Ampeg 410HLF Grill Repair/Painting

valentine1 · #1 12-27-2011, 02:01 PM

Hey there guys,

I've had my 410HLF for many years and it's showing a many signs of wear and tear. Some of it just looks cool (tears in the laminate) but the worst though is the beer stains that are on the grill that no amount of cleaning has managed to get rid of.

So I want a nice looking black grill again. It's going to cost me $85USD + probably $50-100USD shipping to get a replacement grill from fliptops, so I thought that spraypainting it may be a cheaper option. (I live in Australia, and shipping something this size is awkward and expensive).

For those of you that don't know, the Ampeg Pro Grills for the 4x10, 6x10 and 8x10 are made of a fine plastic meshing, pretty similar or exactly like the replacement one i found below:

So it brings me to the real issue: what sort of paint do I use? How do I even go about doing this? Since it is such a fine meshing I can easily see a situation whereby I would get a paint which is too thick and just cover all the gaps in the mesh, making it look great but sound the worst. I am clueless here, so very clueless. I just hit the strings, not make things look pretty.

Thank you all in advance for input,

JLS · #2 12-27-2011, 03:12 PM

I think this will prove to be a futile use of time & money.

Better to get replacement grillcloth, and redo your grill. This is not easy.

pflash4001 · #3 12-27-2011, 03:44 PM

But cat whiz? Keep the cat out of the practice room and show him the difference between the speaker box and the litter box or you'll be doing this all over again next month!

will33 · #4 12-27-2011, 03:45 PM

You can get just replacement grillcloth and not the whole frame. Should be able to find a source for that in Australia somewhere?

Otherwise, just lightly mist it with a spray can keeping the nozzle back a ways. Go in very light coats, just enough to make it black again without clogging it up. If it's plastic, there's spraypaint made for plastic patio furniture, etc. If it really is cloth, a dye might be a better choice. Plenty of guys have sprayed band logo's or other designs on their grillcloth and the sky didn't fall. You are correct though in that you don't want to clog it up and actually block sound.

valentine1 · #5 12-27-2011, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JLS

I think this will prove to be a futile use of time & money.

Better to get replacement grillcloth, and redo your grill. This is not easy.

Ah okay, thanks.

Looks like replacement grillcloth is the way to go. I don't know how I missed that on fliptops, my bad I guess! The choice between grey or black... Think I might need to just get black again!

Thank you everyone, when it's done in a few weeks I might just post back here