How to make a box cover?
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Topic: How to make a box cover?
Posted By: lukeyn
Subject: How to make a box cover?
Date Posted: April 04, 2006 at 10:46 PM
https://www.hifisoundconnection.com/Shop/Control/...
Does anyone know how to make a cover for a box like this one...Like what materials it is made out of and how to go about making it...Any help would be appriciated, Thanks
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Posted By: lukeyn
Date Posted: April 04, 2006 at 11:17 PM
like is it just mdf with fiberglass over it and sanded smooth>???
Posted By: Aruman
Date Posted: April 04, 2006 at 11:28 PM
I've made mine with 1/2" of mdf those of the mtx is made of 1" mdf i think, don't remember right now. you can see the pictures of mine.    ------------- Shaking The Neighborhood
Posted By: lukeyn
Date Posted: April 04, 2006 at 11:32 PM
this looks almost plastic in texture...once the mdf is painted would it appear the same?
Posted By: kirktcashalini
Date Posted: April 04, 2006 at 11:36 PM
mdf does sand down smoothe as hell... i think you would need to put something down for that smoothe look tho. Myabe roll vinyl (thin) on it. I am not sure, let us know with some pics when you guys are done.
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Posted By: Aruman
Date Posted: April 04, 2006 at 11:45 PM
yes, it could appear the same depend how they paint it, with mdf you don't have to resin it, just sand it with wood sandpapers of 120 grit then 240 grit and at last iron sand paper of 500 or 600 grit and it will be very smooth. the one in the picture is sanded with those number of 120 160 and 600 grit sandpapers.
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Posted By: lukeyn
Date Posted: April 04, 2006 at 11:49 PM
aight thanks for the help fellas
Posted By: boxmaker85
Date Posted: April 05, 2006 at 1:18 AM
A plastic covering on it maybe? Cut and heated on the edges to round over the corners.
Posted By: 05colorado
Date Posted: April 05, 2006 at 3:49 AM
my friend bought a sledge hammer box.......................................its MDF with shiny black paint sprayed on, its nothing special.
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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: April 05, 2006 at 11:04 AM
lukeyn wrote:
https://www.hifisoundconnection.com/Shop/Control/...
Does anyone know how to make a cover for a box like this one...Like what materials it is made out of and how to go about making it...Any help would be appriciated, Thanks
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Posted By: xtremej
Date Posted: April 05, 2006 at 11:28 AM
Another alteranitve for ya is truck bed liner. I've had a couple down in different colors, tough and looks pretty good.
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Posted By: austincustoms
Date Posted: April 05, 2006 at 12:19 PM
It's really hard to get MDF painted and stay looking nice. A better way, if you just want the face of the enclosure done is to paint the back side of a thin piece of clear plexiglass cutout to the shape you want to cover. Put it paint side down, and use the subs or screws to hold it down. This will give you a super high gloss finish. extremej, do you have any pics with the different colors? I would be interested in that. And about what would a shop charge to spray a typical enclosure?
Posted By: xtremej
Date Posted: April 05, 2006 at 1:13 PM
I don't have any but the next one i do I will take some. The last one I had coated was done in red to match the truck, looked pretty cool. It cost me $25 bucks. They were doing another pick up bed at the same time though. If you go this route make sure you take into account that this stuff is pretty thick I had to re-drill the holes for wiring to amp rack.. I am not sure but somebody told me you can order spray cans of colored bed liner, I am looking into that. If I find anything out I'll post it.
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Posted By: lukeyn
Date Posted: April 05, 2006 at 3:21 PM
I thought about the plexiglass idea, but the only thing is plexiglass is pretty hard to cut without cracking it. How did you go about cutting it so it didnt crack?
Thanks for all the replies everyone...
Posted By: austincustoms
Date Posted: April 06, 2006 at 12:38 AM
double stick tape it to the face of your eclosure before you attach it (if you are making it) or before you carpet it. Using a router with a flush trim bit, cutout the shape of the face at a medium speed. If you use a thick plastic [which isn't necessary unless you are making the face out of plastic, instead of just a cover] you may need to spray wd40 or liquid wrench on it as you cut. Then peel it off, paint the back of it, and attach it paint side down. If you don't have a router, you can use a rotozip or a dremmel with a rotozip crosscutting bit. Set it on the lowest speed, and it should cut the plastic (slowly) and not the MDF. I've got a picture around here somewhere, I'll post it if I can find it.
Posted By: lukeyn
Date Posted: April 10, 2006 at 12:23 PM
alright cant wait to see the pics
Posted By: austincustoms
Date Posted: April 11, 2006 at 8:52 PM
Hmmm, let's try this again. This is a speaker enclosure I did with solid black plexiglass from selectproducts.com. I'll keep looking for the painted one.
Posted By: austincustoms
Date Posted: April 11, 2006 at 9:02 PM
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