i will be trying to rewire the game soon, however i'm still waiting for some parts to arrive. in order to avoid a standstill, i'll continue with the cosmetic repairs. the "object of today's affection" is the glass monitor bezel that bruno so kindly gave to me. unfortunately, it has some cracks in the glass, especially the edges are pretty rough. after some investigation on the internet on how to repair broken glass, i've found something that might just do the trick: CAST RESIN. here's what i will be using for that operation:
but before i'm able to repair the cracks using the cast resin, i will have to make some molds first in order to keep the resin in shape. i'm using an old plastic box for that which i have already divided into four sections with a marker and then - using a small saw - it's being cut into pieces
here's the result: four small plastic molds for the four corners of the bezel.
after some (successful) testing on a glass shard with the cast resin, it's time to apply it to the "real deal". i'll start with one corner first to see if the glass shard and the glass bezel produce equal results.
the tools of the day are:
you might ask yourself: "what the heck is a breathing protection doing there?" easy answer: the cast resin stinks like hell, makes you dizzy and causes incredible headache when breathed in for some minutes.
here's another step-by-step description of the procedure:
step 1: fixing the mold to the glass bezel:
step 2: mixing up the cast resin with the hardener and pouring it into the mold:
step 3:
step 4: removing the mold
step 5: sanding off the spill-over
step 6: polishing the still milky glass
step 7: dancing around in joy because of the fantastic result
i'm
ABSOLUTELY thrilled by the way this turned out. couldn't be any better! let's make a comparison: the typical before and after pictures
monitor-glass-bezel-to-do-list:
- repair all the other cracks major cracks
- put black plastic foil on the back of the bezel where it is missing
what do you guys think? doesn't it look great?
