Dr.Hoy
51 posts
Jun 06, 2015
4:30 PM
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Last night on the spur of the moment I painted my JT30 with black spray paint, and it turned out it be a big mistake. It looks pretty cool, I'd say, but after playing it for awhile the smell of the spray paint gets quite oppressive. For all I know, spray paint keeps giving off toxic fumes after it dries.
So now I have to take all that paint off. That's my cautionary tale.
Last Edited by Dr.Hoy on Jun 06, 2015 4:31 PM
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1847
2405 posts
Jun 06, 2015
5:16 PM
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i have several cover plates that are spray painted
i haven't noticed any noxious fumes
you'll will be ok,
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didjcripey
894 posts
Jun 06, 2015
5:23 PM
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Leave it in the sun for a week or two
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Lucky Lester
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1847
2406 posts
Jun 06, 2015
5:46 PM
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its a jt 30.. if you leave it in the sun i hope it is dis-assembled lol
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Greg Heumann
3012 posts
Jun 06, 2015
8:00 PM
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It would stop smelling once fully cured. However - No canned spray paint works well for mics. It isn't hard enough when it is cured to stand up to handling abuse. If you use it - it will chip and flake over a relatively short period of time. You really need a catalyzed or baked paint to be sufficiently hard.
Don't ask me how I know.....
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BlowsMeAway Productions
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Last Edited by Greg Heumann on Jun 06, 2015 8:01 PM
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1847
2407 posts
Jun 06, 2015
8:06 PM
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it doesnt work that well for cover plates either lol
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Harp Study
95 posts
Jun 06, 2015
8:10 PM
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Greg's right. I paint an astatic 200 shell and it just keeps getting chips from handling. Any rings make the problem worse. Once the paint cures completely the smell will go away.
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didjcripey
895 posts
Jun 06, 2015
10:56 PM
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Like so many things, it all depends...
I painted an Astatic 200 shell with an epoxy enamel about five years ago and use it at least weekly. The finish is fine (even with a ring on my finger)
maybe it also depends on how roughly you handle the mic.
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Lucky Lester
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Greg Heumann
3013 posts
Jun 07, 2015
8:46 AM
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Yeah, djdcripey - EPOXY. Epoxy is a catalyzed substance. Like I said.....
(whenever you have to mix a Part A and a Part B to get the material to cure, you're using a catalyzed material.)
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BlowsMeAway Productions
See my Customer Mics album on Facebook
Bluestate on iTunes
Last Edited by Greg Heumann on Jun 07, 2015 8:47 AM
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vonsommerfeldt
5 posts
Jun 09, 2015
3:11 PM
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I actually used a standard Rustoleum spray paint to paint my JT30 shell fluorescent orange and it's held up extremely well. Gig at least 2 times a week with it an no problems. No smell, no flaking, no chips, etc..
However, I did blast the shell, clean it thoroughly, used primer, bake the paint, sand in between coats, repeat 3 times, followed by clear coat that I would bake, sand, and repeat 3 times.
You can see my mic from the far side of the bar haha
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