Painting Box?

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

I was thinking about painting my speaker box (made of MDF of course), instead of carpeting it.

I want a different look, and I was thinking a good high gloss black paint job would look nice and smooth with my box.

Any input? Anything I should do special when I paint, and would primer be needed?

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[chinny 5,000+ posts]

yes for primer

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

the most important part is to sand the box to perfection. make it extremely smooth. give it 2 coats of primer and then several coats of paint. then cover it with lacquer to give it a smooth, shiny look.

if you take the box in and out a lot though, its going to get scratched so fast...

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

the most important part is to sand the box to perfection. make it extremely smooth. give it 2 coats of primer and then several coats of paint. then cover it with lacquer to give it a smooth, shiny look.
if you take the box in and out a lot though, its going to get scratched so fast...

Onces its in my car, its gonna stay there unless there is a problem, which I dont anticipate.

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

Onces its in my car, its gonna stay there unless there is a problem, which I dont anticipate.

well in that case, save yourself some time and just paint the sides that would be visible. i havn't seen to many painted boxes, so it should be a fun project //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsupwink.gif.129404938effda6ad9cca39e7f4b58a3.gif

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

well in that case, save yourself some time and just paint the sides that would be visible. i havn't seen to many painted boxes, so it should be a fun project //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsupwink.gif.129404938effda6ad9cca39e7f4b58a3.gif

Thanks man. What kind of laquer should I use?

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

go to a hardware or paint store, tell them you need to paint a wooden box and they will hook you up the primer, paint, and lacquer you need.

 

[cjjackson85 5,000+ posts]

Use fingerpaint...

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

Use fingerpaint...

lol all of your posts today are terribly sarcastic and utterly useless

 

[ruckus]

lol all of your posts today are terribly sarcastic and utterly useless

today? everyday //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[InhumanAcura 5,000+ posts]

this topic has been covered a hundred times....

sand with a low grit to smooth things out....

I personally add f/g resin to the cut edges so they arent anymore prone to soaking paint then the rest of the piece..

hit the entire piece w/ filler (i use wood filler, some use bondo/dynalite/etc) this step may require 2 to 3 "coats" before you move on...

sand to form

hit the piece w/ high fill primer

sand w/ high grit

hit the piece w/ high fill primer again

sand w/ higher grit

by now your ready to paint, if theres ANY low/high spots, pits, scratches (i always have problems w/ scratches) you need to go back...

paint...finshing from here is a whole other story...

 

[chinny 5,000+ posts]

^^ woooooo

 

[superxplorer 10+ year member]

ive painted 3 boxes now and came out awsome. what i did was

sand the entire box smooth with 240 grit sand paper using a DA. making sure the edges of where the wood seems come together smooth so it wont show threw the paint. then primer. sand with 320 grit. primer again using 320, and then using a liquid sealer and let to dry. after that i put 3 layers of paint on and then 3-4 coats of clear coat. you may have to wet sand the box in some stages and then use compond to rub that out. its a pretty easy process but takes alot of time to make it look good.

heres a link to where you can see my painted box. ill have more updated pics on a diff box i just got done with.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/781761

 

[95Prober 10+ year member]

well about painting ONLY the port black for looks only, with the rest of the box carpeted?? i mean, i know u probably dont need to be too picky about it, but should u sand the walls them paint if its a slot port?? is primer NEEDED still ?? thx

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

ive painted 3 boxes now and came out awsome. what i did was
sand the entire box smooth with 240 grit sand paper using a DA. making sure the edges of where the wood seems come together smooth so it wont show threw the paint. then primer. sand with 320 grit. primer again using 320, and then using a liquid sealer and let to dry. after that i put 3 layers of paint on and then 3-4 coats of clear coat. you may have to wet sand the box in some stages and then use compond to rub that out. its a pretty easy process but takes alot of time to make it look good.

heres a link to where you can see my painted box. ill have more updated pics on a diff box i just got done with.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/781761

wow that is one really nice box, man.