help to paint speaker box,s.......

A square · 25th October 2010, 02:28 PM

hello diy,s i want to paint my speaker,s pls help me out........

thanx.....

jerryo · 25th October 2010, 03:54 PM

Have you done much paint finishing before?
There is quite a lot of info. already on the forum. A few searches will yield some detailed results.
One thread that refers to Piano Black gloss finish has very detailed instructions so will be worth searching for.
It does depend greatly on the type and standard of finish that you will be looking for or will be happy to live with.
Good luck.

Cal Weldon · 25th October 2010, 04:05 PM

Moved over to Construction Tips

picowallspeaker · 25th October 2010, 04:29 PM

That is why I like Dave (planet 10)'s suggestion to (always) use birch baltic...or whatever

...Plywood . It has a nice looking when finished
with only little transparent varnish .

indianajo · 04:57 PM

If you want to paint wood and have a spray gun and air compressor, regulator and dryer, the sky is the limit. Spraying I get better results with a second dryer at the end of a 50' hose, with another 25' hose to the spray gun. Water vapor condenses in the 50' hose and separates out before your spray it.
If you want to brush paint and want a color with out brush marks, Sherwin Williams tile clad 2 part epoxy top coat make a tile like finish but stink badly until dry. Do outside.I've only used their white color.
I've also had pretty good results with a brush (on metal) with PPG automotive acrylic enamel paint, mixed 1:1 with the reducer for spraying, and mixed with the hardner for shininess. This drips pretty badly going on, so use a drop cloth, but is so thin no brush marks result. I think it would look the same on wood, but don't have any wood I want robin's egg blue at the moment, and 3 gal of surplus paint to burn off.
Then there are spray cans. The $5 a can Rustoleum looks better on particle board than the $1 a can generic stuff. I like flat black on particle board (for record shelves).I did use spray primer. I have an 8' tall 3' wide double record shelf that simulates the monolith in 2001 the movie, next to my stereo setup with it's all black peavey components.

sreten · 25th October 2010, 05:17 PM

Hi, I'd say using a roller is preferable to using a paintbrush, rgds, sreten.

25th October 2010, 02:28 PM	#1
A square diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: tasmania	help to paint speaker box,s....... hello diy,s i want to paint my speaker,s pls help me out........ thanx..... __________________ jon

25th October 2010, 04:05 PM	#3
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Moved over to Construction Tips __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

25th October 2010, 04:48 PM	#5
indianajo diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Jeffersonville, Indiana USA	If you want to paint wood and have a spray gun and air compressor, regulator and dryer, the sky is the limit. Spraying I get better results with a second dryer at the end of a 50' hose, with another 25' hose to the spray gun. Water vapor condenses in the 50' hose and separates out before your spray it. If you want to brush paint and want a color with out brush marks, Sherwin Williams tile clad 2 part epoxy top coat make a tile like finish but stink badly until dry. Do outside.I've only used their white color. I've also had pretty good results with a brush (on metal) with PPG automotive acrylic enamel paint, mixed 1:1 with the reducer for spraying, and mixed with the hardner for shininess. This drips pretty badly going on, so use a drop cloth, but is so thin no brush marks result. I think it would look the same on wood, but don't have any wood I want robin's egg blue at the moment, and 3 gal of surplus paint to burn off. Then there are spray cans. The $5 a can Rustoleum looks better on particle board than the $1 a can generic stuff. I like flat black on particle board (for record shelves).I did use spray primer. I have an 8' tall 3' wide double record shelf that simulates the monolith in 2001 the movie, next to my stereo setup with it's all black peavey components. __________________ Dynakit ST70, ST120, PAS2,Hammond H182(2 ea),H112,A100,10-82TC,Peavey CS800S,1.3K, SP2-XT's, T-300 HF Proj's, Steinway console, Herald RA88a mixer, Wurlitzer 4500, 4300 Last edited by indianajo; 25th October 2010 at 04:57 PM.

25th October 2010, 05:17 PM	#6
sreten diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brighton UK	Hi, I'd say using a roller is preferable to using a paintbrush, rgds, sreten. __________________ There is nothing so practical as a really good theory - Ludwig Boltzmann When your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail - Abraham Maslow

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25th October 2010, 03:54 PM	#2
jerryo diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2007	Have you done much paint finishing before? There is quite a lot of info. already on the forum. A few searches will yield some detailed results. One thread that refers to Piano Black gloss finish has very detailed instructions so will be worth searching for. It does depend greatly on the type and standard of finish that you will be looking for or will be happy to live with. Good luck.

25th October 2010, 04:29 PM	#4
picowallspeaker diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2007	That is why I like Dave (planet 10)'s suggestion to (always) use birch baltic...or whatever ...Plywood . It has a nice looking when finished with only little transparent varnish .

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