Applying Vinyl on Pinball Cabinet

Prep work:
I had a 2 nice side plywood to start with, which makes sanding a lot easier. I sanded with 80 grits and moved up to 220 and I primed it black.
prior of applying the self adhesive vinyl, I sanded with 220 a few times until I could see the wood grains through the primer.
applying the vinyl is easier with 2 person. I bought self adhesive vinyl with air gap release which allows the air to escape through the paper and limits the air bubbles.
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[@gutog5801]

Fyi, they sale the diffuser tinted already and it looks great, also it is chip

[@gutog5801]

I used the router to do the channels for the led track and it looks amazing, i strongly suggest you to do it, also it is not in the way when you need to lift the monitor, also used a dark diffuser and you basically don’t see the light on the side when is off
Thanks for all your videos, very helpful to everyone

[@MajorFrenchy]

Thanks for the feedback. I thought of routing a channel, but i have enough clearance on both side. My plan is to use the white diffuser and tint my glass with some auto glass tint. I'll have to do a few tests.

[@gutog5801]

@@MajorFrenchy i am building my 2nd table and this one is had this crazy idea
I got a used real cabinet with the play field
So i took all unnecessary parts of the table and assembled a fill real pinball with all the parts original under my monitor, still working on it but i think it will be crazy real right?
I can send you pictures of it later just for reference
Thanks, your videos are the best

[@garynagle3093]

Looks great!

[@MajorFrenchy]

Thanks!

[@fernandojconti]

Thanks for sharing. How much does vinyl film copy wood imperfections? I noticed you sanded it earlier, did you do a light or very fine job?

[@MajorFrenchy]

I sanded my wood with 80 grits and 220 and primed.
Then i used a 220 grits to smooth things up. Some folks even go further and use a 400 grits and wet sand.

[@ironmaiden5658]

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[@dmoehling]

With the front artwork over the coin door, how did you ensure a tight clean straight edge vertical cut on both the right and left side so you don’t see a seam? I watched 3x and couldn’t grasp your technique there.

[@MajorFrenchy]

I just ran a sharp exacto blade vertically. At 8:52