Originally Posted By Serenity_Now
Are you able to thin the paint and apply 2 very light coats?


Might be worth a try on the grills. I am using the same paint that I used on the screen wall, Benjamin More Aura Eggshell - Black. With that said, I painted the trim this morning. I rolled it on with a little 2" roller. As I expected, it came out textured. Which is fine, as the ceiling tiles are not smooth. I think it looks good.



On that note, I managed to install all the ceiling brackets, cut the speaker holes and mount both front heights this weekend. As I mentioned before, the front speakers were on the edge of the ceiling grid and the rears in the corners. So, I used 14ga wire to support the brackets, which are actually floating over the ceiling tiles by a millimeter or two. This keeps the weight of the speaker off the edges of the grid. Seems very sturdy. I'll install the rear heights tomorrow and terminate all the speaker whips for the rest of the speakers this week. Next weekend I'll work on the projector, then it's tackling the rack!