Johndm
Established Member
Well who said it'll ruin them...................
Aquired some Mission 775's from fleabay for a bargain price of £133, but they were rosewood, and I really needed black, but couldn't pass at the price.
Now these are rather large, and on bringing them through the front door yesterday, the missus flipped......'orrible' she uttered......'disgusting colour' etc.
But.....I had a plan..
Note, these speakers are covered in a very thin film of plastic wood effect covering, it is not real wood.
After a quick test to ensure they were working, they were firstly wiped off with white spirit to remove any polish.
Took 3 hours to mask up properly, then a light rubbing down with scotchbrite to key the surface.
Then another clean with white spirit to remove all traces of dust.
Applied 3 coats of Halfords Satin Black spray, used 2 cans of 500ml. Think they were 6 quid a can.
Allowed 15 mins between coats, then left for half an hour before carefully removing masking tape. Its best to do this before paint is fully hard so edges
peel easier.
Result is superb, they are VERY close in appearance to my other Mission speakers, the woodgrain effect is still there, and paint has adhered very well.
They now look (and sound) great.....
If anyone is gonna try this.......
I did test on a small area on rear of speaker first to ensure paint would stick.
Carefull prep is the key...it takes time to do correctly.
You MUST have 'knack' for spraying, or it might end in tears.
DO NOT tell the missus that you are about to cover every surface in the spare bedroom in a thick black dust
Do wear a mask when spraying.
Hope this might help someome,
Cheers
Aquired some Mission 775's from fleabay for a bargain price of £133, but they were rosewood, and I really needed black, but couldn't pass at the price.
Now these are rather large, and on bringing them through the front door yesterday, the missus flipped......'orrible' she uttered......'disgusting colour' etc.
But.....I had a plan..
Note, these speakers are covered in a very thin film of plastic wood effect covering, it is not real wood.
After a quick test to ensure they were working, they were firstly wiped off with white spirit to remove any polish.
Took 3 hours to mask up properly, then a light rubbing down with scotchbrite to key the surface.
Then another clean with white spirit to remove all traces of dust.
Applied 3 coats of Halfords Satin Black spray, used 2 cans of 500ml. Think they were 6 quid a can.
Allowed 15 mins between coats, then left for half an hour before carefully removing masking tape. Its best to do this before paint is fully hard so edges
peel easier.
Result is superb, they are VERY close in appearance to my other Mission speakers, the woodgrain effect is still there, and paint has adhered very well.
They now look (and sound) great.....
If anyone is gonna try this.......
I did test on a small area on rear of speaker first to ensure paint would stick.
Carefull prep is the key...it takes time to do correctly.
You MUST have 'knack' for spraying, or it might end in tears.
DO NOT tell the missus that you are about to cover every surface in the spare bedroom in a thick black dust
Do wear a mask when spraying.
Hope this might help someome,
Cheers
