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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 09:48 PM
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Well?

*besides having someplace warm since its winter *

(sorry if its been posted before.)
Old Nov 22, 2004 | 10:06 PM
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dude check out this plywood sub box thats the color im going to paint my next one
Old Nov 22, 2004 | 10:45 PM
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no offence, but that looks like a poor paint job on a poor box.
Old Nov 22, 2004 | 10:46 PM
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Originally posted by coulter:
no offence, but that looks like a poor paint job on a poor box.
I think he's being a sarcastic ***.

[img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]

(hope so anyhow, my 1st box was way better than that and i never used a measuring tape..)

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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 11:12 PM
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Sand it, apply a sealer, then prime, then paint.
Done deal

Originally posted by coulter:
no offence, but that looks like a poor paint job on a poor box.
Give the kid a break man, if he likes it thats all that matters.

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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 12:27 AM
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i would seal it , sand , prime , sand , prime color it tiger stripe and say oh yeah after words !!!
Old Nov 23, 2004 | 07:24 AM
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ya that waz my first attept at box making. play woood is not good. and the cuts whernt that straight either. but i like the color i looks cool under a dark light i think.
Old Nov 23, 2004 | 07:33 AM
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my first box was kinda funy, all different thicknesses, and colours, and leaked like a **** till we siliconed it


how bright did that glow under a blacklight?

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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 09:08 AM
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ahh....
first boxes.
i recall mine, i used 1/2'' mdf because i was too cheap to buy a full 3/4'' piece. then i just covered it with heavy felt b/c i thought that's were all the magic came from. little did i know that it's all about the sealing.
i also thought that pretty boxes worked better - boy was i ever wrong now my boxes usually look like poo, but they can (usually) pound; with the exception of boxes found in brown or black colts using square subs.
anyway, next year i will hopefully have not only loud, but pretty boxes as well. i plan to do paint jobs on most of them...



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