Corner Repair Help
bored184
Posts: 327
Any ideas on how to fix this? Just picked up a pair of Polk Monitor 7s and didn't catch this until I got home with them.
Speakers: TL Monitor 10s, RTA 11TLs, Fortes, Thiel CS 1.2
Amplifiers: ]Ashly FTX 2001 III, Dynaco ST-70, DIY F6
Pre: Adcom GFP 750, Aikido Tube Pre
Amplifiers: ]Ashly FTX 2001 III, Dynaco ST-70, DIY F6
Pre: Adcom GFP 750, Aikido Tube Pre
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Welcome to vintage Polk.
I'd use Liquid Nails Pro. Let it set up a few days, then wood putty and sand back the corners. The vinyl wrap is toast.Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists. -
Welcome to vintage Polk.
I'd use Liquid Nails Pro. Let it set up a few days, then wood putty and sand back the corners. The vinyl wrap is toast.
Fill in the gap or use clamps to close the gap then putty?
These definitely will need some love but the price was cheap. They will get redone and TL modded.Speakers: TL Monitor 10s, RTA 11TLs, Fortes, Thiel CS 1.2
Amplifiers: ]Ashly FTX 2001 III, Dynaco ST-70, DIY F6
Pre: Adcom GFP 750, Aikido Tube Pre -
Shoot the goo from inside, ensuring it protrudes all the way through to outside. Then clamp and dry 36 hrs. While you're in there do all the inner corners with a bead.
I'd highly suggest adding a 1"dowel or two front to back between MW and PR.
The 7Cs are incredible fully modded.Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists. -
Good luck closing that gap up.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Good luck closing that gap up.
This... before glueing anything, you need to understand why the entire seam opened up. It needs to be thoroughly cleaned up to get the surfaces to mate properly and then it can be glued. If the material has any water damage, it might be easier to make new cabinets to the same internal volume out of MDF.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon MiND2 Shunyata Triton
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That cabinet might be salvageable at a low cost.
I've seen a lot of those swollen cabinets in my time. Water damage.
BUT, you can make it look better in a sense.
Get a can of this putty. 14.00 a can. It goes a long way. One might fill what you need.
MIX some, pour some. REPEAT until the canyon are full to the rim. Use a toothpick or a sharp shard of something to force putty down into the crevices of the canyons.
Maybe put tape over that vinyl wrap to protect it from over-spill.
Then sand flat.
Then paint it blackMost people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
--Mark Twain.
“If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright -
^That's about as ghetto as it gets^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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To say nothing of the black paint requirement. That stuff is hard to find, as we all know.
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When the cabs are that bad, there'always truck bedliner.
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Glue, clamps, brad nails and veneer in that order.
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As a cabinet maker in a former life, this could be a “fun” project, but jeez, how much do you value your time?
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I highly doubt there's clamping that will close that swollen joint.^That's about as ghetto as it gets^
When you have swollen wood, you have to go to the hood.
Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
--Mark Twain.
“If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright -
As a cabinet maker in a former life, this could be a “fun” project, but jeez, how much do you value your time?
Hey, his handle is “bored.”
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^^^Good point!
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I've tried clamping and as its already been pointed out the gap did not close. It doesn't look swollen from moisture but its not budging.
Can I take a heat gun and dismantle the cabinet? Im wondering if I can jusy replace the bottom panel.Speakers: TL Monitor 10s, RTA 11TLs, Fortes, Thiel CS 1.2
Amplifiers: ]Ashly FTX 2001 III, Dynaco ST-70, DIY F6
Pre: Adcom GFP 750, Aikido Tube Pre -
Time to get medieval on dem cabs.Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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I would empty the cabinet completely, then use a Ryoba (japanese saw w/o spine) or some sort of flush cut saw to cut through the entire length of the joint.
You should then be able to either clamp it back together w/o gaps, or insert a shim the entire length of the gap to completely seal the cabinet.
