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painting tented plexi glass
severdhed:
I painted my plexi and I am very happy with it. I masked it off using blue painters tape, and sprayed it with flat black spray paint that I bought at walmart for 97 cents.
Ginsu Victim:
I just did this to my plexi the other day and it looks great.
severdhed:
here is a pic, but it is very hard to see exactly how good it looks in person. it is very glossy and beautiful looking, and as long as you mask it off properly, you can get a really nice edge on it that fits your monitor perfectly.
i did the same thing with the plexi on my control panel. that whole control panel and box are being rebuilt this weekend to make them look less crappy....but i once again sprayed the back of the plexi and it looks really nice.
ghettodish:
I never thought of painting the underside of my control panel. That looks a heck of lot better than my granite shelf paper! I will probably do that on one of my upcoming projects.
severdhed:
yeah, i was suprised how well it turned out. I had just painted the MDF black teh first time, but it looked crappy..so i figured i'd give it a shot, it turned out so smooth and glossy looking, i was very, very pleased. i could have spend $4 or $5 on special plastic paint, but i figured i'd try the cheap stuff first..and since it was well protected, i shouldnt have to worry about it wearing off...it payed of and worked out very well.
i saw in another thread that TOK used a similar method on his cabinet, but taped it off and painted stripes on it...it looks really, really nice. i figured i'd make a simple black one because i want to get it finished, and then i'll mess around with another piece to see if i can get it to look right with a pattern....
here is his:
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