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Scott Brochu · #1 Post by **Scott Brochu** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:56 pm

Can you buy this stuff at Lowes?
Or what would be the alternate paint to use?
I've never used it but plan on doing my next project with the stuff, until I saw the price

WB · #2 Post by WB » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:16 pm

I think it's only available from the manufacture.
http://www.acrytech.com/store.asp?pid=14119

A gallon goes a long way, so it's not as pricey as it seems.

LelandCrooks · #3 Post by **LelandCrooks** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:19 pm

Me.
http://www.speakerhardware.com/products.asp?cat=28

WB · #4 Post by WB » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:22 pm

LelandCrooks wrote:Me.
http://www.speakerhardware.com/products.asp?cat=28

Scott Brochu · #5 Post by **Scott Brochu** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:30 pm

If I plan on doing 6 Dr200's and a couple of road cases and a couple T39 14" how many gals?

Be gentle.....

WB · #6 Post by WB » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:32 pm

BBDrums wrote:If I plan on doing 6 Dr200's and a couple of road cases and a couple T39 14" how many gals?

I would guess 2 gallons, with some left over.

Scott Brochu · #7 Post by **Scott Brochu** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:36 pm

Oh ya, answer the

can you buy the stuff at Lowes or an equivalent?

I do plan on buying from you Leland just shopping around, you don't sell rails for rack equipment and thats what I need to build first since our band is still in cardboard boxes for some stuff.

WB · #8 Post by WB » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:45 pm

BBDrums wrote:Oh ya, answer the can you buy the stuff at Lowes or an equivalent?

I've never been in a Lowes so can't say for sure, but I'm guessing no.

I'm not aware of an equivalent. What makes it special, imo, is that it's water based. There are other products (that I've never used) such as truck bed liners, but I'm not willing to experiment after having the pleasure of using Duratex.

Scott Brochu · #9 Post by **Scott Brochu** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:51 pm

point taken, will not experiment either. But thats what I was thinking of the equivalent.
I think I will start with 2 gals as recommended.

DJPhatman · #10 Post by **DJPhatman** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:22 pm

BBDrums wrote:If I plan on doing 6 Dr200's and a couple of road cases and a couple T39 14" how many gals?

Be gentle.....

My plan (which is now on hold) is for 8 DR200s and 2 23" wide T39s. I ordered 4 gallons of high-build from Leland. After the cabs are built, I plan on mixing the 4 gallons (boxing) then spraying them, using the Harbor Freight hopper gun. But I am also going to prime them with some flat black acrylic paint, or auto primer, after reading David Carter's problems with the Hi-Build not adhering well to PL and peeling. Cheap insurance, IMHO.

David Carter · #11 Post by **David Carter** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:50 am

DJPhatman wrote:But I am also going to prime them with some flat black acrylic paint, or auto primer, after reading David Carter's problems with the Hi-Build not adhering well to PL and peeling. Cheap insurance, IMHO.

Good idea to use black. On my last DR250, I used white latex paint along the joints where there were exposed PL lines, and although the Duratex didn't flake off like it did on the first DR250 (with the exposed PL lines), it did crack and the white paint showed through. I had to go over those spots about two more times before the white wasn't showing through any more.

Also, my experience with coverage seems to be different that everyone else's. It took almost a whole gallon for me to do two DR250's. The plan was to do one pretty thick base coat all over (including the inside of the horn) and then another coat with a textured roller. But with all the reapplying I had to do due to adhesion issues, I practically ended up doing a full second base coat.

Hope you have better luck than me. I'm seriously considering going back to carpet for my next builds.

Scott Brochu · #12 Post by **Scott Brochu** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:17 am

I am also going to prime them with some flat black acrylic paint, or auto primer, after reading David Carter's problems with the Hi-Build not adhering well to PL and peeling. Cheap insurance, IMHO.

Good idea

Tim A · #13 Post by **Tim A** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:26 am

You guys spraying a base coat,

From Duratex:

DuraTex will adhere to all wood surfaces and will also adhere to painted surfaces provided the surfaces are sanded smooth and all gloss is removed from the substrate. Surfaces that are sanded should be wiped to remove all sanding residue and should be clean and dry prior to application.

No primer is needed on bare wood or on well sanded latex paint as DuraTex is self-priming and has great adhesion.

If it were me, I'd get some flat black spray bombs and coat just the joints where any PL is exposed.

SoundInMotionDJ · #14 Post by **SoundInMotionDJ** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:49 am

BBDrums wrote:If I plan on doing 6 Dr200's and a couple of road cases and a couple T39 14" how many gals?

I was able to roll a base coat & texture coat on four T39's @ 14" wide with one gallon. I repeated that trick with a second gallon on a second set of four T39's.

I was able to roll two coats onto 8 DR200's with under 3 gallons. The leftovers covered four 2U amp cases that I built - inside and out.

--Stan Graves

Tim A · #15 Post by **Tim A** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:52 am

Stan, how are you getting the texture coat via a roller? I've seen a few methods, please tell me yours!