Marquee Patching

[ncflagg]

I have some screen-printed marquees (I.E. Donkey Kong) that have scratches on the back so that small slits of light shine through the maquee. Has anyone tackled this problem with any success? Paint? Tape?

[D_Zoot]

The problem with trying to touch up a marquee is the same as trying to touch up a pinball backglass.  The area's that get touch up might color match well, but how translucent or opaque the touch up is will be different than the original screening.  Once you light it from behind, the touch up will stick out worse than the minor scratches.

I had a Pac marquee with some big scratches in the white that I was able to reduce.  first I sprayed the backside with Krylon Triple Thick, a clear coating.  Once the triple thick dried, I misted a light coat of white spray paint across the back of the entire marquee, keeping an even coat.  It came out pretty good and the scratches are no longer noticable unless you look really close.

If you've got scratches in colors it will be very tough to make it look nice.  put a coat of triple thick on first so you can test your touch up and wipe if off before it dries if you don't like the results. 

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[SavannahLion]

I'm not much of an artist. I failed Art Appreciation at the college 

I was thinking about this for a while and a thought crossed my mind. Would water colors work? I remember some people could paint with enough color with water color to make it seem opaque then feather the colors out to near translucence. I also remember reading about one artist who figured out how to water color glass without the water "beading" on the glass surface. I think they used alcohol instead of water.

There's also some kind of stained glass paint I've seen people use. Coat the back as you suggest with a clear coat. Color match the staining color. Since it's translucent, it's conceivable that one could feather the colors to reduce overly opaque areas. Spray a thin layer of white behind the whole mess to give the whole thing a white base and voila?

Just an idea I guess. I'm sure much more artistic people beat this problem in the head in much better ways that I could think of.