Almost MESSED UP His Subwoofer Box!?!? How To Fix a BAD PAINT Job w/ Remys New SML Car Audio Subs!!!

Having some fun with our buddy Remy and his new car audio setup despite a close call with some bad looking paint! Almost messed up the finish on his 10 inch sub box, but don't worry, we found a way to fix it up real nice in the end :) Check out Remy's new subs and more Sundown at Showtime! 🔊showtimeelectronics.com/pages...
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[@EXOcontralto]

Happy Monday, Everyone!!! Here's a little care free car audio mix with Remy's new trunk setup 🔊Despite the quick mistake, the results came out pretty nice 😀 More Build Vids ON THE WAY!!! ⚒️

[@CoroaEntertainment]

First! lol As for the metallic painting... you should of used a base coat first (silver would gave made the blue metallic pop). Once the base coat is nice and even, you have to let it fully dry/cure... then lightly sand the base coat, then you apply the metallic colour you want to use. Doing it this way uses far less of the metallic colour. To protect the metallic paint, a durable clear coat should be used (my choice would be urethane or poly).

[@alandixon3246]

I love Subwoofers 🔊🔊

[@loganb5657]

I miss these kind of videos

[@agent363]

make more videos like this please,, it's nice to see random project's 👍

[@TheDanInTheSand]

Bro! We have the same screen, keyboard, and mouse! I love my dell curved screen, corsair board, and razer mouse! Great taste brother!!

[@Chuck_Sanders]

As a painter, I noticed many years ago, that metallic paints, tend to be like candy dyes, where they are more transparent. A good way to stop "tiger stripes" is to lay down a few good coats of a base color, similar to your desired finished color. Also, you won't be trying to cover metallic flakes over more metallic flakes...and get build up. You can hold the can back a bit, and make even, but slightly overlapping strokes,to get a good overall finish. Then clear it with a few coats to seal it in. Just my thoughts to help next time! 👍 great video

[@eliascardoza9202]

Body work and paint man lol

[@steventhomas5865]

I'm only a hobby painter and I always do base colour under metallic.

[@MK_Designz]

Not sure what you are painting but no…why would you lay down a different base. They have sealers for this reason. To stop tiger striping you lay light coats and do dust coats or often called fog coats before clear.

[@Tierone1337]

Because metallics reflect light, you can still see the tiger stripes at an angle. Spraying base color same as metallic will help at certain angles but will be noticeable. Spray overlapping 50% and use a lightbulb to check for coverage.

[@Tierone1337]

@@MK_Designz fog coats/ control coats are so the metallics stand up evenly. It will not get rid of tiger stripes. You just need to practice . Do not spray metallic dry because you can see the texture in the clear. Just do medium wet costs and let it flash

[@nonplayablecharacter006]

Bruce is the type of dude that will fix your lawnmower for you, then mow your lawn to make sure it's repaired correctly. Such a wholesome and positive fella. I've been watching since the old Chrysler van and won't stop watching anytime soon. You're a real one Bruce please never change.

[@maybebigfootisblurry9232]

You can use the auto color match paint

[@Blackbeardyo]

My advice would have been paint it with the non metallic paint first then top coat with the metallic to finish it and a clear coat

[@Living_EDventures]

I was shocked to see he used latex for primer underneath enamel paint.

[@alanstant9356]

That's what I call mutual respect for your brother basshead right there my man. Thanks for sharing this my friend.

[@robsorgdrager8477]

See, a good friend will always be grateful just cus you helped. Remmy seems like a chill guy .

[@psementalist]

Exo you are such a nice guy to do this for your friend. A good basshead won't let his fellow friend go without bass

[@CDOGG500]

Dude you have totally made me back into a bass head like I used to be!!! Thank you for the inspiration!!!

[@steveABCDEFG]

Same here man! I’m just searching for any excuse to install a system in a car!

[@RyanBassForLife]

Yeah EXO has always got me excited about bass.

[@worldwideteambasscatdownri6963]

Exo gave me the bug again 5 yrs ago and Hayden Price had me wanting to go low.... 9-29Hz 6th order.

[@SethHollingshead]

Nothing like a well built slot ported box with 10s. Just goes good. Dude seems like a great guy.

[@girthquake9655]

You needed to add 2k clear coat. It would look amazing and only cost $20 more!

[@crazylarryjr]

A little bit of Rubbing compound or polishing compound could get that haze out, they are just abrasive enough to get out some imperfections but not take out the paint coating

[@kevinlondon8340]

Hope to see more videos. Doesn't have to be the big van. Build videos like this is cool to New kids are getting into car audio everyday

[@michaelbronner1565]

Loving the simplicity of it don't always have to go to extreme to have fun

[@GrateMilenko]

you can always do paint correction with light sanding compounding and buffing. if its latex paint might clogg up often will need lots of cleaning the pad for good results. good to keep in mind for later work. Claybar can even remove some of the overspray if your really taking your time and letting faces dry

[@deimosphob]

What I found is metallic coats can benefit from a mist coat, like far far away then run a clear over it to fix level any texture from flake.

[@sjgoff]

Love helping friends with car audio. That box would have looked great with flush mounted subs and carpet.

[@kaedeschulz5422]

I feel ya! Metallic needs a bunch of clearcoat to turn out great... Still turned out amazing with the other paint!

[@a807511]

One thing you did wrong is you never stop and switch direction mid panel. Start just off the side, paint all the way across past the other end, then reverse. It's makes it more even and gets that blotchiness out of it. Long smooth even passes.

[@dclxvi9829]

Does anyone else just want to hang out and skate with EXO?

[@roadtrippin2781]

Kudos Bruce! Glad you decided to upload sooner than a month and something different like the old days!

[@RYTHMICRIOT]

For that metallic you're much better off with a spray gun and a compressor. Then you can thin the paint if needed and adjust the spread of the nozzle. That rattle can metallic is not great for covering large areas evenly.

[@--sik801--6]

Isn't it cheaper also that was allot of cans

[@arnicus208]

Need to sand between coats as well. Metallics usually don’t cover well on fiber materials like plywood and mdf.

[@JustEnufCustoms]

Great job on the paint and everyone needs a buddy like you EXO that was super cool of you and repainting the box. ✌️

[@dadygee]

I started to use spray filler / primer and that made sooo much difference. Before I used regular filler and that sucked up paint like its no ones biddness...

[@TheRepos296]

Your the MAN dude. What a great job and the ultimate boss man too. Great collaboration 👌

[@reub3ngAs]

man that country out there is beautiful

[@skinnyWHITEgoyim]

The issue with the metallics is that it's more transparent than opaque. You could see from the beginning that it was gonna take several coats to get uniform coverage. Maybe next time try and find a flat spray paint that is somewhat close to the desired finish color and it would be much easier to get that slick uniform coverage. Still looked great though. Anyone who has followed your channel for any amount of time knew you'd get it right or never stop trying.

[@Gizmo_-]

Remy is super chill! You should have him on the channel more often🤙

[@memorexkiller]

Yeah sometimes paint doesn't go as planned, overall that box looks great. Thing fits perfectly in the trunk 👍

[@jandthoffman]

Thanks for the shout out at the end remy

[@Widowmaker2828]

Nice job! Looks great! 😊

[@NitrousNation]

Outstanding job, I love the extra energy and effort you put in no matter what you do, I'm always excited for the next video, keep up the great work.

[@willemvanlokven17]

Aah mannn. I mis this so much. The building, the upgrading, the fine tuning… i don’t have the money for it but if i had, i would building again. Keep the video’s going man 💪💪💪

[@drifter905]

Well done sir. Living life to da fullest. Love the blue

[@johnsmith-qz4bv]

great video ....friends helping friends ....gotta love it ...

[@ZoeyR86]

skim coat fill the holes , put 3-4 very light coats of metallic and hit it with high gloss clear or roll on some self leveling counter top epoxy / poly

[@jamestimmons6022]

im happy subs are still a thing in this day and age,,they were really popular when i was a teen in my first car and im 45 now lol

[@BangingCamry]

Looks good, them little tens are loud. Good bandwidth.

[@stormyyoung6344]

Good job EXO

[@speedboatcig946]

Finally got my 99 2 door Tahoe out the shop. About to start tearing out the interior. Man I wish I had you here with me for assistance.

[@ShortyJenkans]

After 10 years of watching your videos, I still get so excited when you post! Keep up the great content Bruce. Wondering how you will reveal the van build.. maybe like Frankenstein?

[@FTWBIFY6667]

Turned out good 👍🏻 I use fiberglass then paint

[@skinnyWHITEgoyim]

Craving Bohemeth build updates....... C'mon dude the anticipation is killer.

[@thehanger3436]

Another way to get a good even coat is to clear the box after you prime it. The clear with soak in as well as give it a better gloss fine once it’s painted. When I paint my planes I always do body work prime then about six coats of clear then paint and the finish comes out amazing always. Love the videos as always.

[@NaviPerfomance17]

Haven’t watched a exo videos in a while and god this felt like I was a kid again watching exo growing up glad to see you still in the game🤝

[@SetchiPaunda]

Another great video !!!! Love it

[@ratpinscher]

I don’t know, I would have just cleared over the metallic paint to even the finish. Looks like he’s smuggling smurfs now. Nice effort anyhow.

[@waynetaylor420]

That metallic is a hard product to use. I had the same issues. I painted the hood on my old farm truck with it. 6 years later it looks fine. I'm surprised it actually has held up this long.

[@1ohmwrecker]

I got the Xv3's in mine. Been in my box so long I forgot how massive they are lol. My suspension don't forget tho😂

[@joecooke899]

Looks good!!!!!

[@BMaitland69]

Great paint job , should have counter sunk them 🎉

[@SilentShadow-ss5xp]

Someone should make a compilation of every time that Bruce says "hey youtublous exo coming at ya here feelin great".

[@JonGotBass]

I just got done finishing my sub box.....went with unicorn spit sparkly sapphire. I ended up using the same brand metallic black for just the port tho and it worked well. Allot of reviews say the metallic doesn't come out smooth bcuz of the flake.

[@RyanBassForLife]

Now Remy has a good looking box. Also love his Mustang. I'm surprised how loud those 2 10" shallow mount subwoofers get.

[@gaugecarter2829]

keep the cam rolling during meting fans we would love to see there builds too

[@MrDopey32]

My favorite color of blue!! Great job on all the paints! That's a sexy box❤

[@johnleewright345]

Hey EXO!!! Get a Zoom Q2n camera. It has a volume knob on it so you can adjust the input of the sound to where it wont clip. It is stereo and 4k and records audio crystal clear and you dont get the distorted sound

[@ModFather_JDM]

The cat hair stuck to the back seat is killing me bro

[@neurologiccure6732]

Glad to see you are still strong with the bass passion I have been following you since 2013 and you inspired me to get into the bass game then and I had to get re acquainted with everything since it had massively changed since the 90's I loved it my younger cousin got into it for awhile and we got to bond over it and I started going to competitions and competing plus I got to build some nice sub boxes for a few people and I was proud but then one day I collapsed at the dinner table and everything changed long story short after 2yrs of tests and ending up in a wheelchair I parked my car with a 5month old build with the mindset that I will never be able to enjoy that passion again but I kept watching you and I still had just a little spark of hope left then I finally came across a van that is not only set up for my access but it has a lot of good things like upgraded alt but with only power windows and locks everything else is bone stock manual ramp which never fails and lots of room to swap over my build from my car which I sold but was able to have help to get most of the system out of I'm slowly but surely getting things gathered back up and I'm now starting to get my big 3 done and in a few weeks I will be able to get my power wire oreded I don't know how I'm going to get it done with one arm and a partially working leg but I'm going to keep at it until I get it done thanks bruce for not giving up on your dream and giving me the feeling of usefulness again bless you and yours my friend basshead4life👊

[@4vinylsound]

Why facing subs up instead of towards the back bumper? Do you notice better bass with speakers facing up?

[@paulg.6120]

I just wanted to add that box... WOW👌👍it looks great in that Mustang. 👏

[@alandixon3246]

Great job man 👨 on that Subwoofer Box

[@stevemaniaci4750]

Thanks exo, an remmy your box turned out pretty cool like the blue .an those subs sound great dude I like them . They were totally pounding .

[@rustybrowneye]

Is Frankenstein your old expedition still out there in the world somewhere? I wonder about that thing sometimes

[@gsturnerjr]

A newbie question, which placement gives better results usually: forward, upward ect. There are so many opinions... Great attitude, effort and content! Keep up the good work brother!

[@ryanwaege7251]

Rusto owes you a sponsorship and a crate of paint.

[@Tierone1337]

I’ve been watching eco for many many many years. Ever since 500 subs

[@Yoooshtive]

Loved the video man ❤

[@mattsnider5904]

Get those subs and amps in your ride. We want to see you destroy the competition!!

[@gonavyone251]

Wild how the dude works at a car audio place and still he juat twists the audio wires together and calls it a day lol. Its just like the way that a mechanic doesnt like working on his cars or a plumber will jerry rig a faucet at his own place.

[@jobos98]

Good Video EXO

[@-MindDrive-]

*thumbs up* pretty slick

[@subwoofer9837]

When bass van finish EXO I'm so excited to see them subs flex

[@BericBuilds]

In a world of car audio out for themselves-tube... good video bro.

[@colonelangus7535]

Youre supposed to do like 2 coats of plain jane color match to the metallic, then a coat or two of metallic, then a clear coat.

[@ericdavenport32]

I used that exact same color and paint for my sons PVC Hot Wheels track holder. It did exactly the same thing, blotches and uneven coverage.

[@motomani-ax]

Lol, when you opened the paint booth the first thing I thought was "dexter" 😅

[@RYDENROAM72]

I’ve had the problem too. S o the way I kinda fixed that problem was to to spray I one direction don’t change direction. Then 1000 grit sand and then a clear coat. The tiger stripes I would take the paint out and used a Wagner multipurpose spray guy. No tiger stripes to problem. Then a clear.

[@AdamJDe]

Awesome video

[@johnebuckland]

Very nice

[@4vinylsound]

With such a tight space it looks like the port is blocked on the side by the trunk wall.

[@johnniz13]

Love your vids EXO. Been sub`d since way back when :D

[@justincase948]

Nothing wrong with being perfect 👍👍👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

[@BrainztormProductions]

Dude such a simple video but you made it exciting, I dont think Ive ever enjoyed a box paint video before lol

[@beerman9807]

I’m not painter or know anything of painting but would of you painting the box blue then went over with clear metallic coat , will that work ?

[@rajanrajan6827]

Super ...🤝

[@skateboardkid420]

the wrapping wires together and lectical tape needs to get fixed asap, otherwise it looks and sounds great.

[@Lazerchicken69]

Yes man I couldn't believe I was seeing that

[@ricky72boricua]

What hardware did you use to level the envoy? I have a 2003 envoy xl and want to level it is high from the back and would like to know what kit or parts do I need to drop it from back to level it with the front. I love the way your truck looks. Thank you for sharing it...

[@jamesgetford4080]

Jason I need a dual 18" Box built for my challenger TA 😊

[@FrostE941]

When using the metallic ones you need to use the silver prep paint first you'll get better results

[@djambush360]

13:47 Here's the thing that you're doing wrong: Always spray a complete line, starting not on but some inches next to the box. Don't stop spraying until you crossed the end of the box. Then do the same in reverse for the next line. Metallic-effect needs always a base painting. You can use a white 'background' for a lighter metallic-effect or a base with the same or same but lighter color. 15:40 this f.e. would be a nice 'background' paint for the metallic effect (with a little more decent metallic look than with a white coating).

[@ULSB1969]

You should face the subs to the back for deeper bass, then add some deadening material.

[@AcidDeathRitual]

Exo, next time you need primer, try Zissler Bullseye 1-2-3. Comes in rattle cans, pals, and buckets just like Kilz, good stuff.

[@beerman9807]

Man good job , I commented before watch all the way , you got it done man

[@amajonne-2667]

NICE

[@tonyfoley9988]

The o'lady would love this Mustang, she's looking for a 22-23 GT Blue but with that black package

[@MrJolppy]

When I did my paint job on my box, I painted it, and as soon as it was laid out, I lit it on fire. The heat brought a better glass out, unless it dried it a little bit quicker to.

[@jtsgarage2999]

getting ready to wall my 2004 civic coop with some sundown 18s and the box looks good for the girls we date mr EXO HAVE A GOOD DAY

[@tuloko16]

Looking at the price of rattle cans now days, it would be cheaper just to get some matching automotive paint made to match and spray it with a gun. Even regular brush on rust oleum, you can thin it and spray it with the gun. You can even add the metalic flakes to it if you want to. Turned out good tho.