aculous Posted February 19, 2015 Report Posted February 19, 2015 So I am wondering if I should paint the Orion 475 XTR that I have sitting here....Kinda worried it would ruin a good looking amp. It has scratches and marks all over it and its a black and silver amp. Also I was wondering if that could hurt cooling at all since its anodized not painted in the first place. Thoughts? Do you guys paint your amps at all? Or if refurbed do they re-anodize them?
Keith77 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Posted February 19, 2015 I would just leave it as is. Unless its really bad. Thats cool. Im way too old to be upset by shit like that. Your name is winston. Your own parents hated you even before you were born. My penis is bigger than your penis I'm far from loud and my roof/headliner flaps around like Adam's ass on a windy day. I think it depends more on the structure of the vehicle.
aculous Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Posted February 19, 2015 Yea I was thinking some touch up paint but I don't wanna ruin it.
Keith77 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Posted February 19, 2015 Touch up paint would look out of place i think Thats cool. Im way too old to be upset by shit like that. Your name is winston. Your own parents hated you even before you were born. My penis is bigger than your penis I'm far from loud and my roof/headliner flaps around like Adam's ass on a windy day. I think it depends more on the structure of the vehicle.
Broke_Audio_Addict Posted February 19, 2015 Report Posted February 19, 2015 As far as ruining it's finish if it's all scratched up that was already done. Now as far as the heat issues I've painted a few of my amps and never had an issues because of it. That being said a lot of people's definition of "music" is a clipped 30 hz sine wave with some 80 IQ knuckle head grunting about committing crimes and his genitals.
Miguels Posted February 19, 2015 Report Posted February 19, 2015 powder coat it my logshttp://www.stevemead...-my-new-set-up/my blow through loghttp://www.stevemead...future-updates/ 96 ss http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/164094-96-impala-ss-build/
rockFord_Expedition Posted February 19, 2015 Report Posted February 19, 2015 scratches add character to older gear. unless its hideous, leave it as is Old School/New School RF Build March 2015 SOTM Winner How to crimp large wire
Deeznutz Posted February 19, 2015 Report Posted February 19, 2015 Post up a pic. What color were you thinking? Powder coating would hide most of the scratches. As you may recall (?), the old school MTX matte black were sprayed, while the white limited edition was powder coated. I've owned the matte black 2300 and 4320, as well as the white 2300 and 4320. The white amps did run alittle hotter than the matte amps. Never put a lazer heat gun to them,but there was a difference. Both sets of 2300's would go into protective shut down with after jammin' hard, so no real difference. -Frank
audiofanaticz Posted February 19, 2015 Report Posted February 19, 2015 Leave it as is, if you ever want to sell it, a different color or touch up paint, etc could ruin some of the value. iirc the amps are anodized, so if anything was to be done with it, your best bet would be to gut the amp, and find a company that can strip the black finish off and re anodize it. but personally just leave it, the amp dont seem to be in to bad of condition imo.Im pretty sure that its a "poptop" orion as well (the metal orion strip in the middle pops off to reveal jumper settings). and depending on condition its still a $300-400 used amp.
Krakin Posted February 19, 2015 Report Posted February 19, 2015 If you paint a heat sink then you make it useless. Krakin's Home Dipole Project http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/186153-krakins-dipole-project-new-reciever-in-rockford-science/#entry2772370 Krakin, are you some sort of mad scientist? I would have replied earlier, but I was measuring the output of my amp with a yardstick . . . What you hear is not the air pressure variation in itself but what has drawn your attention in the two streams of superimposed air pressure variations at your eardrums An acoustic event has dimensions of Time, Tone, Loudness and Space Everyone learns to render the 3-dimensional localization of sound based on the individual shape of their ears, thus no formula can achieve a definite effect for every listener.
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