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PAINTING YOUR SPEAKERS
Painting your Patio25 Loudspeakers
You will need:
1. A spray can of primer paint (Krylon
Sandable Spray Primer #1318)
2. A spray can of the paint of your choice.
Choose exterior grade paint if you
plan to use the speakers outdoors.
3. A paperclip or corkscrew
(for removing the paintable grille)
4. Masking tape
5. Paint mask (to cover unpaintable parts)
Mask not included, to make an easy paint mask,
use the grille as a template and cut a
mask from heavy, nonporous Kraft paper.
Preparing to paint:
1. Separate the parts of the speaker. Remove
the brackets and bracket knobs. Remove the
grille by carefully hooking it with a bent paper
clip and pulling it gently away from the cabinet.
2. Mask off the binding posts on the back
of the speaker [figure 1], the end panels and
bracket knobs, and carefully mask off the front
of the speakers to protect the drivers and
baffles while painting [figure 2]. The grille
features an engraved logo pod. You can mask
this off or paint right over it.
Painting the cabinet, bracket knobs
and bracket:
1. Apply two thin coats of primer to the
cabinet and knobs. The bracket does
not require a primer.
2. When the primer is completely dry,
apply the finish color.
3. When the paint is completely dry,
remove the masking material.
4. Do not reattach the speaker to the
bracket until the bracket is mounted.
Try to keep all handling of freshly painted
parts to a minimum.
Painting the grille:
1. The grille of the Patio25 features an
even, protective powder coating.
This powder coating is an ideal primer.
2. Using spray paint, spray two thin coats
of finish color with no primer. If you’re
using a compressor and spray gun, use
the finest, most diffuse setting. Be careful
not to fill the holes in the grille with paint.
3. When the paint is completely dry, carefully
fit the grille into its recess so that it is just
resting on the cabinet. Starting with one corner,
go around the speaker and push the grille into
the grille notch a little bit at a time. Be gentle;
the grille may be easily bent out of shape by
rough handling.
figure 1
figure 2
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