Pictures of painted boxes

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

 

[SubNit 10+ year member]

Not really a fan of just plain old flekstone but that looks pretty good. Have any more pictures?

Also, bump for more boxes

 

[Nut Hair Trick 10+ year member]

 

[SubNit 10+ year member]

Very Nice! What exactly did you use for those risers?

 

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

I haven't read everything in here.... but can i get a cliff on how to get a textured paint job look? There's no lowes over here, only home depot and i know they sell some textured paint.

so is it just 1) primer

2) one layer of "textured" paint?

or is it more complicated than this?

how many cans would i need for a 4ft/cu box?

i'm tired of the black cheap carpet that cost too much

 

[drpeeb 10+ year member]

I haven't read everything in here.... but can i get a cliff on how to get a textured paint job look? There's no lowes over here, only home depot and i know they sell some textured paint.
so is it just 1) primer

2) one layer of "textured" paint?

or is it more complicated than this?

how many cans would i need for a 4ft/cu box?

i'm tired of the black cheap carpet that cost too much

This turned out awesome for me:

1) Fill all holes with quick-dry spackle, route all corners/ edges with a simple 1/4" round to take the edge off, sand with an electric sander & big grit paper (no need to really perfect it since we're gonna add a texture anyway)

2) Cover the whole box with spray can of dark gray or black primer

3) Cover the whole box with spray can of dark gray or black "textured" spray paint (color doesn't matter too much, but dark is better in case your box gets bumps or gashes, so a lite color won't show thru a gouge)

4) Again cover the whole box with a final coat of dark gray primer

I know primer is not supposed to be the final coat, but it is for me & works great; It's super flat, no shine, & is perfectly uniform looking. The charcoal looking final color matches my charcoal/ dark gray/ black interior great. Very professional looking if I don't mind sayin' so myself. My friends say "Holy cow, where'd you get the box?"

I was glad this way ended up so good, because I was not looking forward to trying to carpet or upholster it.

 

[SubNit 10+ year member]

This turned out awesome for me:
1) Fill all holes with quick-dry spackle, route all corners/ edges with a simple 1/4" round to take the edge off, sand with an electric sander & big grit paper (no need to really perfect it since we're gonna add a texture anyway)

2) Cover the whole box with spray can of dark gray or black primer

3) Cover the whole box with spray can of dark gray or black "textured" spray paint (color doesn't matter too much, but dark is better in case your box gets bumps or gashes, so a lite color won't show thru a gouge)

4) Again cover the whole box with a final coat of dark gray primer

I know primer is not supposed to be the final coat, but it is for me & works great; It's super flat, no shine, & is perfectly uniform looking. The charcoal looking final color matches my charcoal/ dark gray/ black interior great. Very professional looking if I don't mind sayin' so myself. My friends say "Holy cow, where'd you get the box?"

I was glad this way ended up so good, because I was not looking forward to trying to carpet or upholster it.

Pretty creative technique there. However if your getting an uneven or sloppy texture with your paint your doing it wrong

I'll have to try this out sometime though to see if there something to this.....

@Xprime

Just play around on some scrap wood until you get what your looking for. Their are waaay to many things that effect painting especially give your climate vs mine. Try a solid 2-3 coats of primer followed by 1 coat of textured. The type of paint you purchase will play a huge role in the # of coats needed that's why theirs a little bit of guesswork.

Just remember to spray in 1 direction, then altenate to the section below (slightly overlapping) and alternate to the other direction. Keep the hand motion fairly quick and your golden

Post up some pics when your done

 

[Xprime4 10+ year member]

Pretty creative technique there. However if your getting an uneven or sloppy texture with your paint your doing it wrong
I'll have to try this out sometime though to see if there something to this.....

@Xprime

Just play around on some scrap wood until you get what your looking for. Their are waaay to many things that effect painting especially give your climate vs mine. Try a solid 2-3 coats of primer followed by 1 coat of textured. The type of paint you purchase will play a huge role in the # of coats needed that's why theirs a little bit of guesswork.

Just remember to spray in 1 direction, then altenate to the section below (slightly overlapping) and alternate to the other direction. Keep the hand motion fairly quick and your golden

Post up some pics when your done

sure i'm gonna take pics and put them in my build log

I'm not quite sure about the something. The mdf piece that glue together always bring some over glue and sink on the side. I usualy wait till its dry then i remove it why a razor, but there's always some leftover. It doesn't really paint well. What should i do for that? same with silicone

 

[undeadxsunshine 10+ year member]

 

[on1wheel01 10+ year member]

why the extra ring on the outside?

 

[undeadxsunshine 10+ year member]

why the extra ring on the outside?

I realized the sub needed more clearance from the back wall of the box.

 

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

here is one, not all painted but a good chunk.

 

[jdmferio13 10+ year member]

I realized the sub needed more clearance from the back wall of the box.

what primer did you use

 

[drpeeb 10+ year member]

sure i'm gonna take pics and put them in my build log
I'm not quite sure about the something. The mdf piece that glue together always bring some over glue and sink on the side. I usualy wait till its dry then i remove it why a razor, but there's always some leftover. It doesn't really paint well. What should i do for that? same with silicone

If you're talking about extra glue squishing out, just wipe it off with a damp paper towel or cloth as you go. And, after it's dry it sands just fine when you're sanding the rest of the box. Use an electric sander, and sanding is actually tolerable.

 

[SubNit 10+ year member]

I'm not quite sure about the something. The mdf piece that glue together always bring some over glue and sink on the side. I usualy wait till its dry then i remove it why a razor, but there's always some leftover. It doesn't really paint well. What should i do for that? same with silicone

Just sand all that with like a 100-150 grit. Sanding in between coats helps aswell

Nice! I'll have to go check your buildlog out now that you got your sub in

@Vick

That box looks really good. From the carpet job, box construction and what little paint I do see everything looks to be done really well