What should I cover my box? (1 Viewer)

[AdamWood]

Ok, I have a 4.60cuft box going into my HT. Its approx, 40"H x 13.5"W x 17"D and I want to cover it with somthing that isnt going to set me back a lot. Im looking at veneer, vinyl tiles, and such. What should I do, and where can I get the materials for pretty cheap. Im looking to spend under 50ish to cover the box...

 

[Jeff Meininger]

I like the Parts Express adhesive backed vinyl. It is cheap and easy if your box does not have rounded-over corners.

It is not nearly as nice looking as real wood veneer, but it's not too shabby. It's positively beautiful if you consider how much time and money you save vs. veneer.

Here are a couple pics of some speakers I covered in the "Cherry" vinyl.

http://boxybutgood.com/temp/boxes/vinyl-1.jpg
http://boxybutgood.com/temp/boxes/vinyl-2.jpg

 

[AdamWood]

That looks very nice! Might do that

 

[Allen Ross]

if i ever get around to it, i will put some corner molding on my sub and paint it flat black, but time is of the essence till i head back to Orono

 

[DaveKahler]

I just did one half of my sub box yesterday with the parts express stuff (black ash, ran out of material for the other half, ordered more). I highly recommend this as a two-person job. One person should stretch out the vinyl as the other is putting it down with a j-roller.

I tried to do it myself, and kept getting bunches around where holes were (in my case, handle insets, I didn't even get to trying the 12" speaker cutout by myself!)

It does look quite good. I have one scratch on one side from where we were using a ruler to lay it down instead of the j-roller, so it's probably best to use something without a hard edge.

Good luck!

 

[David Giesbrecht]

Hey jeff those speakers look great! What drivers are you using?

 

[Jeff Meininger]

Thanks. Vifa TC18WG-35-09 paper cone woofers and Vifa PL27TG-35-06 silk dome tweeters.

 

[Joe Hsu]

What the heck...I know I replied to this thread yesterday, and my post isn't here! (I don't think i said anything that would warrant the mods deleting it...)

But anyway, I was wondering how far the vinyl stretches? The flexy that I'm building will need 2.5 more inches on one level (4 out of 5 will be fine)...I'll have excess from other cutoffs, so I could just add that, but if I could stretch every less a little bit, then I might not have to. And it sounds like the applying of the vinyl is simple, so this seems like my best bet...thanks.

 

[DaveKahler]

It doesn't stretch a whole lot.. might be able to stretch it a centimeter per foot or something.

 

[Joe Hsu]

hmph...thanks. Looks like I'll have to be really exact in order to have enough excess to cover the short part.