Painting an amp

[kizzo 10+ year member]

I want to paint a couple amps i have laying around. I dont know the best way to go about painting the material i want to paint. For example, a viper d1200.1, the top covering is almost all reflective/glass/glossy. How would i paint over this?

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[9512ds 5,000+ posts]

sand it i presume

 

[Kenny Pollock 10+ year member]

Get it powder-coated //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/yumyum.gif.0556df42231b304b9c995aefd13928a8.gif

 

[davidfre21 5,000+ posts]

sand it it with 180-220, prime, sand primer 600, use a quality paint

 

[Frankensuby 10+ year member]

Would there be heat build up issues with a painted amp? I know some amps like to run hot...

 

[Blazin_Jason 10+ year member]

I have only ran one of my amps after I powder coated it. It was 1 of the mrd-m1000's @ about 900watts. It has a built in temp display and it didn't run any hotter than it did before. Keep in mind that powder coat is an insulator.

 

[Frankensuby 10+ year member]

Those look t3h ***. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/yumyum.gif.0556df42231b304b9c995aefd13928a8.gif

Great, now I have new ideas how to spend money..//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[2kchevy06civic 5,000+ posts]

I like the little JL just chillin, haha. The amps looks nice as well.