I convert my old Ion iCade into a Bartop Raspberry Pi Powered Arcade Machine! 'How to' guide inside. IT'S FINISHED!
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Not sure about a Tolex style finish so I'll look into it but I can get carbon fibre effect which is very nice and generally used to wrap sportscars. It's 125 micron so twice as thick as standard vinyl, it's a cast film so if you could figure out a net or any roundovers you could smooth it over edges as well with a hairdryer for that rounded off look. It's rated for 5 years exterior use so, I'd like to see what kind of abuse it can take.
Of course I'd CAD-cut it, a laser would just melt it.
Of course I'd CAD-cut it, a laser would just melt it.
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I can't cut this myself so it would be getting the scalpel out, I could try plotting it anyway provided it doesn't ruin the machine
It's 110u so still thicker than standard stuff.
Sorry for the strawberry floated compression, my tethering is doing it.
Edit: this is silly, I can find denim and snakeskin for wrapping cars but leather you'd have thought would be easy, bloody hipsters
You could also try iron-on PU flex film which does come in leather effects, just layer it flush over the piece and iron over evenly and the adhesive is strong enough to stick to plastic, I know because I've done it by accident.
Cast vinyl again:
That's black apparently. But it's £78 per metre
nope nope nope
It's 110u so still thicker than standard stuff.
Sorry for the strawberry floated compression, my tethering is doing it.
Edit: this is silly, I can find denim and snakeskin for wrapping cars but leather you'd have thought would be easy, bloody hipsters
You could also try iron-on PU flex film which does come in leather effects, just layer it flush over the piece and iron over evenly and the adhesive is strong enough to stick to plastic, I know because I've done it by accident.
Cast vinyl again:
That's black apparently. But it's £78 per metre
nope nope nope
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That's some top level Ryan Friedlinghaus gooseberry fool. Leather Bentleys 
I'll see if I can squeeze some of that less insane leather stuff into my intake for science
, I'm picking up a continuously variable heatgun from the same distro this week because it's so strawberry floating cold it's freezing my adhesives. 
I'll see if I can squeeze some of that less insane leather stuff into my intake for science
, I'm picking up a continuously variable heatgun from the same distro this week because it's so strawberry floating cold it's freezing my adhesives.
