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esky
23-02-2009, 03:14 PM
in my infinite wisdom i have been using some indoor speakers outside, "i'll be fucked if they think i'm paying extra for the outside ones... "

well turns out that there not very good outside and the vinyl covering has shunk and is peeling off.

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh267/Fordesky/IMG_4801.jpg

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh267/Fordesky/IMG_4802.jpg

there in good nick, they just need the sides recovering

any one on here feeling thirsty that would be interested doing it?
XF Falcon
23-02-2009, 03:25 PM
Peel it all off, and spray paint the sides black then clear over it?


Disclaimer: may not work very well, and I take no responsibility for any damage to the speakers :P
esky
23-02-2009, 03:32 PM
lol

thanks mike
Anaru
23-02-2009, 04:55 PM
Peel it all off, and spray paint the sides black then clear over it?


Disclaimer: may not work very well, and I take no responsibility for any damage to the speakers :P

never thought of that, could work if you spray a couple of coats of primer filler
RICEY
23-02-2009, 05:01 PM
Just buy some black contact and recover them, cheap as
esky
23-02-2009, 05:03 PM
from where? i havn't seen that shit since my mum used to cover my scrape books in pre-school
RICEY
23-02-2009, 05:05 PM
i got some from kmart the other week :)
esky
23-02-2009, 05:08 PM
nice

thanks
RMX
23-02-2009, 07:37 PM
Thats what you get for buying Bose shit!

Nah seriously, You'd be better off re-covering them in vinyl as per 'pro' stereo installations. Buy the shit from trimmers/spotlight.

Cut the vinyl down to do all 3 sides at once, Mask the front, spray both the speaker box and the vinyl with spray glue and sit the biggest size on the vinyl(top), then strech the other sides over and then trim it down.
kirbo
23-02-2009, 09:17 PM
Contact adhesive & car audio/marine carpet will last ages. Vinyl will only turn out as photos show over and over. Paint is probably the best option, you need to keep the wood dry at all times, so the easiest too. Mask, paint, done.
Fryman
23-02-2009, 09:52 PM
you put bose speakers outside!! jesus as long as it doesnt rain!
esky
23-02-2009, 10:17 PM
old house had a big timber deck maybe 60m2 with full roof over timber screens on the two side walls, so they where never going to get rained on. i guess humitidy/mositure got to them over winter

still not the brightest place to put internal speakers