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From: Nil on 5 May 2008 00:27
On 04 May 2008, Chris Hornbeck <chrishornbeckremovethis(a)att.net> wrote
in rec.audio.pro:

> Never, ever, ever, never, operate on a single speaker driver
> of a pair.

I hear ya. The speakers are both in operation now (although one's
surround is half gone) but the system will be offline as soon as I
disconnect the driver.
From: clathan on 5 May 2008 01:38
On May 4, 1:45 pm, Nil <rednoise+n...(a)REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote:
> I guess this isn't quite on-topic for this group, but I figure many
> people here have some experience with this...
>
> A few years ago I bought a repair kit to replace the deteriorating foam
> surrounds on my 10" JBL stereo speakers. At the time only one surround
> needed doing, so I only used one surround. Now the other speaker needs
> it, but I find the bottle of adhesive has dried up.
>
> What kind of glue would you recommend for this? Rubber cement? White
> (Elmers) glue? Contact cement? Other?

What actually worked pretty good is the tire glue used to glue a
"sewup" tire of a racing bicycle to the rim of the bike wheel. You can
get it from your local bike shop. I had a speaker that needed repair
in a pinch and I actually made a surround from a bicycle innertube and
used tire glue to put it on. It held up for years.
From: Carey Carlan on 5 May 2008 06:27
Nil <rednoise+news(a)REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote in
news:Xns9A94AA717132nilch1(a)216.196.97.136:

> I guess this isn't quite on-topic for this group, but I figure many
> people here have some experience with this...
>
> A few years ago I bought a repair kit to replace the deteriorating foam
> surrounds on my 10" JBL stereo speakers. At the time only one surround
> needed doing, so I only used one surround. Now the other speaker needs
> it, but I find the bottle of adhesive has dried up.
>
> What kind of glue would you recommend for this? Rubber cement? White
> (Elmers) glue? Contact cement? Other?

The kit I bought (and used) a couple of years ago came with simple PVA glue
(polyvinyl acetate). Did the job well and the speakers are still in
service.
From: Nil on 5 May 2008 07:15
On 05 May 2008, Carey Carlan <gulfjoe(a)hotmail.com> wrote in
rec.audio.pro:

> The kit I bought (and used) a couple of years ago came with simple
> PVA glue (polyvinyl acetate). Did the job well and the speakers
> are still in service.

As I recall, the stuff that came with came with my kit was clear-to-
slightly-amber and slightly watery. Reminded me of thin contact cement.
It seemed like it had the right amount of tack so that the surround
stuck to the come right away, but didn't set up completely for a while.
That was an advantage, because I found that the coil was binding, and I
had to peel the surround off and re-glue it. I hope I'll do it better
the first time, but I'd be sorry if the glue dried right away so I
couldn't gracefully recover from a mistake.

So, I don't think what I had was PVA glue, but it sounds like that is
some people's choice and it works well. It's easy to get, so I'll
probably go for that.
From: Arny Krueger on 5 May 2008 07:35
"Nil" <rednoise+news(a)REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote in
message news:Xns9A94AA717132nilch1(a)216.196.97.136

> I guess this isn't quite on-topic for this group, but I
> figure many people here have some experience with this...
>
> A few years ago I bought a repair kit to replace the
> deteriorating foam surrounds on my 10" JBL stereo
> speakers. At the time only one surround needed doing, so
> I only used one surround. Now the other speaker needs it,
> but I find the bottle of adhesive has dried up.

The traditional speaker cone glue is PVA, which is very similar to White
Elmer's glue.

> What kind of glue would you recommend for this? Rubber
> cement?

No.

> White (Elmers) glue?

Yes.

> Contact cement?

No!

You want something that lets you move parts around before there is a tight
bond.


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