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SirPeale:
Heh...I'm thinking it wasn't so much of a score once I factored in shipping.  I should have gotten more than one roll.  Total came to ~$21, and 1/2 of it is shipping.

zaphod:
Another vote for the PartsExpress vinyl.  Very nice stuff.

I lowered the shipping by ordering multiple rolls and splitting with a local buddy.  The extra shipping for the second roll was less than $2, and the 3rd and 4th rolls were nothing more.  I always toy with quantities online to see how shipping is impacted.  I normally end up using whatever extra I order, or resell to friends who may have a need.

SirPeale:
I would have cancelled my order, but they didn't give an option for that, and likely there won't be anyone there until Monday.

Ah well, a lesson learned.

mahuti:
If you just want a bit of vinyl for a CPO, just go buy it from your local fabric store. They always have pleather type stuff (which I have on one of my CPOs localarcade.com) and they sometimes have smooth vinyl. Another good place is reupholstery shops. They might sell you some if you ask nice.

Saves on shipping / waiting, but might be more expensive by the foot.

OSCAR:
I use that partsexpress vinyl for everything, it comes in very handy for pretty much anything you want to finish on a cab.  Here are a few examples of where I've used it on some cabs other than control panels:

Centipede cab back door
http://www.oscarcontrols.com/centipede/cab-backdoor1.jpg
My cab was missing the back door, so I made a new one and finished it with the vinyl.

Centipede front panel:
http://www.oscarcontrols.com/centipede/cab-coindoor1.jpg
http://www.oscarcontrols.com/centipede/cab-coindoor2.jpg
After I installed the new front panel on my cab, again I used the vinyl.

Speaker board for my Dynamo cab:
http://www.oscarcontrols.com/guerrilla/speakerpanel.jpg
The original paint/vinyl finish had been removed when I got the cab, so I used the vinyl to refinish it.


I really like using this stuff, it saves so much time painting and leaves a finish better than you could probably paint anyway.  The vinyl is pretty abrasion and scuff resistant, and I haven't had any problem with it at all.  I've had it installed on my MAME cab cp and my Ms. Pac/Galaga cocktail cp's for quite a while and they still look like new, even after all the play those cabs get.

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