I know jbls cabinet liner are made from duraflex. But i was wondering if there are any other liners or protective coatings that are recommend. Ive also heard of alot of peope are using truck bed liners as well. Im curious if using a truck bed liner will affect the sound or acoustic priorities of a cabinet.
Also are there any protective coatings that are easily paintable or come in multiple colors
Also are there any protective coatings that are easily paintable or come in multiple colors
you could use fiberglass coating on your cabinets, it makes the cabinets more sturdy, waterproof, lesser vibration 🙂
Just make sure you have adequate ventilation. Don or someone mentioned acrytech duratex when I asked the same questions.
The stuff is pretty good. Not as strong as epoxy, obviously. But I got the roller grade black and used it inside the cabinets & out. Brushed it on. Relatively pleased. Easy clean-up and the smell won't kill you.
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The stuff is pretty good. Not as strong as epoxy, obviously. But I got the roller grade black and used it inside the cabinets & out. Brushed it on. Relatively pleased. Easy clean-up and the smell won't kill you.
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Fiberglass is commonly used on boats, which typically spend a lot of time outdoors exposed to sunlight and water. I once coated a couple of cabinets using fiberglass resin with black pigment added. It made a very tough glossy finish. The resin was some standard stuff a local marine supplier carried. You could probably add strips of fiberglass cloth to reinforce edges and corners.
I use Wurth SKS Stonegaurd black.My dad owns a foreign car bodyshop. He has been spraying speaker cabinets in the SKS for 3 large sound companies in the Atlanta area for almost 20 years now.I think it works good and so do the pros.It hardens like bed liner but stays soft enough it doesn't chip the same.Super easy to touch up also.
I've had several cabinets done with Line-X, looks great and quite tough - no corner protection needed.
If you do decide to fiberglass, you can get the epoxy in bulk from boating supply depots chepaer than most places. I used to buy it in 8-gallon sets, 4 1-gallon cans to a box, one box of resin and 1 box of hardner. Works great as a hard paint without the glass matting too; if you wanted you could just probably just reinforce the edges and corners.
I used to use Klenk's tub and tile epoxy for small jobs, but I think they may have gone out of business. The convenience was the small cans of thinner (mostly toluene) and small cans of paint at the local store. It was very self-levelling and looked great if sprayed (but if it hardens in your gun you'd might as well throw it out, so always spray alcohol thru the gun as soon as you stop spraying epoxy).
I used to use Klenk's tub and tile epoxy for small jobs, but I think they may have gone out of business. The convenience was the small cans of thinner (mostly toluene) and small cans of paint at the local store. It was very self-levelling and looked great if sprayed (but if it hardens in your gun you'd might as well throw it out, so always spray alcohol thru the gun as soon as you stop spraying epoxy).
my next cabinets i think i am going to glass, no mat. then spray them. i recently sprayed 2 of my CBE cabinets with Rust-Oleum truck bed coating. i've used it in the past with good results.
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Fiberglass is a medium for epoxy. In combination, they are used in most marine applications - sail, power, extreme power - over wood where they, obviously, stand up to constant outdoor use and moving (sometimes very fast). Check Epoxy by the Leading Epoxy Manufacturer | WEST SYSTEM Epoxy
I've sprayed fiberglass resin through a cheap paint gun and it looks good and is very durable, you can also mix it with paint (guitar makers do that) for a more durable paint.
Now that I am older every thing I build gets latex black paint and once a year I'll touch it up. Its PA gear, everyone I mix for just wants great sound, they could care less about the looks.
Now that I am older every thing I build gets latex black paint and once a year I'll touch it up. Its PA gear, everyone I mix for just wants great sound, they could care less about the looks.
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