pics of piano finish on mdf

[Allstar71 10+ year member]

I still have to sand and paint one more time but it looks better in person...you can see your reflection in it...

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[AudioXtremes 10+ year member]

Care to share how you did it.

 

[thehardknoxlife 10+ year member]

Awesome. I like how you continued the kerf for the entire port. Well done, very well done.

 

[thehardknoxlife 10+ year member]

Care to share how you did it.

Lots of sanding:.

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

Care to share how you did it.

THIS

I see a lot of people posting their fancy boxes but nobody wants to post up a guide on how to do it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[Allstar71 10+ year member]

I really have no problem sharing. Sanding is key...

start by filling all voids this finish will show even the smallest imperfection.

sand w/ 100 grit to smooth all the bondo.

sand w/ 120

sand w/ 150

sand w/ 220

sand w/ 800

primer coat "black"

sand w/ 800

1st coat "black"

sand w/ 800

2nd coat

sand w/ 800

3rd coat

sand w/ 800

final coat..

I do all my sanding w/ an orbital sander so it takes alot of the work out of this. I couldnt imagine how difficult this would be without it...

I also have a greco spray setup and spray booth so that helps...using sherwin williams paint. will prob finish w/ a clear topcoat after logos go on...

 

[on1wheel01 10+ year member]

killer box mang props. Im gonna try this sometime for one of my builds. It would be to costly to do this for someone else lol

 

[Allstar71 10+ year member]

I typically charge around 300 for a box painted like this...

 

[twistedchild420 5,000+ posts]

i nutted....//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif again!

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

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thats worth $300 if that is start to finish

 

[DS Autosports 10+ year member]

beautiful box...wanna see the finished product

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

I really have no problem sharing. Sanding is key...
start by filling all voids this finish will show even the smallest imperfection.

sand w/ 100 grit to smooth all the bondo.

sand w/ 120

sand w/ 150

sand w/ 220

sand w/ 800

primer coat "black"

sand w/ 800

1st coat "black"

sand w/ 800

2nd coat

sand w/ 800

3rd coat

sand w/ 800

final coat..

I do all my sanding w/ an orbital sander so it takes alot of the work out of this. I couldnt imagine how difficult this would be without it...

I also have a greco spray setup and spray booth so that helps...using sherwin williams paint. will prob finish w/ a clear topcoat after logos go on...

Awesome, what kind of paint/primer did you use?

 

[lucas569 10+ year member]

Awesome, what kind of paint/primer did you use?

"using sherwin williams paint"

nice box, reminds me of one i had back in the day.

we had a shop prep/primer/paint it, then i had a friend do some airbrush lighting on it.

 

[brmcm15 10+ year member]

sexy box

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

"using sherwin williams paint"

nice box, reminds me of one i had back in the day.

we had a shop prep/primer/paint it, then i had a friend do some airbrush lighting on it.

wow, reading > me