god****it i **** at lacquering

[mattmcss 10+ year member]

yup either get like a scotch scuff pad , steel wool or like a 320 grit like mentioned between every coat , make sure you tack all the dust off

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

nope no stain at all, and i'm not doing anything that matt said. someone make a list of things i need to do for me please? i really am not good at this at all. here's what i did and they were ****ed:

1. built cabinets ( for some ****ing reason i decided to put the drivers in before lacquering (i've never done that before and i don't know why i'd ****ing start now but that can be fixed (touch up)))

2. masked openings

3. one coat of primer

4. 120 grit sand

5. second coat primer

6. 220 grit sand.

7. 3 coats of lacquer (first coat went on like a dream, then after second coat dried i saw it was ****ing terrible like it didn't stick...)

8. 1 coat of clear coat lacquer

what should i be doing?

 

[mattmcss 10+ year member]

i honestly dont know anything about laquer but you are going for a natural finish i imagine ?

 

[vosschs 5,000+ posts]

nope no stain at all, and i'm not doing anything that matt said. someone make a list of things i need to do for me please? i really am not good at this at all. here's what i did and they were ****ed:
1. built cabinets ( for some ****ing reason i decided to put the drivers in before lacquering (i've never done that before and i don't know why i'd ****ing start now but that can be fixed (touch up)))

2. masked openings

3. one coat of primer

4. 120 grit sand

5. second coat primer

6. 220 grit sand.

7. 3 coats of lacquer (first coat went on like a dream, then after second coat dried i saw it was ****ing terrible like it didn't stick...)

8. 1 coat of clear coat lacquer

what should i be doing?

in betweein those coats you need to scuff sand with 320 then tack off ALL of the dust, if it feels gritty thats why, you should be able to fix it, sand it with 320 a shit load , tack it off then spray one more coat of lacquer on good, it just disolves the old lacuer and evens it all out

 

[mattmcss 10+ year member]

if you have any runs from putting it on too thick you can get rid of em with the scuff pad or 320 grit sand paper

 

[vosschs 5,000+ posts]

well illl read it all tommorow im out

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

hmm sounds decent. thanks guys, i appreciate it lots

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

yes scuff in between coats and on the final coat i would work my way up to the highest grit sandpaper u can find.....i worked up all the way to 1000 something grit....that thing was as smooth as a marble slab when i was done with it......

 

[InhumanAcura 5,000+ posts]

why not quit being a noob and run a search...i think this topic has been covered about 10x...i know ive explained it step by step more than a few times

you already know everything about enclosure/cabinet design..why the need for help?