side panels 2b

sda2mike
sda2mike Posts: 3,131
edited October 2011 in Vintage Speakers
anybody ever replace these with a wood panel? pics? mine like most others are coming unglued


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mike
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
    edited October 2011
    You can buy the same material at Home Depot cut them to size and re-cloth them and re-glue them thats what I did on my 1C's..
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited October 2011
    My material is good, but I have the same problem in that the original glue has dried out and the panels are loose.

    Can you remember what glue you used?
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited October 2011
    i was curious to see if anyone replaced the fabric covered panels with wood panels....a member recently did a great job to their crs'...of course the 2b's are larger, so may not look as good...i was thinking about a black stained wood panel...all i have is my meager mind to picture it tho;)
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited October 2011
    I think John added wood panels on the sides of his 1c's just the the SRS's have. It looked really nice.
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited October 2011
    john?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,566
    edited October 2011
    sda2mike wrote: »
    i was curious to see if anyone replaced the fabric covered panels with wood panels....a member recently did a great job to their crs'...of course the 2b's are larger, so may not look as good...i was thinking about a black stained wood panel...all i have is my meager mind to picture it tho;)

    I seem to recall someone replacing the cloth side panels with wood.....looked like crap, IMO.

    It's easy to remove the side panels since they are already loose, clean the old glue off both surfaces and reattach using Liquid Nails. You'll have to figure out a way to apply pressure to each panel until the glue hardens.
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,184
    edited October 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    You'll have to figure out a way to apply pressure to each panel until the glue hardens.
    Do one side at a time. After applying liquid nails, lay the speaker on its side and let the glue dry overnight. Repeat the process for the other side of the speaker. I did this with a pair of SDA 1C's and it worked great.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,566
    edited October 2011
    Do one side at a time.

    Right, exactly what I did. I left that open as someone else may have a different method.
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited October 2011
    did you guys staple or glue the material? if you stapled, is the stapler available at home depot? i'd probably tackle these (the grilles) as well at some point...they're good now, but with the side getting freshened up, the grilles will stick out......to me
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited October 2011
    sda2mike wrote: »
    john?

    Nooshingjohn or whatever it is.
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,184
    edited October 2011
    The material on my 1C's was glued on from the factory and it was not loose to begin with... at least I think the material is glued and not stapled...I'll double check that tonight. I just needed to glue the side panels back on.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited October 2011
    sda2mike wrote: »
    anybody ever replace these with a wood panel? pics? mine like most others are coming unglued

    This is the main reason why I retired my SDA2s. The side panels on mine are not flat, but warped. Once they came unglued, I could not get them to stay on due to the warping. I forgot what glue I used but I did a side at a time, and put cement blocks used for a walkway in the yard on top. The warp just popped off the side panels a little later. Then the cloth came off, and I could not get it onto the panels. Finally, I said "Frack this" and bought new speakers. When I retire I might rebuild these, assuming people are still doing that 10 years from now. I think wood on the side matching the top and bottom would look pretty good, especially stained cherry.
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