my buddy has a 15" sub i dont even remember the brand, i've never heard of it and its black and he wants to paint it red. i just told him not to do it i couldnt really think of a good reason not to aside from it might ruin the sub, but can you paint a sub?

 

yeah i know a ton of people that have. just make sure to tape off everything so you only hit the cone

 

Yes you can. Ive seen many custom jobs where they paint the sub to match the theme of the car. Why wouldnt you be able to paint it? lol

 

o well i guess i owe some one an apology what kind of paint would you to do that anyway?

 

honestly, I dont know paint very well.. I would say something a little nicer? More along the lines of car paint or something? Maybe a simple rattle can would work.. I dont know.. maybe a paint guy or body shop guy can chime in

 

it might start cracking after a while. . . maybe??? i dk

 

just any plastic paint.

it wont crack because the cone doesn't see any movement if the subwoofer is built correctly .

 

cool thanks for the feedback i'll let him know that he was right and i was wrong lol

 

or atleast thats what you hope for...haha
i dont see any reason why you cant...just make sure paint doesnt get in the motor

 

if you add weight to the cone of any speaker, you change its sound characteristics. If you paint it you'll end up changing the efficiency, transient response, frequency response, etc. I'm not sure how much of a difference it will really make though. For the most part, speaker manufactures try to make the lightest stiffest cone possible for a subwoofer. I've heard of some crazy audiophiles that would actually put weights on the cones to get a more desirable sound, but those guys also listen to analog sources (4-track, records, etc.)

 

Your crazy if you think a little bit of paint will affect the sound. If it does, you will never be able to tell the difference