Well I got my speaker cabinets back from paint. The painter I hired didn't do a good job. He was an auto body guy out of his element. The MDF kept sucking up the paint. I am not sure how many layers he put on but he definitely didn't put snuff primer coats and didn't sand in between. He didn't charge for what he did. He knew himself the job wasn't good and he didn't have the time to fix it. I had no problem paying him for a better job but he was done. I am going to try to do the job myself. I just had surgery today so it might be awhile before getting it done. I thought about what had happened and next time I will put a vinyl sealer on before sending to paint. I even thought about sealing and a sanding before glue up. I am learning new skills as I go and having a good time. My crossover and speaker cables are still in cryo and I till don't have a back so no rush. oh I forgot to mention my cabinets went to paint well sanded and ready to paint, so the pre paint prep was fine.