Quote Originally Posted by magnarc View Post
Hi John

They look good, job for mine I guess.

Did you get the latex paint at Bunnings?

Anthony
Hi Anthony,
I went to the Dulux trade centre at Currimundi & they told me that latex is the term Americans use for acrylic paint, so I just used an exterior grade acrylic & it was actually quite thick & solid straight out of the can. It was white & so for the final 2 coats I used a satin black acrylic & that matched almost perfectly with the original finish.

With the sand I noticed you had to be careful with the dampness of the sand. Too damp & it wouldn't spread out consistently & evenly. Too dry & I didn't think it was thick enough.
The first 2 coats I used washed river sand but found that the particles were too big. I then used fine white sand & applied it when it was just slightly damp. This seemed to give good even coverage & a slightly thicker build up than when it was completely dry. I used a small glass jar with a metal lid....I drilled holes in the lid & used this as a shaker to apply the sand.

I'd highly recommend this, it costs virtually nothing (you'll need about 1 1/2 litres of paint), & you can then really turn the wick up & the speakers just get louder.....no blaring or edginess.

All the best,
John