17 pm

Although good in theory, contact paper tends to have fugly results. This is mainly as a result of people covering their whole cabs, including the control panel, in that awful marble effect you can get. However using a wood-like design for the side of your cabinet could turn out well, especially if you have good complimentary art on the rest of your cab (marquee, bezel etc.) :)