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hunky_artist:
Hi there, I want to use smoked glass for the cabinet I'll be building soon, but I also want some kind of custom bezel artwork printed.

what would be a solution to this? Could the artwork be seen through the tint?

would you use clear glass on top, then the artwork, then the tinted glass/plexi underneath?

or maybe a cut out bezel artwork stuck on top of the glass.

anybody have this?

thanks :)

BarontheFirst:
Well what I plan to do with mine is what you said. Sandwich the bezel between the smoked plexi and regular plexi. I have seen the effect of smoked plexi and it won't do the bezel any justice on top of it. If you do decide to try it please let me know how it works out. I won't actually be that far along with my cab for awhile. Life has made it a slow project.

Arcadiac:

--- Quote from: hunky_artist on September 18, 2004, 05:57:20 pm ---Hi there, I want to use smoked glass for the cabinet I'll be building soon, but I also want some kind of custom bezel artwork printed.

what would be a solution to this? Could the artwork be seen through the tint?

would you use clear glass on top, then the artwork, then the tinted glass/plexi underneath?

or maybe a cut out bezel artwork stuck on top of the glass.

anybody have this?

thanks :)

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In retrospect I would "use clear glass on top, then the artwork, then the tinted glass/plexi underneath"
Altough my artwork http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=10;action=display;threadid=17788;start=40 is still visible beneath the tinted plex, it's not as visible as I would like.  BTW, I won't use plex again unless it's under glass, it's gotten too scratchy, even with adult only care and use.  Very disappointing, but another lesson learned.
ARCADIAC!

patrickl:
I was wondering about this too. I have seen different answers to the same question (it pops up about every half year or so) Some people say the smoked glass/plexi brings out the color of the bezel and others say it obscures the artwork too much. I'll bet it depends on the percentage of light blocked by the smoked glass/plexi (the "which percentage smoked" to buy question is another one that keeps popping up without a real definitive answer).


--- Quote from: Arcadiac on September 19, 2004, 01:38:17 am ---BTW, I won't use plex again unless it's under glass, it's gotten too scratchy, even with adult only care and use.  Very disappointing, but another lesson learned.

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I couldn't agree more. I really wonder why so many people use plexi for this.

BarontheFirst:
Plexi is better for ppl who have kids and flying objects in there house I think! If it is adult care and adult use only then glass should be used. If you got to transport it better be extra careful! :) I plan on making it easy to remove the glass and or plexi glass. A bit of suction and get it right out! Then so what if plexi-glass get's scratched. Get a new piece.

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