Peter, Rusty, Jmimac, Nlitworld, sledwards, tyson and anyone I forgot, thanks for all the info and insights. I looked into auto shops painting them along with some woodworking shops. Everyone basically led me to a path of $2000 to do it. My DIY mind is averse to spending that kind of cash to let someone else paint “my” diy speaker. Im going to do this in my shop. Im no pro, probably wont be even be close to perfect but here we go. Leaning toward something between a piano gloss finish and a soggy looking awful pitted matte finish. Lol. We shall see what I can do. I have a few ideas to mask my “suck” imperfections. Thinking a high build primer, lots of sanding, lots of time, lots of impatience and lots of minor mistakes leading to a finish that is livable. Any ideas or help or opinions with specific ideas or products will help. Thanks.