csa3d
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So my asteroids cocktail glass is in pretty decent shape I'd say, minus the black stripes which outline the boarders of the glass and the one around the the monitor. The atari logos and the four corner logos are in fabulous shape. I'm trying to figure out what to do here.
Repainting the stripes doesn't seem *that* hard, but I'd like some advice on how to go about doing it properly. There seems to be a few parts to this from my research:
1.) I need to protect the logos which have currently not flaked. I've read on here about using tripple thick to coat any good artwork first. I'll assume this means get the Krylon spray on tripple thick, mask off only those areas, and apply. Should I have a little overlap so that some gets on the glass as a boarder or no?
2) Once the original good art is protected, I am free to use acetone or similar to remove the old boarder paint. Since most of this paint is visible, I'd like to try to create a stencil from it first, so that I put it back as closely as possible. I found a link here talking about using some clear low tack masking from Michaels called "Clear Cover". I've contemplated covering the back of the glass areas I plan to repaint with this, cutting out the boarder stencil, then removing the paint so I have a good way to put it back exactly. Has anyone done this? Is there a better way?
3) Once I have the glass cleaned, stripes removed, I've read that krylon fusion paint in light doses is the trick to reapplying the paint. I also have access to an airbrush, and am open to other suggestions. Once the paint is reapplied, and fully dry, i'll assume I'm to tripple thick that as new strip as well?
Anyone having insight on this process please hit me up. Here's some images for reference:
Also to note, according to Scott at ArcadeShop.com (who makes an underlay option should I want to get a blank piece of glass)
I could buy one of these and go that route:
Thoughts?
-csa
Repainting the stripes doesn't seem *that* hard, but I'd like some advice on how to go about doing it properly. There seems to be a few parts to this from my research:
1.) I need to protect the logos which have currently not flaked. I've read on here about using tripple thick to coat any good artwork first. I'll assume this means get the Krylon spray on tripple thick, mask off only those areas, and apply. Should I have a little overlap so that some gets on the glass as a boarder or no?
2) Once the original good art is protected, I am free to use acetone or similar to remove the old boarder paint. Since most of this paint is visible, I'd like to try to create a stencil from it first, so that I put it back as closely as possible. I found a link here talking about using some clear low tack masking from Michaels called "Clear Cover". I've contemplated covering the back of the glass areas I plan to repaint with this, cutting out the boarder stencil, then removing the paint so I have a good way to put it back exactly. Has anyone done this? Is there a better way?
3) Once I have the glass cleaned, stripes removed, I've read that krylon fusion paint in light doses is the trick to reapplying the paint. I also have access to an airbrush, and am open to other suggestions. Once the paint is reapplied, and fully dry, i'll assume I'm to tripple thick that as new strip as well?
Anyone having insight on this process please hit me up. Here's some images for reference:
Also to note, according to Scott at ArcadeShop.com (who makes an underlay option should I want to get a blank piece of glass)
We do have the Atari logo, but since the logo is in the open area near the
monitor they are not part of the underlay, they
adhere to the glass.
I could buy one of these and go that route:
Thoughts?
-csa
