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Title: Quick question on contact paper
Post by: danger_crane on February 10, 2006, 09:45:45 am

Hey all,

Can anyone point me in the direction of a wider roll of black contact paper? I'd love to get my hands on an 24" or 30" inch roll and all I've found is 18".

Thanks!

Title: Re: Quick question on contact paper
Post by: kelemvor on February 10, 2006, 10:09:08 am

Link (http://cgi.ebay.com/BLACK-CONTACT-PAPER-JUMBO-ROLL-45-FEETx-25-in_W0QQitemZ4414034359QQcategoryZ10034QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Title: Re: Quick question on contact paper
Post by: danger_crane on February 10, 2006, 10:13:03 am

Hah! I searched and searched ebay and never found that auction! Thanks!

Title: Re: Quick question on contact paper
Post by: whatzcrackn on February 10, 2006, 10:29:29 am

what is it for?  I am clueless ::)

Title: Re: Quick question on contact paper
Post by: DrewKaree on February 10, 2006, 05:56:04 pm

Quote from: whatzcrackn on February 10, 2006, 10:29:29 am

what is it for?  I am clueless ::)

I'd like to award the understatement of the year to you.  Will you accept this flaming bag of poo?

Title: Re: Quick question on contact paper
Post by: electricd on February 10, 2006, 06:49:47 pm

Quote from: danger_crane on February 10, 2006, 09:45:45 am

Hey all,

Can anyone point me in the direction of a wider roll of black contact paper? I'd love to get my hands on an 24" or 30" inch roll and all I've found is 18".

Thanks!

NOOOO!! Don't do the contact paper! You will wind up on that one website about bad mame cabinets!! Noooo....fight the urge!! :)

Title: Re: Quick question on contact paper
Post by: DrewKaree on February 10, 2006, 09:02:07 pm

The site talked about MARBLE contact paper.  If he finds something to cover his cab without a seam and can manage to put it down without bubbles, you'd NEVER know the difference if he didn't tell you. 

Read what he said.  BLACK contact paper.  How would you know the difference between that and paint if you were looking at a picture of his cab?  You wouldn't. 

Title: Re: Quick question on contact paper
Post by: johnvv on February 10, 2006, 10:01:59 pm

Quote from: electricd on February 10, 2006, 06:49:47 pm

Quote from: danger_crane on February 10, 2006, 09:45:45 am

Hey all,

Can anyone point me in the direction of a wider roll of black contact paper? I'd love to get my hands on an 24" or 30" inch roll and all I've found is 18".

Thanks!

NOOOO!! Don't do the contact paper! You will wind up on that one website about bad mame cabinets!! Noooo....fight the urge!! :)

The description lists it as a vinyl facing, which is what many original cabs used.  The popular Happ black pica vinyl product is just a contact paper/vinyl product with a nice finish.  The key to apply it is to have a nice mirror smooth surface on which it will be applied.  That will take some preparation work.  Any irregularities in the wood will show through the contact paper/vinyl and look horrible.

As previously mentioned, as long as there is no seam and it is a quality product, it should be fine.

Title: Re: Quick question on contact paper
Post by: hnugz on February 10, 2006, 10:09:16 pm

Quote from: electricd on February 10, 2006, 06:49:47 pm

Quote from: danger_crane on February 10, 2006, 09:45:45 am

Hey all,

Can anyone point me in the direction of a wider roll of black contact paper? I'd love to get my hands on an 24" or 30" inch roll and all I've found is 18".

Thanks!

NOOOO!! Don't do the contact paper! You will wind up on that one website about bad mame cabinets!! Noooo....fight the urge!! :)

That site was hilarious.  Thanks for pointing it out.

I hope mine doesn't end up there....

Title: Re: Quick question on contact paper
Post by: bossyman15 on February 11, 2006, 02:13:52 am

LOL! yeah that site was damn funny as hell! i had to take a break from reading that site after a few pages because i was laughing so hard i couldn't breath. lol

Title: Re: Quick question on contact paper
Post by: whatzcrackn on February 11, 2006, 02:37:49 pm

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I'd like to award the understatement of the year to you.  Will you accept this flaming bag of poo?

Some people's children :o