camm413 Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 id put a ton of high build primer so its about to drip then sand smooth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donellk Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 i throw a coat of resin on sand it down en your good to go from there! easiest way imo! Quote Team Xtreme Amperage Xtreme Audio Innovations XtremeAudioInnovations.com Facebook.com/xtremeaudio321 basics of a 4th order ~ 1993 Toyota Pickup~ 4 linked c notched bagged Fiberglass door panels (5 speakers per door) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watch the bass Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 What was step 3? I got confused on that one. Lulz. That is the correct way to do it though. Sand, sand, sand, clearcoat, sand, sand sand, clearcoat Quote "in the abundance of water, the fool is thirsty" Bob Marley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich65 Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 (edited) Mdf sucks to paint. The best way to get a good finish is to coat the box with fiberglass resin and then sand it smooth. Then just paint it like you would anything else I agree with this, the wood will absorb too much primer and it will be uneven without a ton of prep, coating it with resin, sanding down then primering as normal will give you the best finish. Edited May 12, 2012 by Rich65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badasschevy Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 (edited) when i painted mine, i used 220 grit on an orbital sander,filled in the seams with some bondo,sanded again with 220, 5 coats of primer,sanded again to smooth it out,then the base coat,sanded again with some 320 and cleared it.thats with a rattle can. Edited May 12, 2012 by badasschevy Quote center console: lvl 4 12 1.75 cu ft tuned 37htz alpine cda-9886 dc audio 120.4 infinity kappa 6.5" components Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crandis16 Posted May 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 (edited) Alright, I took in all your ideas and suggestions and I used the most realistic suggestions for the tools that I have to use. It's also my first box, it doesn't have to be perfect. So here is what I've got so far. I have the port painted and I'm starting to prep the exterior of the box for a good painting. I'm just going to apply 2 coats of primer then black speckled paint unless I can get my hands on some cheap bedliner Edited May 13, 2012 by Crandis16 Quote My Red zx2 Build Log My Black zx2 Build Log My Red zx2 UBL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereolab Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 (edited) Carpet is really the way to go. Hides imperfections, hides screwholes if you move stuff around, protects the box. Then you just have to worry about painting the inside of the port. Bedliner would be my second choice. The only decent painted MDF boxes I've seen are ones where the guy uses like six different types of paint and filler with two dozen grits of sandpaper and it takes three weeks... far more difficult than finishing and painting even fiberglass IMHO. Edited May 13, 2012 by Merzbow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crandis16 Posted May 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Carpet is really the way to go. Hides imperfections, hides screwholes if you move stuff around, protects the box. Then you just have to worry about painting the inside of the port. Bedliner would be my second choice. The only decent painted MDF boxes I've seen are ones where the guy uses like six different types of paint and filler with two dozen grits of sandpaper and it takes three weeks... far more difficult than finishing and painting even fiberglass IMHO. I have my own home audio that was bedlined and that stuff is tough. I love the texture so I think i might go with that if I can. I just need to get a price quote from someone or do it myself Quote My Red zx2 Build Log My Black zx2 Build Log My Red zx2 UBL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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