d8b Forum

Hey guys, I just got my D8B and the transport buttons' printing is worn off the STOP and PLAY completely, and some on the REWIND and FAST FWD as well. Does anyone have a set of buttons for sale? If not, has anyone found a place that can re-silkscreen the buttons?

Thanks!

Brian

if you can't find any for sale you can try this.

TAKEN FROM ANOTHER FORUM

Clean the panel with lighter fluid (Naphtha).



Gently mist a light covering of 3M Super 77 spray (about $8 at Office Depot for a can that will do a hundred panels!)



Get a few pages of ?Laser Labels? and peel the labels off. ?throw the labels away and print your panel design reversed- onto the backing.



You have about 30 minutes working time with the super 77. Leave it 3 minutes to go tacky, then place your printed designs onto the panel, smooth them down so that they stay in place and finally rub the markings on with a pencil. (Not too sharp or it can go through the paper!)



Peel off the backing, making sure that the design transferred on. Leave the Super 77 about an hour to dry (in a dust-free area!!!) then start misting a few light coats of clear lacquer (I used Krylon) as a protective coating, to make sure that the design doesn't easily chip off.

Here is the whole thread.
http://www.groupdiy.com/index.php?topic=991.msg12976#msg12976

A little DIY goes along way.

-Casey

Lighter fluid? Geez you wouldn't find me anywhere near that concept.

There's an article in the database that covers protecting the transport switch caps. If you are even mildly artistic, you can get a cuppla Sharpies and re-etch the control legends and then follow the instructions in the database.

Transport Buttons: Disappearing Legends


Peter

Thanks guys. Yeah, I saw that database entry, but mine are too far gone for that...the stop and play are completely erased. Does anyone know what font is used on the buttons? I just might try that method on one of mine to see how it comes out...? His results looked really good...but I'd need the font to match...

Does anyone know what font is used on the buttons?

http://c3410583.r83.cf0.rackcdn.com/Transport.pdf


White print is R229, G229, B229
Black print is R63, G63, B63

Arial is close if you have'nt got that one.

Phil

Thanks guys!

I read that article. Rather than go into detail, I'll simply say this: steer clear of attempting that technique on the curved plastic D8B buttons. It will end in disaster.

On closer inspection of the buttons on my unit, I discovered that the text on the buttons is not Avenir 95 Black but in fact Avenir 85 Heavy. They apparently changed the font weight as it went into production, well after that drawing was originally generated.

So I've posted another drawing, this time a "just the silkscreen" .TIFF with the fonts converted to outlines...making a font match a non-issue. This will work in just about any graphics program and (hint) quite well with "Black/Clear" PTouch labellers.

http://c3410583.r83.cf0.rackcdn.com/Transport.tif

And if anyone really cares about these details Avenir was the ID Dept's favorite font for surface silkscreening through the late 90's. Most probably because they bought a license for it. However the buttons weren't silkscreened. The process used was dye-sublimation.