More importantly, how should I finish it. I do not have experience sanding back paint all the way to a piano lacquer gloss type finish. I want my cabinets to be all black. I have the cabinet divided 50/50 but not directly down the front panel . Instead I have drawn a 2-inch line down one side which then curves between the woofers in an S and then continues the same two in down the other edge of the speaker front . So it's a dividing line with a dinner plate size curve in the middle one side of the line starts on the right , then curves across the front panel and keeps going down the left. The curve dividing line down the middle is supposed to separate a high gloss black, and a satin black. Wow I could paint it, I have never been able to get perfect results with paint. I was thinking trying to vinyl wrap this, but do not know if those curves on the front panel would create a nightmare to try to get to stay down. Can you please advise me? Thank you very much
Gloss paint is going to show up imperfections so unless you have that under control I would steer away from it.
The speakers I'm currently building are going to be finished in faux leather. White on the front and black on the sides. I'm going to use PVA to stick it down. Fingers crossed they will turn out nice...
flaxxer,
piano gloss executed flawlessly is mostly about a perfectly prepared surface, and less the paint. It can drive one crazy like nothing and it is awful lot of work. I have done that and I won't do it again, instead veneering is my preferred choice of finish, even if it is to be covered by black paint. I have made simple rig to more easily apply pressure with a clamp so the panel that directly pressing the veneer does not rotate anymore.
fatmarely,
perhaps you should test first will pva adhere to synth leather properly. I am not sure it would.
piano gloss executed flawlessly is mostly about a perfectly prepared surface, and less the paint. It can drive one crazy like nothing and it is awful lot of work. I have done that and I won't do it again, instead veneering is my preferred choice of finish, even if it is to be covered by black paint. I have made simple rig to more easily apply pressure with a clamp so the panel that directly pressing the veneer does not rotate anymore.
fatmarely,
perhaps you should test first will pva adhere to synth leather properly. I am not sure it would.