Welcome, my friends, to what is my biggest (literally) project yet.

[fwb_1234 10+ year member]

Do you have a compressor and all? Cause you could just spray it. Other wise, you could just roll it on with a roller and a 12 dollar can of paint, right?

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Do you have a compressor and all? Cause you could just spray it. Other wise, you could just roll it on with a roller and a 12 dollar can of paint, right?

What with all the filler I need, let alone the 20 cans of primer I'd use //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif
Trust me, I've painted enough speakers to know that to get them to look respectable they take large amounts of both time and money. I don't have much of the latter.

 

[fwb_1234 10+ year member]

What with all the filler I need, let alone the 20 cans of primer I'd use //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif
Trust me, I've painted enough speakers to know that to get them to look respectable they take large amounts of both time and money. I don't have much of the latter.

Lol. I built a little subwoofer set up this for this past year in the dorm using those 5 dollar eD's and a PE plate amp. Had a really annoying girl down the hall (two doors down), so we rarely turned it up all the way.

Also, its something to notice how loud the speakers (particularly woofer notes) are in different parts of the room. Near the walls its louder than in the middle, and in a corner louder than near the walls. My bed was lofted, so if we had it on at night, I would be in the corner of the room of the wall and the ceiling, and while my roommate was comfortable below me on the couch, I felt like the walls were pounding to the TV.

I had always thought you were older than me. Are you going to be a freshman next year?

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

dude lemon. just get a $10 can of primer in a gallon can, and roll it on. one layer and you are set. i dont know why you think you need a shit ton of paint and all this, it should cost maybe $30 to paint these.

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http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=250093-86-77600&lpage=none

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=222100-4-222100&lpage=none

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=133264-159-LR669-9&lpage=none

look at that.

should do both cabinets with spare left over.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

dude lemon. just get a $10 can of primer in a gallon can, and roll it on. one layer and you are set. i dont know why you think you need a shit ton of paint and all this, it should cost maybe $30 to paint these.
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http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=250093-86-77600&lpage=none

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=222100-4-222100&lpage=none

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=133264-159-LR669-9&lpage=none

look at that.

should do both cabinets with spare left over.

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif Req, I respect your audio knowledge because it's greater than mine, but roll-on paint is almost impossible to sand down to get a smooth finish. And even if it is, it doesn't dry hard enough like spray primer does, which is what I will use. High-build auto primer, with a little bondo on the corners, and I'm good to go. Trust me, I've done this before with canned paint and primer and I have always started over because it just doesn't sand, regardless of what it says on the can. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[fwb_1234 10+ year member]

Honestly, I think this is really cool, but it's a dorm room. Your roommate is gonna put shit on these and mess up the paint. I think school colors would be badass. What school is it, anyway?

 

[ballstothewall 10+ year member]

Yeah, I'm actually strongly thinkin about the flat black actually. These ****ers are going to cost so much to paint though; that's the only reason why I'm holding off on them.

Seal them with deft or shellac, then two coats of primer, two coats of color, and your good to go.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Honestly, I think this is really cool, but it's a dorm room. Your roommate is gonna put shit on these and mess up the paint. I think school colors would be badass. What school is it, anyway?

My roommate isn't that stupid, I already know him. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
And ****in boiler up son //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Fast1one 10+ year member]

Just paint them with Fleck stone and call it a day //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif Thats what I have always done with the really big enclosures...

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

ok mr lemon. ive never done it so i guess i have no basis for comparison.

its carpet or vynl for me lol //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[BrianChia 10+ year member]

For this type of speaker, I'd just go with the carpet. Cheap, easy, and tough enough for a dorm room.

You could start your own frat with those bad boys. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

For this type of speaker, I'd just go with the carpet. Cheap, easy, and tough enough for a dorm room.
You could start your own frat with those bad boys. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

I agree.

Cheap so if they get damaged you won't cry.

Will it be a Gary Coleman lookalike frat?

 

[fwb_1234 10+ year member]

PV Audio,

I have a question about your woodworking technique. You said that you have the Home Depot guys cut the pieces a little large and then you trim them with a router and a flush trim bit.

Would you describe the steps you take to do that?

'Cause I have a router, but I use a circ saw for all the cuts, and, generally, I'm a little off and the ends of the wood look messy with saw gouges and all.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

I agree.
Cheap so if they get damaged you won't cry.

Will it be a Gary Coleman lookalike frat?

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/mad.gif.c18f003ab0ef8a0d9c27ca78d77a6392.gif Ah, personal jokes I see. I got ya.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

PV Audio,
I have a question about your woodworking technique. You said that you have the Home Depot guys cut the pieces a little large and then you trim them with a router and a flush trim bit.

Would you describe the steps you take to do that?

'Cause I have a router, but I use a circ saw for all the cuts, and, generally, I'm a little off and the ends of the wood look messy with saw gouges and all.

My name is Dave btw, it's kinda weird to be called pv audio formally, but do what ya do.
Yep, that's what I do. Say the piece is to be 5" wide. If there needs to be a super fine tolerance (i.e. small bookshelf type speakers), then I will have them cut them 1" larger and I'll cut it down (literally) at home on my table saw. My saw guide measures accurately down to 1/32 off, which is good enough for me.

Now for large boards (such as in this project), I have them cut the panels ~ 1/2 to 1/4" wider. That way, I just measure the panels when I get home, center them so that there's an even overhand, and at the end, just go around the enclosure with a flush trim bit on the router. Otherwise, you end up having panels that are too short and some that are too long, which obviously means that you have monstrous gaps everywhere.