[ARC5] Front panel widows

[Richard Knoppow]

    FWIW, I've found decal material at hobby shops. Two kinds, one for 
ink jets and one for laser printers. I used the ink jet kind. Print on 
it and then coat it with a special spray lacquer. It is then transferred 
as usual by soaking it in water and sliding onto the surface you want. 
Many art supply stores have sheet plastic that is suitable for 
replacement dials.  If the dials are flat you need only to cut it to 
shape. For curved dials it has to be formed and I don't know how to do 
this.

On 2/3/2017 11:11 AM, Tom Lee wrote:
> There are various transfer methods that can take output from a laser
> printer and essentially create a decal that can then be affixed to many
> surfaces. The simplest uses packing tape or some other suitably-sized
> sticky thing. Print out the overlay on paper as usual, carefully place
> the tape on it, smoothing it out to assure intimate contact between
> adhesive and paper. Dunk in water, wait. The paper will dissolve away
> (with a little encouragement), leaving the toner on the tape. Then stick
> the tape on the final surface. Smooth carefully to remove bubbles, etc.
>
> --Cheers,
> Tom
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> On 2/3/2017 10:54 AM, Craig wrote:
>>
>> Jeep: Is that an actual overlay, or is it from thermoforming them when
>> being made, as a single piece of material? All of mine are either
>> severely discolored or warped or cracked. As to finding units with
>> good windows, well, let's say that the ones that I have are about in
>> the best condition of all the ones that I've seen over the last year
>> or so. I'm actually thinking about doing some experimentation with
>> polycarbonate and heat pressing to see if I can recreate them. I've
>> got a friend with a small cnc router/engraver and a laser engraver
>> that can make the mold, so I can play.
>>
>>
>> Craig Cantwell
>>
>> KF5JOT
>>
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>>
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>>
>>
>> On 02/03/2017 12:29 PM, DSP3 wrote:
>>>
>>> I bought a sheet of the proper thickness plastic, then cut and
>>> inserted new windows.  What I have not done, yet, is to develop a
>>> clear graticule overlay as the originals have.  The thing is, though,
>>> one doesn't notice that from afar.
>>>
>>> Jeep - K3HVG
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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