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Title: Question: What is Best way to create Monitor Bezel ?
Post by: Jabba on March 04, 2004, 11:38:39 am

Hello All,

I am finishing the last coat of paint and am finally ready to create the Bezel (I already have the acrylic mounted) for my new MAME cabinet. I was wondering the best way to create a clean "black" frame around the monitor (17").  I want some artwork there (i.e., game instructions, etc).

I was thinking :

a) Painting. What kind of paint have you used if you went this route? Does it look OK?

b) Using a stiff piece of black cardboard? Is this possible? Anyone do it?

c) Any other ideas?

I appreciate your opinion on this topic.

Thanks all,

Garry

Title: Re:Question: What is Best way to create Monitor Bezel ?
Post by: SirPeale on March 04, 2004, 12:06:44 pm

I used poster board.  It's worked well on three cabinets so far.  @ .39 a sheet, it's quite cost effective.

Title: Re:Question: What is Best way to create Monitor Bezel ?
Post by: CM on March 04, 2004, 01:42:49 pm

I just masked off the area (on the back-side of the plexiglass) I wanted viewable and sprayed-painted it with a flat-black paint.    The front side of the glass has a glossy-black professionally look.

Title: Re:Question: What is Best way to create Monitor Bezel ?
Post by: PacManFan on March 04, 2004, 02:03:54 pm

I've used foam board from an art supply store with a clear piece of plexliglass over the front.

-PMF

Title: Re:Question: What is Best way to create Monitor Bezel ?
Post by: zorg on March 05, 2004, 04:31:57 am

maybee not what you are lookin for, but I guess it may be of some interest.
ther is a Bezel Creation Tutorial  (http://www.ionpool.net/arcade/Bezel/bezel_construction.html)

Title: Re:Question: What is Best way to create Monitor Bezel ?
Post by: Santoro on March 05, 2004, 08:49:36 am

Quote from: CM on March 04, 2004, 01:42:49 pm

I just masked off the area (on the back-side of the plexiglass) I wanted viewable and sprayed-painted it with a flat-black paint.    The front side of the glass has a glossy-black professionally look.

I did the same with tinted safety glass.  I still can't believe how good it looks - the image sort of floats in front of you, and with horizontal games, the unused black space on the sides of the monitor is undetectable.

(http://www.mamenation.com/images/IMG_1478.JPG)

As usual, the picture does not do it justice.  It certainly isn't the cheapest method, but IMHO is the cleanest.