basstone Posted Monday at 14:04 Posted Monday at 14:04 1 minute ago, tauzero said: The battens around the front edge and the holes for the port and the speaker mean it's not that easy to apply the Tuffcab. Painting it black (I used rattle can matt black on the ones I built) is much easier, and if you're putting a grille on, you can't really see the texture anyway. Thank you for the explanation, I understand now that it's mainly about the practicalities of applying the paint. I've used Tuffcab on some baffles (as it was all I had around at the time) and agree it's tricky to get a consistent finish on the edges next to the grille batten with the roller. I also fit the port before painting, but as you say it's all hidden behind the grille if one is fitted anyway. Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted Monday at 17:51 Posted Monday at 17:51 Can you smooth tuffcab with a brush to get a flat finish around ports etc.? Quote
3below Posted Monday at 18:36 Posted Monday at 18:36 41 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: Can you smooth tuffcab with a brush to get a flat finish around ports etc.? Yes, you can also coat the port flange (if it has one) with copydex or similar if you are concerned about sealing. I guess it could be sanded smooth as well. I obtained my best tuffcab finish by dabbing it on with a washing up sponge resulting in textured leathercloth lookalike finish. 1 Quote
Chienmortbb Posted Monday at 20:19 Posted Monday at 20:19 2 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: Can you smooth tuffcab with a brush to get a flat finish around ports etc.? It is water-soluble, so you could thin it and brush that on. I think I did that on one cabinet. 1 Quote
Phil Starr Posted 1 hour ago Author Posted 1 hour ago On 01/12/2025 at 17:51, Stub Mandrel said: Can you smooth tuffcab with a brush to get a flat finish around ports etc.? Depends upon what you mean by flat, it's pretty high build and you won't get rid of all the brush marks but you can get quite a nice 'linen' texture with a short pile roller. I have tried sanding TuffCab and i have multiple types of sander. It's well named and I gave up on that one Quote
rwillett Posted 42 minutes ago Posted 42 minutes ago On 01/12/2025 at 17:51, Stub Mandrel said: Can you smooth tuffcab with a brush to get a flat finish around ports etc.? Or get someone to print a port with a flange, a gasket and three mounting holes so that it covers the hole neatly. Just a thought. Rob Quote
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