Good afternoon,
We are finishing the basement in our new home and I am also sprucing up my 135g stand and have built a canopy, wanted to share my progress with MFK.
Here is the stand with the cabinet doors off, it was a bit scratched up and some of the gloss finish was chipping, I gave it a quick and dirty sand and hit it with some black paint:
You can see that the doors got the same treatment. Wife complained of house smelling like paint for a couple of days, having both egresses open wasn't adequate ventilation
I did about 4 coats of Krylon Dual SuperBond Satin Black, stuff is head and shoulder better than the generic Krylon, has much less dripping and better coverage, worth the extra buck per can
Next was the Canopy. I am not a great carpenter, but after looking at a bunch of plans on this site and others, I figured I could get close.
The canopy is made of primarily 1x2s wrapped with a 5/16 oak veneer.
The entire front panel is a door attached with 2 10" full hinges. I added trim that was as close to the stand as I could find, thank god for trim, as it hides a lot of my crummy carpentry.
Used the same paint on the canopy as the stand (outside this time as to not upset the missus)
I think it turned out pretty good, I am looking for an elegant way to keep the front panel opened, like car hood prop.
We are finishing the basement in our new home and I am also sprucing up my 135g stand and have built a canopy, wanted to share my progress with MFK.
Here is the stand with the cabinet doors off, it was a bit scratched up and some of the gloss finish was chipping, I gave it a quick and dirty sand and hit it with some black paint:
You can see that the doors got the same treatment. Wife complained of house smelling like paint for a couple of days, having both egresses open wasn't adequate ventilation
I did about 4 coats of Krylon Dual SuperBond Satin Black, stuff is head and shoulder better than the generic Krylon, has much less dripping and better coverage, worth the extra buck per can
Next was the Canopy. I am not a great carpenter, but after looking at a bunch of plans on this site and others, I figured I could get close.
The canopy is made of primarily 1x2s wrapped with a 5/16 oak veneer.
The entire front panel is a door attached with 2 10" full hinges. I added trim that was as close to the stand as I could find, thank god for trim, as it hides a lot of my crummy carpentry.
Used the same paint on the canopy as the stand (outside this time as to not upset the missus)
I think it turned out pretty good, I am looking for an elegant way to keep the front panel opened, like car hood prop.
