Repairing a torn paper cone/speaker

I got this bass amp for free due to a tear in the speaker. The amp works and I get good sound with a mic. I have heard of repairing speaker paper with a special glue. Any advice on repairing. or shoud I replace the speaker?
Thanks
Rob

Can you get it out and post pics of the damage? Hopefully Gordon will see and comment.

I belive a clean tear can be reglued, I'd use the stuff PE sells or "Aileen's Tacky glue" As it seems to have the same or similar drying and hardening properties.

I WOULD NOT use elmer's or wood glues. They dry far too hard and stiff in my opinion. I ran some tests on several glues against the PE surrounf glue as a baseline, and my advise is based on those results.

Once the edges are together (hopefully there is a bit of feathering so it will lap over) I'd patch the backside with papertowel. I used some to cover/patch a screwdriver hole my son gave a speaker yesterday, and it seems to have done well. I have heard people meniton toilet tissue also, but that seems too flimsy to me.

It was "Bounty" [Edit: had it wrong, it wan't brawny] paper towel, and I discovered that it actually is made with 2 layers. I separated the layers and used 2 single sheets well soaked in PE glue. Seems to be fine and is still flexable where the surround "folds" are. Dried flexability is something the PE and Alieen's formula has after well dried.

When a crack or tear would form in the drivers in my Sunn 4x12, I would take clear fingernail polish and coffee filter paper and spread it on. Worked like a charm, and remained flexible enough too. I would not do it on a home stereo speaker, though.

When I received my Forte II's with a ripped passive radiator the consensus here was to use Elmers white glue diluted with water. Try to brush/comb the opposing sides of the tear together with the diluted solution. Worked great for me.

Oh, had to put on several coats. Let each one dry.

"Dried flexability is something the PE and Alieen's formula has after well dried."

You can get Alene's fabric glue at a fabric store. I have the "Flexible Stretchable" fabric glue. It's made to survive hand washing and gentle cyle washing with stretchable fabric.

It does work well with speaker cone repair.

I repaired an L-shaped tear in a woofer with some contact cement (Liquid Nails Perfect Glue 1) and a small piece of thin tissue paper (the stuff used in wrapping presents) on the back side for reinforcement. Been a few months and its held up well -- Foe

my patch is still like the day I applied her

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