Anyone know a good site to learn how to re-cover a speaker enclosure (and maybe where to get the fabric etc to do it)? I spent ages googling etc but found nothing detailed enough. I would like to re-cover a large 300W bass speaker enclosure.
You after the PVC material? maplins
Do you mean the fabric covering the front of the speaker or the actual box?
This should help, though.
Thanks Dave. I mean the actual enclosure. It's a Trace Elliot 300W bass cab and I don't want to ruin the appearance of it by not doing it propely. The covering is some kind of "carpet".
ah. that'll be 'carpet' you get it from a 'carpet shop' and affix it with evo stick spray on contact adhesive. make a cardboard template of the speaker side / front to be covered and when you are happy with the fit, transfer the template to the 'carpet' and fix with the glue. make sure you gave a new stanley knife blade or two and you'll be fine. if you can't get the corners neat you can buy plastic covers to cover them.
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Google Tygan IIRC.
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Also Adam hall, if its PA/band equipment.
I used to do this sort of thing years ago for a living.
Covering a cabinet is not hard..if you can find a suitable material
Remove the fittings and speakers, and the grill. Depending this may be unscrewed from inside.
Redo the grill using heavyweight Tygan fret or a suitable more modern cloth..Tygan was heat shrinkable for tautness, and you normally have some battens to keep it clear of the baffle. Suppliers like Adam Hall also do piping, if it has that,and it needs replacing.
Covering? measure up and get some new cloth..many Drapers shops do various leatherettes, or again specialist suppliers like Adam Hall will maybe have better.
Use PVA glue and clamps for the flat surfaces and Copydex for the corners - a sharp Stanley knife helps too.
The idea is that the fittings cover the rough edges..
Not sure what kind of 'carpet' the old Trace Elliot has on it though - been along time since I saw one of THOSE used in anger. Lovely cabinet though. Definitely worth taking time over.
Ok. It just that I've never done it myself - the corners are the thing that I see being the tricky bits. There was some guy selling original T.Elliot "carpet" material but he seems to have disappeared from the net. I may have something to do with the fact that TE have come back (so I hear).
Yes you're right and I'd hate to ruin the appearance. It has the "traditional" later TE carpet, black with green fleck.
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