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Bill Fitzmaurice wrote:

bzb wrote: I'd like to back them with the foam that Nimrod used, but I can't find that stuff anywhere in white.

Black foam behind the white grille would look very good.

I think it would too, but you don't think it'll attract too much attention? Inconspicuous is the word of the day.

I'm thinking it'd make it a little more difficult to do touchups later, too.

Have you had good luck painting grills with Duratex? Maybe thin it first?

bzb wrote:

Bill Fitzmaurice wrote:

bzb wrote: I'd like to back them with the foam that Nimrod used, but I can't find that stuff anywhere in white.

Black foam behind the white grille would look very good.

I think it would too, but you don't think it'll attract too much attention? Inconspicuous is the word of the day.

I'm thinking it'd make it a little more difficult to do touchups later, too.

Have you had good luck painting grills with Duratex? Maybe thin it first?

I'd consider semigloss out of a rattle can a better option. I'm not sure duratex would be able to get a grip on metal.

bzb wrote:

Bill Fitzmaurice wrote:

bzb wrote: I'd like to back them with the foam that Nimrod used, but I can't find that stuff anywhere in white.

Black foam behind the white grille would look very good.

I think it would too, but you don't think it'll attract too much attention? Inconspicuous is the word of the day.

Is the foam paintable?

bzb wrote: Inconspicuous is the word of the day.

Then do everything in beige.

Use white speaker grill cloth to line the inside of the grill instead of foam. Tacks on the same way...

Is so purdy, like-a-da nice greek yozurt



Suggestions on how to get this stuff to cure? We keep it around 67 inside the house. I have a space heater and I could drag a bunch of plastic in the laundry room, or is that a stupid idea?

Strangely enough, the white doesn't have the same strong smell as the black.

Put it in the sun under a small 'greenhouse'.

I'll do that as soon as weather permits, thanks.

The white is definitely a different beast. I'm 4 coats in and the patches are still visible. Not nearly as much texture as the black roller grade.

maybe a Kilz primer coat?

bzb wrote:I'll do that as soon as weather permits, thanks.

The white is definitely a different beast. I'm 4 coats in and the patches are still visible. Not nearly as much texture as the black roller grade.

Odd. I sprayed my garage doors with it and coverage was 1 coat, no problem.

Drey Chennells wrote:maybe a Kilz primer coat?

I actually sanded first, Kilz, then filled the holes and sanded again. The areas that have the patches you could see after 4 coats ever so slightly, but the fifth coat seems to have hidden it now. One more slightly thicker coat this evening should do it, then I'll let em bake for a few days if we have good weather.

Bill - I'm rolling them, since I already installed the foam... and I don't trust myself with the spray gun anymore. My last spray job of Duratex got messier than a drunkard with a gun of PL.

Coated, caulked, wired... now they just need to be fired. In a kiln!

I'm definitely going with the black foam behind the grill. There's just too much white.

Well, they look pretty good, but I have a minor issue. Even when the gains on the amp are at zero, I'm getting a strange, airy sounding hum from the piezos. I unhooked the woofers to verify, and it's only the piezos. Video for reference:



Think I wired something incorrectly? Here's my crossover:



Otherwise, when I crank one even just a little bit, they sound excellent. At first listen, I don't think I even need to EQ em. They weigh in at exactly 30 pounds.

Tweeters don't hiss. Amps hiss.

All I can say is....




you forgot to paint the big black round things