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Creases in new grill cloth
I ordered a new grill cloth for my Seeburg from Victory Glass. I thought the
cloth would come rolled up, but it came folded up in a square. It now has a bunch oF square creases in it. Laying it out flat for a few days did no good. Im thinking the only way to get the creases out would be to get my wife to iron it. Is it safe to do that or will I damage the cloth? I dont see any other options unless someone out there knows a better way. Also, as far as attatching it to the speaker board is it ok to use 3M spray adhesive and staple the edges or is there a better way to put this on where it will stay nice and tight. The old one I pulled off seemed to have some kind of adhesive on it and was stapled on the edges, but I just want to put the new one on the best way possible ! ............Mickey |
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Are you talking about the gold lame dress fabric they sell as grille cloth?
You can iron it on a low heat setting between two pieces of plain white cloth (like an old T-shirt). If you don't put something between the iron and the "grille cloth" the iron may melt the cloth. I routinely used 3M "76" spray adhesive to attach grille cloth. Clean the speaker mounting board thoroughly then spray a couple of coats of "76" at right angles to each other. Stretch the cloth while you're applying it - you might want to get an extra pair of hands to help - and use your hands to smooth the cloth while the adhesive sets. If you're ambitious you can use staples on the sides to help hold the grille cloth in position. Joseph "Tony" Dziedzic In article , wrote: I ordered a new grill cloth for my Seeburg from Victory Glass. I thought the cloth would come rolled up, but it came folded up in a square. It now has a bunch oF square creases in it. Laying it out flat for a few days did no good. Im thinking the only way to get the creases out would be to get my wife to iron it. Is it safe to do that or will I damage the cloth? I dont see any other options unless someone out there knows a better way. Also, as far as attatching it to the speaker board is it ok to use 3M spray adhesive and staple the edges or is there a better way to put this on where it will stay nice and tight. The old one I pulled off seemed to have some kind of adhesive on it and was stapled on the edges, but I just want to put the new one on the best way possible ! ............Mickey |
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I went to Home Depot, Lowes and Ace Hardware and could only find 3M "77", so
I bought it. I hope thats as good or better to use than the "76"...........Mickey "Joseph A. "Tony" Dziedzic" wrote in message ... Are you talking about the gold lame dress fabric they sell as grille cloth? You can iron it on a low heat setting between two pieces of plain white cloth (like an old T-shirt). If you don't put something between the iron and the "grille cloth" the iron may melt the cloth. I routinely used 3M "76" spray adhesive to attach grille cloth. Clean the speaker mounting board thoroughly then spray a couple of coats of "76" at right angles to each other. Stretch the cloth while you're applying it - you might want to get an extra pair of hands to help - and use your hands to smooth the cloth while the adhesive sets. If you're ambitious you can use staples on the sides to help hold the grille cloth in position. Joseph "Tony" Dziedzic In article , wrote: I ordered a new grill cloth for my Seeburg from Victory Glass. I thought the cloth would come rolled up, but it came folded up in a square. It now has a bunch oF square creases in it. Laying it out flat for a few days did no good. Im thinking the only way to get the creases out would be to get my wife to iron it. Is it safe to do that or will I damage the cloth? I dont see any other options unless someone out there knows a better way. Also, as far as attatching it to the speaker board is it ok to use 3M spray adhesive and staple the edges or is there a better way to put this on where it will stay nice and tight. The old one I pulled off seemed to have some kind of adhesive on it and was stapled on the edges, but I just want to put the new one on the best way possible ! ............Mickey |
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I thought the same when I did my Wulitzer 700 but when I was glueing and
stretching the creases dissapeared I used 3M spray glue Rob wrote: I ordered a new grill cloth for my Seeburg from Victory Glass. I thought the cloth would come rolled up, but it came folded up in a square. It now has a bunch oF square creases in it. Laying it out flat for a few days did no good. Im thinking the only way to get the creases out would be to get my wife to iron it. Is it safe to do that or will I damage the cloth? I dont see any other options unless someone out there knows a better way. Also, as far as attatching it to the speaker board is it ok to use 3M spray adhesive and staple the edges or is there a better way to put this on where it will stay nice and tight. The old one I pulled off seemed to have some kind of adhesive on it and was stapled on the edges, but I just want to put the new one on the best way possible ! ............Mickey Throw it in the clothes dryer on low heat with a damp towel for a few minutes. |
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I bought that same stuff from Victory, but didn't use it. The original
cloth on my box had a very large pattern. The stuff they sell is a very tight pattern. I was worried that the tight stuff might affect the sound, mainly the lows. I had a reputable jukebox person tell me the same thing. You might try going to a fabric shop and looking for a broader-pattern. If it's not black, you can always dye it. - Ace |
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Nope you better go find #76 spray glue because any other # will not
stick at all and will throw the sound balance way off . I bought the gold cloth from VG and you are right .. i had no sound at all with it .. totaly blocked off every note so i threw the jukebox in the dump ... you better search every fabric store from 3 states away twice to get the right ``weave`` or you will have to visit the dump too .. Just get some spray glue , spray it on , stretch the cloth over it add some staples at the edges and your done :-) |
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On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 22:56:05 -0500, "Ace"
wrote: I bought that same stuff from Victory, but didn't use it. The original cloth on my box had a very large pattern. The stuff they sell is a very tight pattern. I was worried that the tight stuff might affect the sound, mainly the lows. I had a reputable jukebox person tell me the same thing. You might try going to a fabric shop and looking for a broader-pattern. If it's not black, you can always dye it. - Ace I don't think it would hurt the bass all that much, but it WOULD wipe out the treble and highs a lot more If you are worried about the acoustic transparency of any given cloth - put a sample of it over the front of each of the speakers in turn and see if it makes any difference. You can do this test on home stereo speakers or whatever if its not practcal to fire up the juke box (ie - restoration is underway and it isnt yet playable). If going to a fabric store - you could take a portable radio etc and hold samples over its speaker too ? The worst example I saw was a G-80 some years back that sounded bloody terrible turned out that billiard table cloth had been used for speaker grille cloth, and it wiped out the treble like you wouldnt believe ! Replacing it with a much more open weave (more like flyscreen weave) cloth made a huge difference and it sounded great |
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