Box Finishing questions

[SPL Blazer 10+ year member]

That looks pretty nice, is it durable?

It was pretty durable for me, that box was dragged in and out of my Blazer every weekend during the summer for two years and still looked good when I threw it out. No matter what you coat it with you'll always have a chance of denting the wood or causing a small chip or something. That box in the pic was coated in fiberglass resin before it was painted, made it very strong and durable.

 

[XEnophontos 10+ year member]

I probably wont do the resin part as I have no experience in that, is it hard? I'd be able to use like any color I want underneath the speckle finish right? Also what brand did you use?

 

[SPL Blazer 10+ year member]

You can use whatever color you want under it, just gotta remember that whatever color you go with will be showing through all the speckles. Resin isn't very hard to use, it's a learning experience. just gotta get a disposable mixing bowl, paint brushes, gloves, small mixing stick, the resin and hardener. The hard part is getting the right amount of hardener in the resin, too much and it dries before your done, too little and it doesn't completely dry. A little extra is alway better than too little. I normally let mine sit for 24 hours to dry completely before painting it.

 

[XEnophontos 10+ year member]

Ah I see, do you have to sand it once your done? Is it just fiberglass resin? Also what brand do you use for the paint? Thanks for all the help man appreciate it

 

[SPL Blazer 10+ year member]

I just used whatever was cheap for paint and primer. I had to sand some of the resin, cause it's not perfect, it had some drip lines on it, but they sanded off fine and then I never had to worry about the edges of the MDF ******* up all the primer and paint.

 

[XEnophontos 10+ year member]

True, what grit sandpaper did you use?

 

[SPL Blazer 10+ year member]

No idea, most likely something rough like 40 t first to cut it down, then hit it with 80 or 120 after to get rid of the deep scratches. Thats another bonus of the speckled paint look, it hides a lot of the scratches.