babadono Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 For those of you who own Klipsch Pro(or Cinema) speakers. Is the paint finish smooth? If someone was crazy enough could you veneer over it pretty easily for a more home friendly version of the speaker? Or is the finish rough and would take a lot of prep work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete H Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 On the KP's that I have, it is a rough finish and rounded corners so I think it would be a bit challenging, but I know they're all not like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Or is the finish rough and would take a lot of prep work? Ruff!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 On the black Jubilee's, they have some kind of sand (or something) mixed with the paint to give it a coarse texture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsoncookie Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 How about painting them some color you like? Can do alot of creative things. Take advantage of the fact the textured finish will hide "sins", just do basic prep and ROLL a suitable finish on.. That's what I'm doing on the grill panels of my double 15"s,painting just the fronts a secret color, leaving the rest black. Very easy and cheeep. Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete H Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Take advantage of the fact the textured finish will hide "sins", just do basic prep and ROLL a suitable finish on.. Texture will absolutely hide a lot of things, but if you are looking for smooth finish and decide to paint, I can tell you from the pair I sanded down that you can achieve that with reasonable effort also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsoncookie Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 You may have seen these as an example - http://www.klipsch.com/blog/tag/klipsch-speakers/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsoncookie Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Examining a closer up image in the link, the above appear to have been sanded as PeteH says. Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsoncookie Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 If you decide to sand smooth, start on the underside (bottom) That way, if you run into any problem, like possibly sandpaper loading terribly, you can always change your mind with no loss. Some paints are very difficult to sand. And, of course, start painting a swatch on the underside, let it fully dry, and check for adhesion and any other problem. Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 The one I have is smooth and easily sanded. Check out Greg Roberts Volti audio pages, you may have to do some digging, but he redid several pairs of Lascala six of them being pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 (edited) It's a 'pebble' paint finish achieved by splatter coating the speakers using a special nozzle, then a few coats of black. Marshal Groomlakearea51 has the exact recipe. If you wanted to sand them down for veneer to adhere, it would take considerable work with pretty coarse grade paper and even then you'd have the radius round-over corners to deal with. Edited March 17, 2016 by colterphoto1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 Thanks for all the replies... Splatter coated huh....wonder if Klipsch would consider selling them unfinished? I know that's how I got my Birch La Scalas some 39 years ago. BTW I did see these: https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/162739-great-pic-of-a-pro-lascala/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMH Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Automotive paints and primers can be used to achieve a finish that's more home friendly. Although one needs equipment and know-how to do it properly. The influx of China tools, paint guns and such make projects like this economically possible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 What about just building fresh cabs? Not much too them and can have sharp corners to veneer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason str Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 (edited) Thanks for all the replies... Splatter coated huh....wonder if Klipsch would consider selling them unfinished? I know that's how I got my Birch La Scalas some 39 years ago. BTW I did see these: https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/162739-great-pic-of-a-pro-lascala/ Disregard. Edited March 22, 2016 by jason str Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipsch Employees Trey Cannon Posted April 14, 2016 Klipsch Employees Share Posted April 14, 2016 Yes, they can be ordered "RAW" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 Thanks for that Trey. I kind of figured that was a possibility. Through American Cinema Equip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Automotive paints and primers can be used to achieve a finish that's more home friendly. Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted April 15, 2016 Moderators Share Posted April 15, 2016 That looks great Carl, wish my truck looked like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMH Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 (edited) These KP250's were shot with urethane Hot Rat Rod flat black topcoat. Amazon: KemPhlats Hot Rod Black Urethane Paint Kit $125.01 Edited April 25, 2016 by DavidH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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