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I'll shortly be replacing my Star Wars side art. I contacted Darin from Phoenixarcade and asked about the best prep for side art adhesion.
I was told the best route is to prime, then paint, then install side art (full side stuff)...
Now, I don't doubt that advice, I was just wondering why Atari didn't follow the same advice and simply stuck their vinyl/side art directly on particle board... no primer or paint?
Is adding primer/paint going to assist in adhesion that much more that applying directly to a nice cleaned side? My SW side art appears that it will come off nice and cleanly... saving the time of primer/paint is certainly desirable but not that big a deal when it comes down to it.
I will be doing this with the Galaxian I am restoring, and I was wondering if anyone has tried Krylon Triple Thick? My only concern with using polyurethane is that is yellows over time and can crack. The Triple thick is acrylic.
http://www.krylon.com/products/triplethick_crystal_clear_glaze/
The yellowing of the poly wont mean a thing if the vinyl you're putting over it isn't transparent. Peel back the art on your gaplus machine and tell me what color the wood is, i bet it's not white. Acrylic would probably work fine too but the key is to not overdo any of whatever you put on the cabinet.