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Title: This Old Game Vinyl
Post by: wanimal on April 27, 2012, 08:48:12 pm

I just got a couple feet of the white in the mail today for my first bartop. Anyone have any experience or tips with it in regards to durability, application, etc?

It seems to be pretty thin, but solid.

Title: Re: This Old Game Vinyl
Post by: AGarv on April 30, 2012, 07:41:21 pm

I am also interested in this vinyl - is it a better alternative to painting for matte finish cabs?

Title: Re: This Old Game Vinyl
Post by: rikitiki on May 09, 2012, 11:19:07 am

vinyl will give you a more uniform sheen over paint and depending on the cab a more authentic look.
Say if your restoring something like a PaperBoy or other Atri cabs that used alot of Black and white vinyl.
But its not a shortcut to paint.
you still have to prep the surface proably even more so than painting.
VinylApp1.wmv (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPce-9ajilc#)

also my sideart install tips could also help.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=120041.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=120041.0)