SDA 3.1TL front baffle repair

Denzel
Denzel Posts: 78
edited September 2012 in Vintage Speakers
Was curious if anyone had ideas on repairing the vinyl on the front baffle of an SDA 3.1TL? I looked a bit on the forums to find any ideas... didnt find much detail. The one I need to fix is torn on the front right edge near the top. Its covered by the grill yes, but it still bothers me.

As always, any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
SDA SRS 3.1TL, Adcom GFP710 (preamp), GFA5400 amplifier, Pro-Ject TT
SDA SRS (circa 1988), Integra DHC 60.3 (HT preamp) Adcom GFA555 II, CS400i (center), Monitor 4.6 II (rears) Adcom GFA2535 & Oppo BDP-103, TCL 55R617 55" 4K Display, RTA 15TL (crossovers by VR3), Adcom GFP710 pre & GFA545 II amplifier, NAD C545BEE. AppleTV 4K
Other Polks not in service currently; SDA2a, SDA CRS+, SDA SRS 2.3, Monitor 4.6 II, Monitor 5jr+
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,647
    edited September 2012
    If it is indeed vinyl I dont know of any way you could repair this without removing large sections of it or just replacing all of the vinyl..

    It is not to hard to remove it all, take a heat gun and start on a corner and slowly make your way across the wood, small section at a time. On that same note vinyl is very inexpensive so it would be cheap to replace it entirely. If you wanted to go fancy, wood veneer is an option! :)
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  • gimpod
    gimpod Posts: 1,793
    edited September 2012
    Depending on how bad the tear is it might be as simple as regluing it. A picture of the tear would help.
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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    edited September 2012
    Denzel wrote: »
    Was curious if anyone had ideas on repairing the vinyl on the front baffle of an SDA 3.1TL? I looked a bit on the forums to find any ideas... didnt find much detail. The one I need to fix is torn on the front right edge near the top. Its covered by the grill yes, but it still bothers me.

    As always, any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
    You could try some Aleene's tacky glue, apply it sparingly. Solvent type glues will most likely ruin the vinyl. If you want to replace the entire front, Parts Express sells a Textured Black Vinyl : http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?partnumber=261-618
    Looks pretty close. I'm in the proccess of building a cutom pair of Monitor 7s, and plan on using some Bronco Grain Tolex on the front baffle.
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  • Denzel
    Denzel Posts: 78
    edited September 2012
    I will get some pics posted tomorrow... Thanks for all the suggestions
    SDA SRS 3.1TL, Adcom GFP710 (preamp), GFA5400 amplifier, Pro-Ject TT
    SDA SRS (circa 1988), Integra DHC 60.3 (HT preamp) Adcom GFA555 II, CS400i (center), Monitor 4.6 II (rears) Adcom GFA2535 & Oppo BDP-103, TCL 55R617 55" 4K Display, RTA 15TL (crossovers by VR3), Adcom GFP710 pre & GFA545 II amplifier, NAD C545BEE. AppleTV 4K
    Other Polks not in service currently; SDA2a, SDA CRS+, SDA SRS 2.3, Monitor 4.6 II, Monitor 5jr+
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