getting copied bezel to stay flat

[timmyjimmy5150]

Hi all.....

I laser printed the bezel artwork for my galaga machine.
I was planning to place the color copy on the underside of the glass bezel on my game.
What's the best way to get the bezel to adhere to the glass?  Are there any adhering agents that work better than others.......  I tried putting it in w/o any agents (glue, etc) and the artwork obviously won't lie flat.

Any help appreciated

tim

[ErikRuud]

I don't think you will be able to glue your artwork to the backside of the glass and get it to look good.

You could glue it to the front side of a thin sheet of plexiglass, and then put that behind your glass.

[walls83]

have you tried to use poster board behind it..?  I dont know if this will work but its what I am thinking about trying.  Just cut the poster board out the same size as the bezel and stick it behind the bezel.  Its cheap to try atleast and if it doesnt work you didnt destroy your bezel trying to do it.  Just a thought

[Jakobud]

Hmmm well a lot of glues or adhesives or epoxies, while look colored, dry clear. But i still don't think it will look good.

[Radical]

I used a piece of foam-core board.   It's basically two pieces of poster board with thin foam glued in the middle.   This stuff is very rigid.

I cut out the center of the foam board then I glued the bezel to it.  Then it went behind the 'glass.

I got mine at the local Eckard drug store but most art supply stores carry it in various colors.

[papaschtroumpf]

you can get it real cheap at target too

[SirPeale]

I gotta agree...glueing it directly to the glass will look like ass.  Glue the back to something stiffer (poster board, styro board) and put that up to the glass.

[Stingray]

Is there a reason why it couldn be sandwiched between two sheets of glass? That's what I had in mind for mine.

-S