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Fatal1ty by GoTall

Author: Micke Gustafsson
Published: 5th August 2005

The most important step is to fully mask the surface you are working with, otherwise you will get scratches that spoil the final result. My plan was for a regular square window with a Fatal1ty "F" logo in the bottom right corner. After some time sawing and lots of cursing it is starting to take shape.



I am going to pop rivet a sheet of clear polycarbonate (plexi) for the side window, so having carefully measured and drawn a straight line, I drilled holes in the side panel as well as the polycarbonate sheet.



With the plexi rivetted in place, I wanted to create a frosted glass effect around the "F" logo. The first step was to mask off an area around the metal cut-out, making sure that the spacing was even all the way around. I then used some 180 grit sandpaper to roughen up the surface of the plexi to create the desired effect.



With the masking removed, this is what it looks like: nice, sharp edges and the opaque area helps add depth to the logo.

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