Hey folks! So, this project has been going on for about a year now. Procrastination is the reason. BUT, I recently got the bug to get my ash in gear and take care of this once & for all.
Last year I found this monster on Cragslist. Went to check it out, heard the owner play through it and decided to pull the trigger. Picked it up for $100.00. Sounded great, but man was it in need of some TLC!
I started by stripping off all the hardware and ratty old carpeting.
Underneath were cobwebs and particle board that was pretty rough in spots. Fortunately the drivers and tweeter were all still in good shape and they all work.
All the carpeting off.
I'm really kicking myself for not taking anymore in-between shots, but as I said, I recently got down to brass tacks and started doing things in earnest. Number one, I cleaned the hell out of it. Then I bought new corners to match the crappy old ones I took off, I filled in all holes and cracks in the particle board with wood filler and sanded it down smooth. Then I took it to a local place that does spray-in truck bed liners. They said they've done many cabinet restorations for other people with their spray material, so this was old hat for them. They charged me $65.00 to do a truck bed spray coat on it. It was about 15 square feet total.
Here's one of the sides with the new spray-on material
I didn't bother repainting the old handles as they really weren't in that bad a shape.
Masked off the logo plate and repainted the grille as it was pretty scratched up. I was sort of surprised at how soft and malleable the grill metal is. Have to be very careful with it.
The holes where the grille attached to the box were not in very good shape, and some had become stripped. So I went around the edge with wood filler and plugged everything. I then sanded it down smooth and repainted it with black satin paint.
Once the paint is dry I'll replace the grille and finish installing the rest of the corners and then she'll be complete! Once everything is back together, I'll post up pics of everything.
One thing is for sure, it's a beast. With the truck liner coating it weighs probably close to 100lbs. I've paired it with a Peavey Mini-Mega 1000 and it pretty much shakes the paint off the walls. I'm thinking I should probably install casters.
In total I'm in to it for about $190.00 with all hardware and materials included.
Last year I found this monster on Cragslist. Went to check it out, heard the owner play through it and decided to pull the trigger. Picked it up for $100.00. Sounded great, but man was it in need of some TLC!
I started by stripping off all the hardware and ratty old carpeting.
Underneath were cobwebs and particle board that was pretty rough in spots. Fortunately the drivers and tweeter were all still in good shape and they all work.
All the carpeting off.
I'm really kicking myself for not taking anymore in-between shots, but as I said, I recently got down to brass tacks and started doing things in earnest. Number one, I cleaned the hell out of it. Then I bought new corners to match the crappy old ones I took off, I filled in all holes and cracks in the particle board with wood filler and sanded it down smooth. Then I took it to a local place that does spray-in truck bed liners. They said they've done many cabinet restorations for other people with their spray material, so this was old hat for them. They charged me $65.00 to do a truck bed spray coat on it. It was about 15 square feet total.
Here's one of the sides with the new spray-on material
I didn't bother repainting the old handles as they really weren't in that bad a shape.
Masked off the logo plate and repainted the grille as it was pretty scratched up. I was sort of surprised at how soft and malleable the grill metal is. Have to be very careful with it.
The holes where the grille attached to the box were not in very good shape, and some had become stripped. So I went around the edge with wood filler and plugged everything. I then sanded it down smooth and repainted it with black satin paint.
Once the paint is dry I'll replace the grille and finish installing the rest of the corners and then she'll be complete! Once everything is back together, I'll post up pics of everything.
One thing is for sure, it's a beast. With the truck liner coating it weighs probably close to 100lbs. I've paired it with a Peavey Mini-Mega 1000 and it pretty much shakes the paint off the walls. I'm thinking I should probably install casters.
In total I'm in to it for about $190.00 with all hardware and materials included.
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