[Cheeseboy]

Sorry to hear about the amp.  You were knockin it down so quickly.  Setbacks suck.
The side panel colors turned out great.  I was thinking about the grill covers alot and I'm at a loss to suggest anything other than perhaps a maroon color.  However I don't know how that would fit with the southwestern flavor in the room.  I'm just unsure.  You could take the smaller cross member to the local fabric store with you. 
The first cut played on the LS6 at home I put Adre Bocelli "The Prayer" on the LS6's.  Helen got goosebumps.  Goosebumps are our measure of listening enjpoyment.  Dannys designs have never failed to deliver.   First it was the Rockets.  Now the LS. 

Keep up the good work

[MichaelHiFi]

Glad you're getting the goosebump factor Cheeseboy. Keep up the good synergy. We'll get there.

Update with a few pics. I had to paint the other side of the base panels as I had painted the side no one could see. Oops. (forgot their name - getting old in the brain).







Providing more painting isn't needed - and I know I'll need more painting, we should be well on our way towards wiring.

[morganc]

Any news on the Decware Michael?

[MichaelHiFi]

Any news on the Decware Michael?

Shipped out today, I hope. Fedex system was down.  So much good luck 

Steve will repair and ship back, so I may not be down for months like I feared.

How's your system singing?

[MichaelHiFi]

Wanting to get these Super V's built I don't want to rush the paint job. I'm not real happy with my textured black with gloss clear look. Being at the point where I secure the side panels, there would be no going back. I'm thinking that a pebble texture with a flat black finish might look more elegant that the current. 

Am I crazy?

[Jonathon Janusz]

Nope, not crazy.  Actually, very good on you for taking your time to make sure everything comes out "right".

The pebble/flat finish will probably make the gloss color sides "pop" more (the middle of the speaker won't be fighting for attention itself.  Tough call with the textured finish already in place.  Any chance of shooting some flat/semi gloss over the existing texture to get a feel for how it might come out without a lot of extra time invested?

In any case, no matter what you choose, if you aren't 100% happy with the black as-is, definitely go for something different while you still have the opportunity.  It will take a little longer to get the speakers put together, but compare that time to the time you will spend looking at the otherwise finished product knowing that you are unhappy with it and could have done something different about it.

Just my $.02.

(and because I haven't posted in this thread yet) the orange is just sick!  I had a car almost the same color a few years ago. . . the color really grew on me, and I still wish I could have got the one I'm currently running in the same color, but it was discontinued for that model year. . .

[MichaelHiFi]

Thanks Jonathon, I think you helped push me over the edge to experiment with a different finish. Given the fact that I have no amplifier, at for a few weeks anyway, I might as well get this build as perfect as possible.

The copper looks really nice is our audio room as the motif is southwestern Indian meets industrial audio - a strange combination. I swear when the amps transformer was burning, I saw smoke signals rising.    I'm hopeful the pebble spray can finish finishes nicely.

[MichaelHiFi]

except that I cannot find such a finish... 

[Peter J]

Not sure how far you're willing to go, but here's some ideas that may help

http://3mcollision.com/products/coatings/3m-rocker-schutz-coating-08874.html

http://3mcollision.com/3m-no-cleanup-rocker-gard-coating-08949.html

http://3mcollision.com/products/coatings/3m-no-cleanup-waterbased-undercoating-08804.html

I have a shutz gun I'd loan you, but it's pretty heavy texture, I have shot auto speaker boxes with it and then sanded flat and painted. Looks kinda like a finer version of knock down texture on drywall.

 Or there's this stuff

http://store.acrytech.com/Speaker-Cabinet-Coatings/

Truck bed liner might work too and I think it's similar to the above...I'll keep thinkin' on it.

[nik.d]

Hi Michael,
Could you try anthracite gray (RAL 7016) instead pure black? This is how I softened
P.Audio's 'striking blue' frames on my V2's . And copper sides would perfectly fit combination.

Greetings from Europe,
George

[PDR]

When I built my baffles I tried a textured stone coat finish, it was a grey. I didnt like the color, but liked the texture. I simply painted it black
This is the stuff: http://www.homedepot.ca/product/stone-creations-mineral-brown/980166

It has stood up really well over the last few yrs. You can see the finish in my gallery.
It is almost fool proof in achieving a even texture.
I tried panel/rocker guard finishes on other speakers, I wasnt fond of it.

Perry

[Danny Richie]

nik.d welcome to AC.

Hey Micheal,

Walmart sells some truck bed liner spray that is actually a light texture. It covers well too. I used it to paint the newly modified back cups on your tweeters. See what you think of that.

I also used it for the Black areas of these. See pics: http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=98348.msg988604#msg988604

[MichaelHiFi]

nik.d welcome to AC.

Hey Micheal,

Walmart sells some truck bed liner spray that is actually a light texture. It covers well too. I used it to paint the newly modified back cups on your tweeters. See what you think of that.

I also used it for the Black areas of these. See pics: http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=98348.msg988604#msg988604

I'd like to check that out. What tweeters? The tweeters built-in to the back of woofers because those are the only tweeters I received in the kit? Those are the largest tweeter cones I've ever seen.

I'll run out to the garage and check it out.

[MichaelHiFi]

Not sure how far you're willing to go, but here's some ideas that may help

http://3mcollision.com/products/coatings/3m-rocker-schutz-coating-08874.html

http://3mcollision.com/3m-no-cleanup-rocker-gard-coating-08949.html

http://3mcollision.com/products/coatings/3m-no-cleanup-waterbased-undercoating-08804.html

I have a shutz gun I'd loan you, but it's pretty heavy texture, I have shot auto speaker boxes with it and then sanded flat and painted. Looks kinda like a finer version of knock down texture on drywall.

 Or there's this stuff

http://store.acrytech.com/Speaker-Cabinet-Coatings/

Truck bed liner might work too and I think it's similar to the above...I'll keep thinkin' on it.

Good suggestions. Thanks for the info and the links! That would keep with my automotive theme 

[MichaelHiFi]

When I built my baffles I tried a textured stone coat finish, it was a grey. I didnt like the color, but liked the texture. I simply painted it black
This is the stuff: http://www.homedepot.ca/product/stone-creations-mineral-brown/980166

It has stood up really well over the last few yrs. You can see the finish in my gallery.
It is almost fool proof in achieving a even texture.
I tried panel/rocker guard finishes on other speakers, I wasnt fond of it.

Perry

I was looking at that paint. I ended up buying this;

http://www.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-223525-Multi-Color-Textured-12-Ounce/dp/B000N3C6EM

I'm scared to use it due to the tiny white dots in the texture but now when I look at the paint jobs from the earlier posts, it might work well.

[MichaelHiFi]

Hi Michael,
Could you try anthracite gray (RAL 7016) instead pure black? This is how I softened
P.Audio's 'striking blue' frames on my V2's . And copper sides would perfectly fit combination.

Greetings from Europe,
George

That's a thought too as I'm may not use a black grill cloth. Thanks for the suggestion.

Greetings from America.

Now I'm really confused!   

[MichaelHiFi]

At 20 months I'm pretty sure Michael Jr is the youngest speaker builder in this entire forum.
 

[Danny Richie]

I'd like to check that out. What tweeters? The tweeters built-in to the back of woofers because those are the only tweeters I received in the kit? Those are the largest tweeter cones I've ever seen.

Yes, the tweeters on the P-Audio coaxial driver.



The center of the housing has been milled out and repainted Black. That Black comes from this can:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Rust-Oleum-Auto-Truck-Bed-Coating-Aerosol/16652310

[MichaelHiFi]

This is the look of the textured multi color black. I know, dumb name.

Wife likes it.

[Cheeseboy]

Then that is all that matters!  Looks good to me.