VandykeT/A

I recently took some extra speaker covers I had ( the ones on the door panel, sail panel, and two in the trunk) and painted them the color of the car. In order for me to paint them I had to remove that cloth insulation that was on the inside of them. Does that insulation need to be there?

firemech21

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Post up some pics, im interested in seeing how they look. I believe the cloth is there just to keep dirt out.

VandykeT/A

Ok I've got one door completely done, my car is pewter to.

ssteven

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The cloth keeps the speaker oil from spraying out when listening to the music loud.........





j/k

It just covers them so you cant see them and dust

bill12690

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no, they're not necessary although as stated, my help keep the speakers a little cleaner. if im not mistaken Ian Kee removed his entirely. (although maybe it was Dennis @ DoubleD.)

transam5.7lt1

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I did mine a while ago, they will look a lot better without the cloth. It was kind of time consuming to remove it though...

14k

no pics yet?

VandykeT/A

Here ya go. I know it needs cleaned out and I'm not finished with it yet. I'm having trouble getting the small painted cover to pop in place. I think its warped or shrunken.

DFas

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looks interesting. have anymore pics?

olskoolLT1

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that looks awesome, you should do your tweeter cover too

VandykeT/A

Uhmmm lol whats a tweeter ? The little speaker cover is laying in the floor board in that pic I think its shrunk or something it wouldn't snap in for some reason.

olskoolLT1

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the tweeter is the littler speaker above the one thats painted in the pics.

rooster99ss

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That's some nice work man, I like it. Did you sand your panels smooth before you painted them, or did you leave them textured?

VandykeT/A

I scuffed them up with 220 grit and then hit em with 400 they were really smooth after the 400 grit.

rooster99ss

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Yeah that's what I've been hitting mine with is 400 grit. Lot of work lol

VandykeT/A

The only prep work I did was scuffed them with the 220 then 400. Cleaned them, just make sure you don't put them in hot water. I think I shrunk one of the small speaker covers lol. Then I used rustoleum white primer for plastic and then duplicolor perfect match paint with a very light amount of clear coat. One time I think I over did the clear once and it took all the sparkle out of the paint.