Need painting tips for inceiling speakers

Zamps

I have some in-ceiling speakers that I'm going to paint to match the room color. I'm wondering if anyone has any tips on painting the covers. The instructions recommend using spray paint, but I'm having trouble finding a match.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

treitz3

You have a friend with an airbrush setup? Sand/scuff/prime/paint using custom color match. You can use Testor's paint as a tint or you can have a professional paint shop color match a quart of whatever type of paint you want.

disneyjoe7

I considering the same thing and wish to use the room paint, but......

It maybe to thick and block to holes up. So when ever I had this issue painting anything else with hole or slots I reduced the paint. If latex paint I reduce with a little water in a separate container and rolled it on then back brushing any paint which started to cover a hole or slot.

Well just my $.02 but it's worked for me.

dorokusai

Spray paint works best in my travels. Just how close of a match do you need? The grills are ready to be painted right out of the box, no sanding is needed.

Zamps

disneyjoe7 wrote: »

I considering the same thing and wish to use the room paint, but......

It maybe to thick and block to holes up. So when ever I had this issue painting anything else with hole or slots I reduced the paint. If latex paint I reduce with a little water in a separate container and rolled it on then back brushing any paint which started to cover a hole or slot.

Well just my $.02 but it's worked for me.

I'm worried about clogging the hole also. Thanks, I'll give that a try. I have plenty of extra paint and would like to use it for a "perfect" match. I think a coworker might have an airbrush so I might investigate that a little further.

The spray paint that I found was either too dark or too light. I'm trying to match a paint called "Mocha Dream." It sort of a taupe/light brown color.

Barnestormer

As I am getting ready to perform the same task, I did some searching in the old threads and found someone who used the same latex paint, but slightly thinned. Applied with a brush and then used compressed air to blow clean the grill. Nice if you have access to a compressor, but the small cans you get for cleaning keyboards, etc.. would also probably do the nice.

dorokusai

A safety pin comes in handy for popping paint from holes. Sit down while you watch Faces of Death or a nice childrens' movie and poke away.

Zamps

Barnestormer wrote: »

As I am getting ready to perform the same task, I did some searching in the old threads and found someone who used the same latex paint, but slightly thinned. Applied with a brush and then used compressed air to blow clean the grill. Nice if you have access to a compressor, but the small cans you get for cleaning keyboards, etc.. would also probably do the nice.

I like that idea, I'll have to pick up one of those cans. If I see the Cars movie one more time I may inadvertantly poke my eye with the paper clip.

jzpasnu

I recently spray painted the grills of my Polk inwalls with no problem. I used a cheap Black and decker spray gun with the same paint I used on the wall. I was concerned that it was going to be too thick but turned out fine. Just make sure you apply very light coats with the gun firing in a steady back and forth motion across the grills.

wz2p7j

When I cut the hole for the speaker out of the ceiling, I took the piece up to Home Depot and had them color match it with interior flat paint. I used a touch up brush thingy to actually paint the grille. It's hard to describe - it has a little red plastic handle and a little pad about 2 X 3 inches square (also found at Home Depot). I think it's supposed to be used to paint where walls intersect other walls or ceilings. If you dab the paint on lightly, it won't clog the holes. I do remember doing some huffing and puffing to blow holes clear with my mouth that got a little too much paint over them. If I had a little compressed air handy, that might have helped. The end result was very satisfactory - just about a perfect color/texture match and no clogged holes. Chris