Greetings and hope that others can help me please.

I am retheming a playfield (Gottlieb Jacks Open) and wish to use an overlay. Yes, I know this is evil and should not be done.

Moving that aside, I have worked with the regular vinyl overlays before. They are quite thin and move when they shouldn't.

I have also explored direct printing onto the wood. That jury is still not out, but I wish to explore more options.

GameOnGrafix (a great company - Scott is the man!) has suggested that I use their Arcade Control Panel -plastic for this. I have worked with the control panel plastics, they are more rigid, thicker and slightly textured. I do not know the name of the material and would be keen to learn the trademark name please. I'm working with an Ultracade and have included the Control Panel Overlay pictures that I have taken of this. I will assume that this is the same material.
Of course, the next email is to GameOnGrafix to see what they use.

Aside from never doing an overlay, are their any concerns that others have on using this type of material?

Thanks for your help and opinions!

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Because I wanted to?

Not sure what you want me to say.

I have violated the Prime Directive and need to be flogged?

I have taken a poor condition game and refurbished the heck out of it?

I owned the game before, realize that it is a great game, want to spend lots of money on the retheme and keep it permanently in my collection?

Thank you for your answer. I do get if I can clear coat it, I might be able to pull this off.

I am still working the direct printing, but am a little hesitant because of the costs.

If I can do this for less money, then I will be much happier. Hundreds of dollars rather than thousands.