sanded outside of box to 220 grit. *Used my neighbors spray booth just to keep dust off, rolled a couple coats of EMC Quantum paint on in the booth. *Used about 1/2 quart so far and covered about 56 square feet with two coats. * *I need to put a coat on the boattom of the box, and I may put another coat on the inside of the box, but besides that I think the painting is done. *The guy I am building this for wanted a non-skid pattern on the top, so that will happen next week after I install the hardware and gasket
this picture was taken right after rolling the paint on, it is in the process of laying out.
This is after about 1 hour, all tightened up and dry to the touch. *