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I have been asked a couple of times about how I painted my inuke amp and how much work goes into it so I thought I would post a quick tutorial. First every tutorial so please bare with me.
A couple of things I need to note first off: This will most likely void your warranty!
This is an electronic, so it has the ability to shock you, please make sure you disconnect the amp before you do anything. Be very careful when you work with the cover off.
1. Take your time, there is no rush.
2. Multiple light coats of paint is always better than one thick coat right away, it prevents drips and comes out smoother, in my opinion.
3. Carefully tape all the exposed places that will not receive paint.
4. I know living without an amp for a day or so is tough but let it dry overnight, the can says it dries to the touch in 20 minutes but its a lie. As soon as you start to press on parts to get them in place you will leave fingerprints and possible smudges. Wait over night.
5. I waited about 30 minutes between coats. I did 3 coats total.
6. No need to scuff of the paint, if you get a quality spray paint it will stick on there without needing to sand first.
Tools you will need:
Here we go.
First off you need to remove the top cover. There are 6 screws on top. Use your phillips #2 for this. Once you remove this the insides are exposed, be careful with your tools.
Once you have the top off you can begin to unplug the wires that connect the front of the amp to the main board. There are about 7 connectors and 1 screw that you will need to remove. Use your needle nose pliers since some have the glue on them. Grab the connector as low as possible and pull up. Do not wiggle from side to side. Take pictures of their location so that you can remember where they go or refer back here.
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The power wires (Red/Black) go in in a certain location, the connector is the same for both so remember which one goes were. You will also be removing a couple of zip ties that hold the wires from the face to the body of the amp. Remember where these go as well. See the arrow that says to not remove that wire from there, it looks like a connector but it is actually permanent, so remove that wire further back on the board and not there.
Once the face of the amp is completely disconnected you can begin to unscrew that face. There are a total of 7 screws to remove the face. 2 on either side by the bracket that would be used to mount the amp to a rack:
And 3 on the bottom:
Your face is now free from the body of the amplifier. The next thing you will need to do is to remove the handles. To do this you will see 2 black screws on the inside of the face plate on either side. Remove these screws and the handles will come off.
After removing the handle the only other things I like to take off are the gain knobs on the face and the 2 bottom screws of the fan shroud on the back. This will make things easier when it comes time to paint.
I also pry off the rubber feet on the bottom, there us usually enough glue left on the rubber to attach them back to the amp after painting.
You amp is now ready to prep for paint, on posts 2 & 3 I will go over the steps to prepping/tapping and then putting it all back together.
A couple of things I need to note first off: This will most likely void your warranty!
This is an electronic, so it has the ability to shock you, please make sure you disconnect the amp before you do anything. Be very careful when you work with the cover off.
1. Take your time, there is no rush.
2. Multiple light coats of paint is always better than one thick coat right away, it prevents drips and comes out smoother, in my opinion.
3. Carefully tape all the exposed places that will not receive paint.
4. I know living without an amp for a day or so is tough but let it dry overnight, the can says it dries to the touch in 20 minutes but its a lie. As soon as you start to press on parts to get them in place you will leave fingerprints and possible smudges. Wait over night.
5. I waited about 30 minutes between coats. I did 3 coats total.
6. No need to scuff of the paint, if you get a quality spray paint it will stick on there without needing to sand first.
Tools you will need:
Here we go.
First off you need to remove the top cover. There are 6 screws on top. Use your phillips #2 for this. Once you remove this the insides are exposed, be careful with your tools.
Once you have the top off you can begin to unplug the wires that connect the front of the amp to the main board. There are about 7 connectors and 1 screw that you will need to remove. Use your needle nose pliers since some have the glue on them. Grab the connector as low as possible and pull up. Do not wiggle from side to side. Take pictures of their location so that you can remember where they go or refer back here.
Once the face of the amp is completely disconnected you can begin to unscrew that face. There are a total of 7 screws to remove the face. 2 on either side by the bracket that would be used to mount the amp to a rack:
And 3 on the bottom:
Your face is now free from the body of the amplifier. The next thing you will need to do is to remove the handles. To do this you will see 2 black screws on the inside of the face plate on either side. Remove these screws and the handles will come off.
After removing the handle the only other things I like to take off are the gain knobs on the face and the 2 bottom screws of the fan shroud on the back. This will make things easier when it comes time to paint.
I also pry off the rubber feet on the bottom, there us usually enough glue left on the rubber to attach them back to the amp after painting.
You amp is now ready to prep for paint, on posts 2 & 3 I will go over the steps to prepping/tapping and then putting it all back together.
