A question about black duratex...

[la malta]

Hey... you guys might find this a little funny or vane, BUT...

Black Duratex isn't really all that black is it? I only saw it in person once and it was dj tecthreat's omnitops. But from what I remember of that and all the pictures its more like a super dark green or grey.

I know its kind of silly but I want BLACK. Like SUPER black. BLACK as you can get. Anyone know what my options are?

I used that truck bed stuff from wallmart once for a small vented 12". The colors what I want but I never gigged with this thing or anything and it doesn't seem like you guys recommend it much.

[WB]

Black Duratex is black. At least the several pails I have are.

[David Carter]

It's lighter before it dries. Then it gets darker. Then, as gets scuffed and worn over time, it lightens up a bit. But it should be pretty darn black when it a fully-cured fresh coat.

[Bruce Weldy]

Black Duratex is black. At least the several pails I have are.

+1

mine is Black with kind of a Black tint.....somwhere between Black and Black would best describe it.

[netwerks]

It's black.

[la malta]

Guys, as I look through every black duratexed speaker in the reviews section, the black handles, corners (plastic and metal), dish plates, grills etc. are noticeably darker and contrast with the paint. I might be crazy for thinking its green but I don't think I'm crazy for thinking its a lighter color. Maybe they are not fully cured fresh coats but I still think I'm looking for something else and just want to know what other things people have tried.

[netwerks]

I think the only way you will get "blacker" is black oil base paint.

[la malta]

I put a couple PA handles and corners and stuff up against my sub I was talking about. Seemed like they were a better color match than the pics.

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

Black DuraTex is black. If the hardware in the pics looks different it's because of the different reflective properties of the hardware.

[netwerks]

Black DuraTex is black. If the hardware in the pics looks different it's because of the different reflective properties of the hardware.

+1

[Doug Hart]

If the hardware in the pics looks different it's because of the different reflective properties of the hardware.

+1
Bill beat me to it.

It's black, and it doesn't get any blacker than black.

[la malta]

Fair enough. I'm gonna order a small can and see if I like it.

[David Carter]

I may be wrong, but I think the difference between the Duratex and the hardware, rather than being a difference in color, is a difference in finish. Think of paint from the hardware store. You get a different look from a flat vs. satin vs. eggshell vs. high gloss finish even if they are the same color paint.

[LelandCrooks]

Definitely has a greenish tint when wet, especially the spray grade. It's black when cured.

[bzb]

Unless there's a female trolling here, we're all men. It's black. There is no "shade" of black.

Although the next time I need help picking out curtains, I know who to ask.



This is with one coat of Duratex on top of flat black Sherwin-Williams acrylic primer. The access panel has no Duratex on it, only the primer. You can make out the wood grain below the primer.


Untitled by bzbatl, on Flickr