Reskining of some old speaker boxes?

[Tony V.]

So a couple years ago I got my hands on some Paradugm 3se speakers that are in great sounding shape but the boxes ar in rough condition.
Should I just buy a roll of wood veneer and glue that to the surface and then stain that or is there a better way?

 

[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

I’m sure new veneer is the way to go, if you have the skill to install it properly (I don’t!). You can’t really do anything else with a box made of MDF.

Regards,
Wayne

 

[Todd Anderson]

Why not lose the wood grain and give them some kind of slick exterior gloss color?

 

[Tony V.]

That's also an option, I'm not sure what would be less work.

 

[chrapladm]

I think piano black gloss would look nice. BUT for me veneer is an easier option. Although if you wanted you could have a high gloss on the veneer and that would be just as much work.

 

[Tony V.]

Ya, doing a high gloss black would look sharp but its tough to get that look unless you have the right stuff like a paint gun and some sort of booth.

 

[leecreek]

Or a friendly auto body shop. Remember, prep is 95% of the paint job......

 

[Todd Anderson]

I was thinking auto body, too

 

[chrapladm]

Wagner spray gun for the win. Will be my next purchase in a few months for finishes.