Guest jakeyb77 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) 8 minutes ago, okitoki said: Piano gloss black? Its hard. I've painted speaker stands gloss black and it's a killer. Learnt the hard way to use a foam roller. Or get little hairs everywhere. Then it's a long process of clear. You can get a product called liquid glass. Goes on as cloudy epoxy and you wipe it back and forward till it creates a glass like finish. Not hard but time consuming. Edited January 5, 2017 by jakeyb77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okitoki Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Have contemplated the liquid glass before but seems to only work on horizontal flat surface...otherwise i see the top section being thinner than the bottom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jakeyb77 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 5 minutes ago, okitoki said: Have contemplated the liquid glass before but seems to only work on horizontal flat surface...otherwise i see the top section being thinner than the bottom? Lot of work for the small plinth of a Thorens. Think I'll be happy with the paint finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Le Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 Cant we use the clear coating that put on top of timber floor?Sent from my SM-T330 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jakeyb77 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Polyurethane. You can. It's hard to get perfect. Other DIY people on here might have advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okitoki Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I used this for my plinths Won't give a smooth glossy glass finish... but after a few coat and sand then coat... gives a nice smooth finish.. easy to apply with a rag. A satin finish was applied on my 150 here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirdDrawerDown Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 hard to do but allegedly achievable at home if you do things just right. There are threads on SNA about painting speakers that give the step by step. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Le Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 I used this for my plinths Won't give a smooth glossy glass finish... but after a few coat and sand then coat... gives a nice smooth finish.. easy to apply with a rag. A satin finish was applied on my 150 here @okitoki, what type of wood did you use in that plinth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okitoki Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 1 hour ago, dave1 said: @okitoki, what type of wood did you use in that plinth? Jarrah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Le Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 34 minutes ago, okitoki said: Jarrah... I thought jarrah is reddish but its colour comes out quite bright on your plinth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okitoki Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I guess it depends on the lighting... plus I did put more than 10 coats of poly with a sand with fine grid paper between each coat... This was before the wipe on. (yes.. messed up the bottom with the biscuit cutter there ) another before/after with jarrah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jakeyb77 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 1 minute ago, okitoki said: I guess it depends on the lighting... plus I did put more than 10 coats of poly with a sand with fine grid paper between each coat... This was before the wipe on. (yes.. messed up the bottom with the biscuit cutter there ) another before/after with jarrah My jarrah one is just beeswax. Do I need to use a remover before applying the poly? @okitoki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okitoki Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 10 minutes ago, Jakeyb77 said: My jarrah one is just beeswax. Do I need to use a remover before applying the poly? @okitoki instruction on product Quote Previously Coated Timber Previously varnished surfaces need to be sanded to a dull finish. Remove all sanding dust before coating. Thoroughly clean the surface with Floor Clean and allow to dry. Apply one coat to a small test area. Allow to dry for 6 hours. Press sticky tape firmly to the surface and pull off quickly. If the coating comes off, sand back to bare timber. If coating adheres well, sand the entire area with 180 - 240 grit paper for good adhesion, remove dust, then follow application instructions I have done a few quicky job by using a 240 to 400 grit on a previous old turntable, quick wipe to clean the dust, then a few code of poly... nice shinny finish after... but for lighter colour wood... the visual is not so dramatic as shown as this experiment i did before with Marri and Pine.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Le Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 look like Bunnings only stock Jarrah and pine. hard to find oak or similar wood with nice grain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okitoki Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 12 minutes ago, dave1 said: look like Bunnings only stock Jarrah and pine. hard to find oak or similar wood with nice grain check gumtree... I managed to find some carpenters with offcuts of some nice wood.... Another place I found were at my local men's shed... they had old timbers to recycle (fence post, floor boards, veranda, etc) which after some dressing came out wonderful... Im back to work now, so dont get a chance to go there anymore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano_malaysia Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Can it be achieved by hand painting? It can be done but need to spray [emoji10] Sent from my LG-H961N using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jakeyb77 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 First coat drying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano_malaysia Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Nice! Very nice!Sent from my LG-H961N using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jakeyb77 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 7 hours ago, dave1 said: look like Bunnings only stock Jarrah and pine. hard to find oak or similar wood with nice grain I have bought some amazing wood from here Dave http://www.alewistimber.com.au/ also there are recyclers etc in Port Melbourne. Can find them on Gumtree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okitoki Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Looks like i will try this gloss black challenge too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jakeyb77 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 6 minutes ago, okitoki said: Looks like i will try this gloss black challenge too I brushed the undercoat and first gloss. Will lightly sand and do another gloss with a foam roller. See what the results are. Other option is to use my spray gun for final coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okitoki Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I saw this thread... will try this method http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/67501/how-to-paint-mdf-to-a-mirror-finish-worklog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_F Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 44 minutes ago, okitoki said: I saw this thread... will try this method http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/67501/how-to-paint-mdf-to-a-mirror-finish-worklog The use of Vinyl Spackling is completely unnecessary IME. Any decent automotive primer will seal the edges without any problems. These are some speakers I sprayed starting with standard grey coloured auto primer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano_malaysia Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 The sanding between coats is the most important job, and definatley spray the final coats as a roller will leave ripples no matter how good the roller is imhoSent from my LG-H961N using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jakeyb77 Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 (edited) Sanded with 800 and 1200 today then two coats gloss black spray. The silver strip on the front has been masked. Just gonna source some new chrome spikes Edited January 7, 2017 by jakeyb77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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