Can I use an iron to remove the vinyl laminate from my CRS+'s?
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Actually, for doing the deveneering by hand with a putty knife, I have to say that I think I did a pretty good job. I really didn't do any harm to the pressboard. Jesse, I had actually thought about Bondo. I have a friend who has an auto body shop, I may bring it to them to do that bit, figure they're better bondoers than I am.
I've been thinking about doing the Curly Maple like drselect did to his, minus the stripes:
http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?106608-SDA-CRS-Transformation
Jesse, I'm assuming by a sander you mean a belt sander? I actually have one of those square pad vibrating sanders. I think it would take me forever with one of those. My bro-in-law has a belt sander that I'm planning on borrowing from him.Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance. -
I would never recommend using a belt sanding on anything you value.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Hah. Ok, glad I asked first. So just a vibrating sander will have enough oomph?Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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It'll be work, but with some muscle and a lot of 80 grit paper you'll get the job done before you know it.Political Correctness'.........defined
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What's my objective here? Am I trying to sand the old veneer completely away, down to the pressboard? Or am I just trying to strip the finish off of the original veneer, bring it down to a smooth surface, and then re-veneer over that? I started at it a bit, and getting down to the pressboard is going to take ages!Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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Progress...
One down, one to go. My hands are killing me from that sander! Note to self, next time get the vinyl ones!Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance. -
Looking good.
Sorry, I missed your previous post. Yes, sand down to the substrate as you're doing. It's not a good idea to veneer on top of veneer unless it's applied perpendicular.Political Correctness'.........defined
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I hit the top with the sander a bit, that was where I did most of the hacking away at the veneer. With just a minimal amount of sanding I realized that it's actually in much better shape than I thought. A bit of filling in here and there and they'll be fine. I'll probably also build up a couple of dinged corners with the bondo and then sand them back down to be clean again. Then it's veneer time.
Any advice for how to remove the quarter round strip at the bottom?Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance. -
Any advice for how to remove the quarter round strip at the bottom?
Never seen them in person but can it be shimmed off with a table saw and hit with a sander?
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Any advice for how to remove the quarter round strip at the bottom?
Some are simply glued on and others are glued and doweled. Regardless, use a putty knife starting at one end and carefully pry it loose.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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Ok, this part of the project is all done - thanks for all the advice with getting these stripped down! I've finished both speakers, so on with the rest of the project. I have another thread going about these speakers, so we can probably end the discussion on here. I've got this thread talking about the overall mods:
http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?134278-nspindel-s-SDA-CRS-upgrade-threadGood music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance. -
Bummer that all the photos disappeared from this thread.Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
