Makin a silver/grey key panel

Neogeek · Post by **Neogeek** » Sun Jul 21, 2002 2:53 pm

I am soooooo anxcious on getting a VFD from you guys but the case that i have is silver, and i dont want to spend the money and get a black and not be totaly satisfied. Did you have one in the making in mind or is it never going to happen?

jleach · Post by **jleach** » Sun Jul 21, 2002 6:58 pm

Just go down to a hardware store and get some silver metallic paint. It works great if you're carefull.

It's not really a mod if it's all plug-and-play, is it?

Neogeek · Post by **Neogeek** » Mon Jul 22, 2002 3:21 am

what would i use to mask the buttons... masking tape. I have a bit of an unsteady hand sometimes, and i would rather have someone paid to do it, like Matrix Orbital. Well thanks for all your help.

Post by **Henry** » Mon Jul 22, 2002 11:28 am

I doubt we would be able to make a silver keypad overlay, unless you wanted like 250 of them...

usinf small strips of tape you might be able to mask off the lettering just right.

jleach · Post by **jleach** » Mon Jul 22, 2002 4:37 pm

There is this magic stuff called 'liquid mask'. It paints on and dries, and you can cut it with a razor knive to clean up the edges. Then it peels off. It works on lexan and other plastics. It might be a little hard to find, however. I've got some because I paint remote control truck and car bodies so you might try large hobby stores.

Another option would be to overlay the keypad section with a sticker. There are commercial printers that can print on plastics and stuff. It would be pretty durable.

Good luck.

Neogeek · Post by **Neogeek** » Tue Jul 23, 2002 9:09 am

Those sound like good iedeas with that sticker. Is there anywhere in the site that has a layout of that control pannel that maybe i could give to a sticker maker to make an imprint?

jleach: where did you get your exactly, because maybe i can find a branch of the store and pick some up...

Well Many thanks i looking forward on buying my VFD soon!!

banished · Post by **banished** » Tue Jul 23, 2002 9:40 am

Use this technnique to make your drive silver:

http://www.bit-tech.net/article/87/

Then this for the decals:

http://www.bit-tech.net/article/88/