By the way, it's not my intention to make more of these. It was just a challenge and curiosity if I was able to make a few for my self (eventually 10). Maybe some more for the BG4500 CD. Anyway, it's possible to make them, that's the whole idea😁

Leslie wrote:

Have been using a sort of sunfoil and I can't manage to get a smooth surface on the glasspanel. Other members advised me to use  a sort of spray (Motip) but (I think) that cannot be used on glass. It's more meant for plastic. Will try to improve the quality of these panels though.

If it's that product made for darking the rearlights on cars you are talking about, then it can be used on glass as well! 🙂 I used this with succes to coat the display window on the one side on one of my AV 9000 control centers. It's really just a dark clearcoat. 🙂

- Dennis

tournedos wrote:

The paint seems rather thick

Again Leslie comes up with an impressive piece of work, just to see if it can be done. 🤒

tournedos wrote:

The result with the coloured paint seems a bit uneven at some pictures (number 22).

Just found out that number 22 was a picture taken from my proto. This is a picture of one of the last 6 I've made.

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Awesome Leslie.  By the way, I once restored the finish on the back of one of the glass panels for an MCP and used a spray paint specifically made to simulate stained glass.  It looked identical to the original and with no fear of later flaking off like the cellophane-style original.

Austin

Thanks for the tip Austin! Have you got a link for that? I think I will do another batch this time for the CD 4500. I know what the procedure is making these panels so I can do it for lots of other B&O units like the BC9500🙂 No secrets so many others here on this forum can make these themself. The only thing you need is glass, conductive paint, glass paint red and green, black paint, foil or blackened spray, tape and a company who can do the laser engraving.

camshaft wrote:

Awesome Leslie.  By the way, I once restored the finish on the back of one of the glass panels for an MCP and used a spray paint specifically made to simulate stained glass.  It looked identical to the original and with no fear of later flaking off like the cellophane-style original.

 

Austin

Austin, have you got a picture of this MCP glass panel?