Painting an enclosure

[Dafaseles]

Let's say you're building a decently big 6th order blow through in your truck.
On the inside of the enclosure, you want the roof to be a light blue and the rest to be white.
Are you going all gloss? All matte? Gloss blue and matte white? Or matte blue and gloss white?

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[1aespinoza 10+ year member]

Let's say you're building a decently big 6th order blow through in your truck.
On the inside of the enclosure, you want the roof to be a light blue and the rest to be white.
Are you going all gloss? All matte? Gloss blue and matte white? Or matte blue and gloss white?

I do not know why, but I feel like the gloss paint will let the air move easier.

 

[Dafaseles]

I do not know why, but I feel like the gloss paint will let the air move easier.

Hmmmmm, I never looked at it from that stand point... I'm going to go look around the internet and see if anyone has actually done that experiment

 

[akheathen Premium Member]

I do not know why, but I feel like the gloss paint will let the air move easier.

opposite. gloss/smooth will be "sticky" as the air passes by... texture will turn the surface air into a lubricant, like tiny marbles of turbulence

 

[akheathen Premium Member]

Let's say you're building a decently big 6th order blow through in your truck.
On the inside of the enclosure, you want the roof to be a light blue and the rest to be white.
Are you going all gloss? All matte? Gloss blue and matte white? Or matte blue and gloss white?

given the option, im going to "quiet kote" the whole thing as a primer, then semi-gloss, or matte, depending how i want to light it.... you could set up your gun to lay a dry-ish primer coat to get some micro-texture. when its wet, and when it dries, you can decide if you like the gloss look or the matte look. either will benefit from the texture, but, imho, shiny texture isnt all that good looking.

 

[akheathen Premium Member]

opposite. gloss/smooth will be "sticky" as the air passes by... texture will turn the surface air into a lubricant, like tiny marbles of turbulence

eddited typo, so it makes sense now, lol