My DIY Speaker stand projects

[Dave_]

B&Q,Wickes etc. Wouldn't worry too much if you can't get hold of any,just use ordinary primer instead,but it might take a couple extra coats to give a good coverage.

 

[Anonymous]

B & Q will do all sorts of primers for woods !

 

[Anonymous]

Il take a trip down in the morning then

 

[Anonymous]

Spanerman, the stands look great, for years in my sign business i made letters out of MEDEX, it is an external form of MDF, slightly thicker, totally waterproof and a lot tougher. The lettering is usually made to be finished in gold leaf, but with a paint finish the same applies. Thorough prep is important, oil based undercoats and lots of sanding in between, use the final oil based gloss colour for the last 3 or 4 coats and rub down with water and medium, then fine grade Wet or Dry before final glossing. If applying paints by brush then follow the rule of Less Is Best, too much paint will cause puddles in areas where joints are met. Another method i use is after i have made a church board out of oak then i give it to my local coach painter who sprays it with clear lacquer then bakes in his car oven, it gives a car finish like glass ready for the gold leaf lettering. You could get a price from someone like this to spray and bake your final colour, but speak to him before you start to paint as he cant spray car paint on top of oil-based colour, it would pickle.

Hope this helps

 

[Anonymous]

Little update, the stands are 50% painted, they have a coat of color and will need to cure for a few weeks before i flat them back and laquer them, il try and get some pics later when the paint is touch dry.Sam.

Ps. Thanks for the advice on primer/undercoat

 

[Anonymous]

Well heres some pics for you lot

Sam.

 

[John Duncan]

(sized for convenience)

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks very much, im used to a forum with a auto-resizer

Sam.

 

[Messiah]

Very nice!

Just got to get rid of that green next

 

[Anonymous]

Seems thats the consensus, piano black anyone?

 

[Anonymous]

i would paint them the same sparkley red as the flying v

 

[Anonymous]

Would give me a good excuse to buy a compressor/spray gun

 

[John Duncan]

johnnyjazz:i would paint them the same sparkley red as the flying v

No, paint the Jackson green...

 

[PJPro]

Or, for a more jazzy look, you could cover them in those small mirror tiles you can get for bathrooms.

 

[John Duncan]

Yeah, jazzy:

 

[PJPro]

Err, I can't see that image.....just getting "Hosted by Tripod"?

 

[gpi]

...and that's from the tech man himself, heaven help us. Big

 

[gpi]

spanerman:Well heres some pics for you lot

Sam.

Red and green should never be seen. My mom would like that room, she's mad on green.

(Edit: Doh, no it's not. it's blue and green.)

 

[Anonymous]

I've always got great respect for people that undertake DIY projects with furniture, so good on ya !

 

[Anonymous]

Thank you very much, I'm hoping to buy black paint for them soon.

Sam.