box painting

[wolfman1966 10+ year member]

OK, SO I want to paint my box, can I do it with the subs still in it? maybe put masking tape around the outer part and paper over the sub itself? I'm gonna spraypaint it black, so colorwise that shouldn't hurt anything

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[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

You could tape them off, but why not take the 2 minutes to take them out???

 

[wolfman1966 10+ year member]

yah, been talking to a friend who knows more about it than I do, said it would be a lot easier just to go ahead and take them out.

then primer, sand , primer again, paint then clear coat.

 

[mike dressure 10+ year member]

i will be doing this with my enclosure i just built! good luck with your's

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

Yeah dude. Definitely just take them out to paint it.

 

[wolfman1966 10+ year member]

another question, I am thinking about using the walmart version of the spray on bedliner stuff for the box, anyone ever used it? any good? how easy is it compared to regular spray paint?

 

[mike dressure 10+ year member]

another question, I am thinking about using the walmart version of the spray on bedliner stuff for the box, anyone ever used it? any good? how easy is it compared to regular spray paint?

it is easy stuff!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

When it comes to any sort of spray paint, you usually get what you pay for.

 

[wolfman1966 10+ year member]

so mike, you have used it before? does it work ok?

 

[mike dressure 10+ year member]

so mike, you have used it before? does it work ok?

yes ive used it and it worked great! not as good as the real stuff but for this it would work great

 

[wolfman1966 10+ year member]

so, do you do it like regular paint job?

Primer, sand, more primer, paint, clear coat....but I would imagine you wouldn't clear coat it

 

[mike dressure 10+ year member]

yes sand, primer, sand again, primer and coat

 

[wolfman1966 10+ year member]

ok, one last question for everyone that sees this post....

EVERYONE paints their boxes black, so I am thinking of going with another color altogether, maybe something metallic, maybe not.....anyways....how about some color suggestions......and anyone that says PINK is a ***.

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

I really like the look of the garage floor epoxy.

 

[yne721 10+ year member]

truckbed liner will give it texture will it not? but if that's what you're looking for why sand it out?

if you want something pretty slick looking, go to a body shop or paint shop and ask them to mix you up a quart of some paint with some color flop in it. kind of like pearl but much more drastic and better looking //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/imo.gif.3a57bcc70a4835dc53e86ffae1a0b041.gif a quart should be more than enough unless you have a really big box.

and it goes in this order if you expect your paint to stick...

sand wood, prime(2-3 coats), sand higher grit than first, prime again, sand even higher grit, paint, clear, done.

and you really could just tape it off if you wanted. at my job we've taped off 60'' plasma tvs before we painted stuff without taking them out, but what do i know i'm just a painter.