Customize Polk LSi panels
pyrocyborg
Posts: 524
Hi!
I read that some people actually removed their panels and made new ones. I could probably get a deal on a pair of cherry LSi, but this color clearly doesn't make it in our living room (we have dark brown, chocolate and red furniture) and the orange-ish cherry of the LSi wouldn't look that good, even if it's a great color by itself.
Is there a way to "scrape" only the outer layer of paint/vernish, while keeping the wood grain and painting it in a darker color or is it only a very thin layer of wood?
Thanks!
I read that some people actually removed their panels and made new ones. I could probably get a deal on a pair of cherry LSi, but this color clearly doesn't make it in our living room (we have dark brown, chocolate and red furniture) and the orange-ish cherry of the LSi wouldn't look that good, even if it's a great color by itself.
Is there a way to "scrape" only the outer layer of paint/vernish, while keeping the wood grain and painting it in a darker color or is it only a very thin layer of wood?
Thanks!
Speakers: Polk Audio LSiM 705, LSiM 703, LSiM 704c
Receiver: Denon X3500H
Receiver: Denon X3500H
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Woah... wrong section FTW!Speakers: Polk Audio LSiM 705, LSiM 703, LSiM 704c
Receiver: Denon X3500H -
The panels have wood veneer which is usually 1/32 thick. You can sand the finish off but if you over do it you will sand thru the veneer also. At the end you will still have cherry, just unfinished, and you can then stain it a darker finish.
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Since you don't know what you're doing, remove the panels and take them to a business that does. Have them hand stripped, not tank stripped, then colored and top coated to your liking.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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there is no way to easily remove the panels from the newer lsis. The old ones were taped on, the newer ones (most of them) are glued and removing them will likely damage the gloss black finish underneath the panels. As stated above, you could remove the speakers components and take them to a custom furniture store, but this would end up being very cost prohibitive. I am afraid that unless you have the old style (if there are seams in the gloss black finish it is the old style) then there is not easy or cheap way to do what you want.Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
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Thanks everyone, that's what I tought. There is, indeed, no point in paying a few hundred more while I could probably get better speakers for this price... and this isn't great either if I end up breaking anything.
I guess I'll pass on this one and keep the RTiA3 for the moment !
Speakers: Polk Audio LSiM 705, LSiM 703, LSiM 704c
Receiver: Denon X3500H -
I wasn't aware that the newer version's panels were extremely difficult to remove. However, all hope is not lost. A pro can tape off the speaker cabinets and change the color of the panels by glazing and/or the use of toners as long as you want to go darker.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk
