Trim the two, fit the best trimmed.
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The 1985 vintage Casio Scientific calculator watch CFX-400 is maybe the best ever Scientific Calculator Watch. Only the Citizen 9140A comes close.
Like all Casio membrane-keypad'ed watches of that era, they suffered one flaw.
The decal layer of the keypad fades and cracks and becomes unreadable.
As an owner and designer I decided to re-author the artwork to match the font style and colours of the original decal, then, have laser printed on professional, waterproof, self-adhesive, polyester backing, then over-laminated with an additional matt layer to create a Scratch Resistant, long lasting solution to the problem.
This will not fix non-functional keys. This premium decal brings back the original look and value of the CFX-400 (chrome finish) watch.
Take a look at the close-up photos attached. This is the standard that can be achieved.
This is a listing for two decals with the BLACK background, for the white backround CFX-400 model decal, please see other listing.
These replacement self adhesive long lasting polyester, laser printed decals replace the worn, cracked, faded or gone keypad decals of the vintage Casio membrane keypads.
Graphics re-manufactured faithful to original details and colours. See close up pictures for care taken with fidelity. For use with Casio Module 463, check back of watch for module number.
You will receive TWO Untrimmed newly manufactured matt laminated , self adhesive waterproof decal, as seen in the first picture, plus some excess adhesive polyester for use as mentioned below.
The watches are not included, they are for illustrative purposes only.
Fitting instructions are supplied.
Method:
This is not hard, trim the label with sharp scissors or better still a steel ruler and scalpel blade against an MDF or similar hard surface. Take your time, offer up, trim again. The decals are printed with a grey background to make it easier to get an accurate trim line.
You do not need to remove the old decal!
Use IPA alcohol or methylated spirit to clean the surface before fixing new decal, to ensure good adhesion.
I include extra adhesive polyester as either blank area or additional decal in order to prime the surface to ensure good adhesion of final decal.
Simply use the additional adhesive label to press on and remove from the keypad surface, do this several times to remove any contamination after cleaning the keypad as mentioned. This will create a tackiness on the surface to make a much more permanent fixing.
Peel the decal backing away only once you are happy that you have trimmed to the right size and shape.
Ensure that you have the top edge of the decal straight with the keypad position, then press firmly down.
Bring that Classic vintage calculator watch back into circulation with a bright fresh decal, either to use again or to tidy up for selling.
See pictures of my CFX-400 with my decal.
The value of these vintage watches is increasing massively.
This method does not destroy the original keypad, so at a later date, if you decide to sell with original faded and cracked decal, the new decal can be carefully removed.
The badly aged keypad decal destroys any pride of ownership.
Look at the before and after pictures, improve yours now.
Please check that your watch model is one of the above mentioned as there are different model decals, other types listed soon.
Please note that this is a decal and will not repair functionality of damaged keys.
Dispatched with Royal Mail 2nd Class OR International Tracked(was about 1 - 3weeks).
The watches are not included! they are for illustrative purposes only! You will not receive a watch!
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