Black bezel material stuff?

[Ronnie Dent]

Looking for some of this black what looks like plastic in a sponge kind of inner texture! It’s very light and firm, any one know what it’s called?

Thanks Ronnie

 

[Flyback2021]

Possibly a type of foam Board ?
What size monitor have you got ?
I was making a few replacement monitor surrounds last week . I use heavy duty grey card (hobbycraft ) sprayed with matt black - Lordsvale project.

 

[Ronnie Dent]

Thanks it’s a 17” screen will have a Google at that

 

[Flyback2021]

I normally use A1 sheets for 19” monitor bezels as if you want to rotate the monitor for vertical you can create folding sides so it fits in the frame .

Heres the lonk
Foam board black

 

[Ronnie Dent]

This will be fixed dedicated vertical, ideally would want it in one piece roughly 600mm square, not sure that foam board is the stuff I’m looking for ? The foam is sandwiched with thin pvc
Cheers Ronnie

 

[Venom]

Possibly a type of foam Board ?
What size monitor have you got ?
I was making a few replacement monitor surrounds last week . I use heavy duty grey card (hobbycraft ) sprayed with matt black - Lordsvale project.
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I did exactly the same for a LCD monitor replacement when a CRT died but did manage to get Black from hobbycraft. How did you cut yours out of interest as I went through a couple of sheets Yours looks almost perfect !

 

[Flyback2021]

I did exactly the same for a LCD monitor replacement when a CRT died but did manage to get Black from hobbycraft. How did you cut yours out of interest as I went through a couple of sheets Yours looks almost perfect !

Cheers mate!
I spent a fair bit of time as made 4 different version of black bezel for various 20” monitor surrounds.. I traced the 20inch monitor and then made a template onto mdf which I then used to cut out the heavy duty card . The reason I go grey board and then spray Matt Black is the surface has less reflection and card is easier/ cleaner to finish than foam board.
Sometimes I use a spade drill bit if the months frame bolts need notching out.

 

[Venom]

Thats a better idea I used scissors to try and just cut it out , and after 2 failed attempts seems the wife can cut a lot straighter edge than me !

 

[Flyback2021]

Thats a better idea I used scissors to try and just cut it out , and after 2 failed attempts seems the wife can cut a lot straighter edge than me !

Nice to have complimentary skills !
I guess whatever masks out the monitor frame hardware and sharpens the focus on the screen works .

 

[cools]

I used black mount board for this, if you're looking for other material ideas. Recommend buying the right tools to work with it, usual straight edge and blade won't give a clean result.