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deepblue:
Hey Guys - we're struggling with the bezel on our arcade build - it is not a standard arcade monitor, but a non-standard 27" Sony CRT from way back. We're not satisfied with using cardboard and thus far it's been a challenge getting the angles and curves correct to do it with wood or another type of material.

So - we just ordered this product:
http://www.smooth-on.com/Urethane-Plastic-a/c5_1120_1209/index.html

Liquid Plastic - essentially we're going to lay the cabinet on its back, cover the CRT and inside panels with plastic, and pour this specialized resin mixture in for a custom fit...then cut out the viewable area, sand, paint, etc. Here's a video of how it works:


Has anyone ever tried this approach for creating a bezel? It might be a total mess in the end, but we're going to give it a shot. The other thing I was going to try was shaping\sanding\painting some spray foam.

Chadwick:
Interesting...

Take lots of pics and share! :cheers:

Bender:
they make a dence foam for sign making that  might work too you can carve to and saw it sand it like butter and then you can paint it pretty slick stuff, I've alwasy wanted to use it for something

here is a sample

deepblue:

--- Quote from: Bender on March 03, 2009, 09:31:55 pm ---they make a dence foam for sign making that  might work too you can carve to and saw it sand it like butter and then you can paint it pretty slick stuff, I've alwasy wanted to use it for something

here is a sample


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Is she included? ;)

Yea - this was my original thought - I was going to take a spray foam that I could slice and sand down, then potentially use some filler for any holes - then paint it. Still might be what we do, we'll see how the liquid plastic works out.

cmoses:
This looks interesting, just not sure I want to pour liquid on my monitor even covered in plastic.  Good luck and please take lots of pictures/video. 

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