Brian,
What is involved in doing a finish like that? Does the paint go right over the MDF? How about a piano black finish that you see on some commercial speakers like NHT?
Thanks
Hi Maggie Guy,
I painted the marble faux finish on the speakers.
I am a painter and happen to be Brian's "mean ole step Mom".
It was quite a job to do these. I have marbled flat surfaces before but doing these speaker boxes was a whole new task. After I painted the 2 base coats, then the sponging was done all around the sides and top.
After that, I painted the veins, then sponged again.
But the problem came when I finished the bottoms,,,I went up the side some to blend it all and the color was a little different, so I ended up re doing all the sides to match the bottoms. Needless to say, it was not easy but the end result turned out good. Then many coats of varnish were hand rubbed on top of the paint. Took about a week to complete, as all the steps have to dry between coats.