small tear in a new foam-surround repair?

[Mike Stehr]

Aleene's Flexible stretchable fabric glue.

 

[DanTana]

So what did you end up using Greg?

 

[bolly]

weldbond

whiteglue with a 1/4" papertowel patch, she's holdin so far.

 

[DanTana]

Very good.

 

[hewlew1]

Hello everyone,
I generally read everyones posts here and dont believe I have ever posted before. I have had very good results using clear silicone on old dried out surrounds, a very thin coat applied with my finger and the surrounds have lasted until I have had the time to replace them. In your case with a new surround the repair should last until the driver is ready for its second set of surrounds.

 

[CharlieBee]

Hewlew1 has the answer. I would use GE silicone caulking used for sealing cracks in your house againt air intrusion. Its sold at wallymart, hd and also called RTV. It will not eat up the surround even if it is foam. Some types of Liquid nails might work too but will look ugly. I used Silicone caulk to patch a hole in my car cover. Just put a piece of old tee shirt on both sides of the hole and coated it. Stays Flexible and resists sun, water, heat and cold so a surround is a piece of cake.

Charlie

 

[bolly]

I thought about the silicone RTV, if my "band-aid" didn't hold...but so far, so good.

great tips fellas! :yes:

 

[Strawman]

If it's held this far, you're probably good to go. :thmbsp:

 

[Balthazarr]

I have a suggestion that worked for me on a pair of HK auto mids.
These have a diam of about 3.5" so mass isn't that big of a concern within limits of course.
The surrounds have a tendency to tear if pushed very hard. And many guys who go aftermarket with amps find this out.
I picked up a pair along with good tweeters for $10 shipped which I use and fixed the mids with the soft glue from a hot glue gun. (Ordinarily sell for $80 each from BMW; tweets are about $60 each)
Within a few minutes they were ready to use again. Sounded fine so I sold them.
NO complaints from buyer and has been 4 or 5 months.

 

[Balthazarr]

Make sure it's the soft glue. Some sticks are much stiffer.
The gun came with it which I bought from Harbor Frieght for about $5.

 

[kd930]

I figure if she doesn't hold I might be able to dampen her off with some water, (the glue directions say it's water soluble)...and try the same procedure using rubber cement. Although I'm not too sure how soluble weldbond is once it's dry. :scratch2: sad dp

 

[JB1962]

I've always had good results with fingernail polish