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Finishing a cabinet in all Vinyl (opposed to Paint or Laminate)
GSXRMovistar:
Hi there, has anyone finished their cabinet with all vinyl (plain not side art etc) instead of paint or laminate?
I'm planning a cocktail/coffee table cabinet where I'd like to avoid paint but as it will have one side of curves I suspect laminate would be a no go.
michelevit:
You can wrap a cabinet in vinyl. Even if it is curved. Cars are crazy curved and they are probably the most vinyl wrapped object today. Go visit your local car wrap sign shop. A large one does it all in house. Share what you find. I've printed up vinyl signs for my work. They are essentially large stickers. In an outdoor environment they last a couple of years. In your game room, it will probably last forever.
yotsuya:
Just remember - vinyl can tear, especially if something scrapes you cab. I remember someone posting a story about putting new vinyl on his Missile Command, only to have it get torn up by a swivel chair during a kids party. :badmood:
kiwasabi:
We wrapped this cabinet with some Avery vinyl. I wouldn't recommend going this route. It took countless hours to work out all the little bubbles and in the end it came out far from perfect. In this pic you can't tell, but it sags in a couple places and it looks bad around the coin door. I guess if you apply it to totally flat surfaces then cut them after that might be OK.
ChanceKJ:
Magnito was given a coat of primer then painted...
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,119175.80.html
I don't think it would be hard. I'd get yourself some matching sharpie markers to do touchups on any edges that may show through between the vinyl and any tmoulding or exposed hardware.
I was pretty opposed to painting my Flynn's cab... But here we are. And I wouldn't change a thing.
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