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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: New Jersey, U.S.A.
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I've been working on my Tony Gee Proteus (aka Wilson Audio Cub clone) and Tony Gee Mezzo Proteus (aka I don't know) 5 speaker surround system and I am to the point of painting. I actually had no idea what a Wilson Audio Cub was but after seeing pictures of them recently, I am determined to do a similar paint scheme for my Proteuses (Proteui?) I am kinda just winging it in terms of painting these. I filled all of the seams and....ahem....dents created from me lugging these things around and knocking them into door jams......with elmers wood filler and sanded everything smooth. This is them all sanded and ready (so I thought) for paint.
![]() IMAG0288 by jg1996business, on Flickr Next I rollered on 3 coats of Kilz Original Oil Based Primer. ![]() IMAG0297 by jg1996business, on Flickr All of the speakers are primed like this. ![]() IMAG0298 by jg1996business, on Flickr Then I went to sand off the dimples in the primer and.......dang......to get down to smooth paint on the entire surface I end up sanding off most of the primer ![]() ![]() IMAG0295 by jg1996business, on Flickr I guess, at least this gives me a chance to flatten everything out. |
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Location: North Warwickshire
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Been there, i feel your pain.
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For an automotive grade finish, check this out:
COUNTERTOP PAINT - GianiGranite.com - FAQ The manufacturer claims it can be directly applied to a primed and sanded MDF surface to provide a finished surface as tough and water resistant as a melamine laminate. Regards, WHG |
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When I painted cars we would put on a couple coats of dark grey primer and then light grey so we could see the high spots before we got back to metal.
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: UK
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I feel for you.
I'm building a pair of Wilmslow Audio Prestige Platinums. After getting the MDF to an apparently perfect finish I applied primer - I might has well have flattened the MDF with a bulldozer. In the end I've veneered the MDF but even that looks perfect until you start to apply any kind of finish. |
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I always thought I was doing something wrong, needed about six coats of primer before I was able to start sanding.
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