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Title: Textured CP Plexi ???
Post by: IG-88 on May 01, 2005, 01:28:45 pm: I noticed today while looking at a Sliver Strike Bowling by I.T. that the plexi they had on the CP had a very slight "texture" to it that gave it a cool look and feel. Have any of you seen this stuff before? What is it?

It also looked like whoever built it used a router to ease the edges and even counter sunk the screws holding the stuff down to the CP. It made for a really nice look.
Title: Re: Textured CP Plexi ???
Post by: Flinkly on May 01, 2005, 01:57:42 pm: um, mamemarguees puts a nice texture on their control panel overlays. it's some sort of plexiglass sort of covering, i'm told. makes the cp hold up better to abuse.
Title: Re: Textured CP Plexi ???
Post by: IG-88 on May 01, 2005, 02:11:10 pm: Well, from my limited experience, Plexiglas is clear like glass. So is that Lexicon stuff. This material I'm talking about has a very slight texture to it. You can see thru it fine but you can defiantly tell it's not your normal clear plexi.

Also, countersinking screws holes or routing edges of plexi is tuff to do without melting or cracking. Which leads me to wonder what that stuff was...
Title: Re: Textured CP Plexi ???
Post by: IntruderAlert on May 01, 2005, 02:24:33 pm: you can get all sorts of textures and colors in plexiglass
check this link i googled up 4 ya'
http://www.solterplastics.com/plastics/textured/
Title: Re: Textured CP Plexi ???
Post by: Flinkly on May 01, 2005, 02:31:04 pm: um, i wasn't talking about sheets of plexi.
Title: Re: Textured CP Plexi ???
Post by: IG-88 on May 01, 2005, 03:06:40 pm: WELL HEY!! Thanks alot peoples! That helps.
Title: Re: Textured CP Plexi ???
Post by: IntruderAlert on May 01, 2005, 03:08:23 pm: Many of the newer arcade machines have a plexi cover over the CPO

in a few months/years you can replace the plexi if you need to
and the CPO still looks as good as new
Title: Re: Textured CP Plexi ???
Post by: IG-88 on May 01, 2005, 03:21:04 pm: Ya, I just never knew that someone made textured plexi.
Title: Re: Textured CP Plexi ???
Post by: crashwg on May 01, 2005, 04:38:47 pm: LOL, they call this one "tadpole"!

(http://www.solterplastics.com/plastics/textured/Tadpole_B.jpg)
Title: Re: Textured CP Plexi ???
Post by: quarterback on May 01, 2005, 04:50:11 pm: Quote from: IG-88 on May 01, 2005, 02:11:10 pm
Plexiglas is clear like glass. So is that Lexicon stuff. This material I'm talking about has a very slight texture to it. You can see thru it fine but you can defiantly tell it's not your normal clear plexi.

Are you talking about "texture" or are you talking about "clarity/transparency"?

Texture describes something you can physically feel.
Title: Re: Textured CP Plexi ???
Post by: IG-88 on May 01, 2005, 06:16:44 pm: I'm talking you can physically feel it. I can't really think of anything comparable to it right off hand.