Painting an enclosure.

[Dtrom 10+ year member]

I have a bare enclosure that I wanna paint cuz it sticks out like crazy in my suv. What kind of paint is the best for a box? Spray paint? "regular" paint? Finger paint?

For real tho...

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[East 10+ year member]

Make sure glue and edges are rounded will help with the look and use any type of glossy paint etc. try to do 2 good coats.

 

[Dtrom 10+ year member]

Make sure glue and edges are rounded will help with the look and use any type of glossy paint etc. try to do 2 good coats.

It's already rounded and smooth as can be. So just any paint in a can really?

 

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BTW that was the quickest reply I've ever encountered. Kudos.

 

[East 10+ year member]

It's already rounded and smooth as can be. So just any paint in a can really? 

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BTW that was the quickest reply I've ever encountered. Kudos.

If the box is smooth so will the paint be just do 2 coats and make it as smooth as possible with no drips paint really matters to you... I prefer to rhino line and then paint for the better look.,

If you can priming the box first might work better.

http://www.finewoodworking.com/Materials/MaterialsArticle.aspx?id=26508

heres a good guide on painting on MDF.

 

[Dtrom 10+ year member]

If the box is smooth so will the paint be just do 2 coats and make it as smooth as possible with no drips paint really matters to you... I prefer to rhino line and then paint for the better look.,

Okay. Thanks for your help.

 

[East 10+ year member]

No Problem just avoid water solvent paints and try to do 1 coat primer and 2 coats finish on smooth mdf.

 

[Dtrom 10+ year member]

No Problem just avoid water solvent paints and try to do 1 coat primer and 2 coats finish on smooth mdf.

It's not mdf. He didn't specify but I know it's either birch ply or arauco ply. Will that matter?

 

[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

If you wanna use actual paint and not bedliner, this stuff works great, I use it on nearly all of my boxes, only $8/can at home depot: RustOleum.com

 

[Dtrom 10+ year member]

If you wanna use actual paint and not bedliner, this stuff works great, I use it on nearly all of my boxes, only $8/can at home depot: RustOleum.com

That looks like the easiest option. Does it come in a variety of colors? Looking for dark black and bright red.

 

[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

That looks like the easiest option. Does it come in a variety of colors? Looking for dark black and bright red.

It does come in other colors, but only other neutral colors