Putting new speaker grills on...

[Mr L]

I am going to put new grills on some of my speakers and want a vintage grill looking material for them. I ordered some samples from one place and they really dont have what I have in mind. I am looking for a cream colored material with some bits of gold & beige colors mixed in. Cannot for the life of me remember where I saw it at. I was wondering if any of you have used a fabric from a fabric store that was not acually speaker grill cloth? I seen some at a fabric store today & was wondering if some guys use just plain fabric for their grills? I was thinking mabye some fabric might be too thick & not let the full sound thru & make it sound muffled. Also, what type of adhesive do you guys reccomend to attatch the material to the grills? Thanks..

 

[Sam Cogley]

If you're looking for that vintage Dynaco linen look, I used some "unwashed cotton" material from the craft section of Wal-Mart. It seems to be thin enough to not block the sound.

 

[westend]

This guy has some vintage cloth:grillcloth.com but buying from a fabric store is cheaper.

I've used contact cement with good success. Apply two coats to the frame and let dry, wrap the cloth to the frame and iron it on.

 

[chicks]

http://www.123stitch.com/cgi-perl/itemdetail.pl?item=59-135Z

http://www.acoustonespeakercloth.com/ACOU_SPEAK_CLOTH.asp?gclid=CPnh5tqutZ0CFRgbawodcG8ViQ

 

[Mr L]

thanks

Thanks guys, those sites gave me alot of options. Whats the best way to do the corners? overlapping or cutting a small slit & folding over??