is there anything to help dried/old paper surrounds?

[Cal Weldon]

Originally posted by chrisb
how would you propose to replace an accordion pleated paper surround?

Has anyone other than you noticed that the surround is part of the cone and can't just be replaced?

[Zen Mod]

sometime in the past - I was given with small amount of "black goo" , supposedly original JBL one - for treating pleated surrounds ;

friend who gave me that ( he didn't show me original bottle , so I don't know what's commercial name of goo) was/is in speaker repair business , and he also treated tired and semi-worn (integrated )paper accordion surrounds with same thing .

Cal - once I asked for help - I need to soften surrounds on old Philips 12" spks ;
they're treated with another sort of black goo , which became hard with time , not soft and sticky like on most pro drivers ......

any advice ( I can't find old thread ) ?

[HK26147]

http://legacysoundservice.com/catalo...roducts_id=220
http://www.prosoundservice.com/m9_vi...NEGLUE-32ozLRG

[Zen Mod]

Originally posted by HK26147
http://legacysoundservice.com/catalo...roducts_id=220
http://www.prosoundservice.com/m9_vi...NEGLUE-32ozLRG

tnx ;

good info

[chrisb]

Originally posted by Cal Weldon


Has anyone other than you noticed that the surround is part of the cone

apparently not

and can't just be replaced?

or can they? let the game begin


Of course, I could be wrong, but even this reads as a treatment for foam or woven cloth, not paper surrounds:

http://legacysoundservice.com/catalo...oducts_id=1034

[Cal Weldon]

Originally posted by chrisb
or can they? let the game begin

Oh my, are there not enough legitimate tweeks? Must we now foray into that cauldron?

Ah well, it won't be me so go for it!

[chrisb]

Originally posted by Cal Weldon


Oh my, are there not enough legitimate tweeks? Must we now foray into that cauldron?

Ah well, it won't be me so go for it!

I see your ennui, and raise you a sarcasm and pair of battle fatigues

[tinitus]

Woven cloth surrounds...interesting seems like there is nothing to loose...unless it actually works ok as it is

Light rubber coating sounds viable too

But really maybe just a little "fast-glue" or maybe rubber stuff on just the cracks will do

Actually looks like the backside of surround is treated

[tomtt]

Originally posted by Zen Mod


amount of "black goo" , supposedly original JBL one

the 'goo' for altec(s),

was 'Airflex 5100', by Air Products.

http://www.airproducts.com/index.asp


i've heard that they have another name/model number

for this sort of thing.

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