Re: repainting Tempest cocktail glass

This link should help with techniques for painting you glass. It is specificly
written for repairing and touching up pinball backglasses but the concept is the
same.
http://www.marvin3m.com/restore/index1.htm#bg

Tony Jones wrote:

> This is probably applicable to all Atari cocktail cabinets, vector and raster
> but I hate to Xpost.
>
> I have a Tempest cocktail, artwork on the glass is in really good contion
> except for the black border which is bubbling and peeling badly.
>
> Long ago I spoke to someone on RGVAC who had paid an art shop $100 to repaint
> the black border around the outside of the glass, but a) I've been unable to
> find a place willing by calling b) I fancy trying to do it myself, but I'm
> not a natural artist.
>
> I'm curious if anyone has done this themselves and what kinds of stencils
> (or other tools) they used to make the process simpler. The black border
> mostly stands apart from the other art, except for one part where it butts
> into the player 1/2 logos (so I'd have to carefully repaint in there areas).
>
> Mostly curious on how to get the arcs correct, masking techniques, whether
> you painted directly onto the glass, or used a base coat of something like
> Shellac.
>
> Anyway, if anyone has any tips, I'd appreciate hearing them.
>
> thanks
>
> tony
>
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Received on Mon Dec 15 18:09:39 2003