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Another Front TV Update

I took the TV cabinet out and cut 2" off the back and about 4" off the top. Made a new walnut piece for the top of the cabinet. After a light sanding, I used clear lacquer finish and resprayed the whole cabinet. Three coats with sanding with 400 grit between coats. The 27" LG smart TV is mounted to 1/2"plywood with a 3/4" plywood pacer on the face of the 1/2". The 1/2" plywood fits into the cabinet by slipping the top of the plywood in and lifting up, then dropping the bottom into a channel,
I was able to wipe the black paint off of the cabinet on the left with MEK. Then I sanded it with 400 and applied three coats of clear lacquer. The Ozite had black paint on it also, I cleaned it off with a lot of dapping with a white cloth with MEK on it. Then used a pick to very carefully lifted the Ozite in the areas that had impressions. By carefully I mean pull it up but don't break the bond it has to the ceiling. This took quite a while, and I still want to do more just be patient.
 I still want to insulate behind the front cabinets as the black insulation has collapsed. I took the black crumbling foam insulation out and vacuumed the whole area. I think I'm going to use some insulation batts just stuffed into the area behind the cabinets. That way I can access the wiring if needed. But I'm opened to ideas as always. Here are the before and after pictures I know everyone likes pictures.
Oh, and we use our I phones, hot spot and stream YouTube TV and Amazon Videos. No more head banging experiences for us!!!

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Reply #1 –
Remove wood back in cabinet.  Use Refectix (Lowes, etc) against inside of fiberglass for insulation.

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I kept the heavy thick foam, for now anyway. I used syrips of wood to hold it up. I believe it is important to keep the insulation tight against the cap to prevent condensation. I still need to put a barrier to hold back the foam dust. As long as i find a good solution to that issue, i think i will be happy. I made a swing down mount to hold the TV.

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Reply #4 –
Beautiful work, looks really nice.  You will not miss the old head banger.

Never would have thought to use MEK on the Ozite, good to know it was not affected by its application  ^.^d

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Reply #5 –
Thanks for the input everyone, I'm thinking a combination of the Reflectix and insulation.

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Reply #6 –
Nice Work!
 

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Reply #7 –
Very nice looking. If the insulation has a gap between it and the outside wall and has any airflow will produce condensation or even ice accumulation. Having being bonded to the outside wall or a vapor barrier will prevent it from accumulating moisture. I used spray foam applied directly to the outer fiberglass with good results. Hi reflectivness to heat transfer. Insulation could be placed over if desired.