On Tue, 13 Aug 2002, Anand Dhuru wrote:

>> I have seen really good looking custom decals on people's elesctonics
>> cases/enclosures.  Even one-off's can look pretty professional with these.
>>  Where are they obtained?  Can any corner printing shop do these, or do
>> you ahve to special order them?  Is there an outfit that can do custom
>> silkscreens for this purpose?
>>
>
>For one-off (or small quantity) decals, I've had a fair bit of success with
>this; draw your artwork in a graphics package (I use Corel), and print it
>out real size. Then just get the printout laminated at a stationary shop or
>bureau , and punch holes wherever required for switches, LED holders,
>mounting screws etc. In fact, if you have 7-segment displays on the panel as
>well, just cut out the artwork BEFORE laminating, glue a small piece of red
>(or green, depending on the display color) gelatin paper on it on the back,
>and THEN laminate the sheet. Extremely inexpensive, and almost professional
>looking!

I've used this too and I came up with a scheme to make sure that the hole
edges are waterproof. For this make the holes larger than necessary and
then punch the small holes. This and a thin printed sheet make sure that
the lamination is closed airtight on each hole. I've also printed panel
art on foil and used it as is with spray-on glue (printed side inside) or
laminated.

Peter

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