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Painted Heresy II


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1 minute ago, DMH said:

Thanks! Resurrected from severe plywood delaminating water damage, misused, mistreated, abused and left for dead. They were literally trashed! The grills were made from raw materials. Paint is acrylic urethane "hot rod" flat over feather fill polyester primer.

Man, you killed it on that pair and should be quote proud.   Those speakers are Awesome BTW.   I sold them to "go bigger", but wish I hadn't. 

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Update:

I did an offer on the H2s, bidding the asking price, but they were sold already. Like I said, pre-owned Heresy's are quite rare in Europe.

 

Luck was on my side, though, because one week later I was able to buy a pair of Heresy I in original state.

Here they are:

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On 9/30/2019 at 11:58 AM, DMH said:

Same here...

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I first covered mine in a textured vinyl for $8 a roll and they ended up looking like a pro audio version of the heresy. I tore it off and started my oddessy and what I thought was a never ending refinish. My cabinets were badly neglected. All 4 sides were cupped to a point where I ended up sanding through the veneer trying to get them flat, level and maintain an even thickness.

  But I made sure to reinforce all corners, edges and seams, making them harder and more durable than they were new. No shortcuts, no worries of cost or time, I ended up finding out what worked as I went along. Here's some of my work. Grinding away the seams and corners. Then filling with crazy glue and baking soda, 1 drop at a time. This made them sealed (no possible way to end up with a crack in the paint) and reinforced the edges strength. It was tested by a nearby speaker rolling off a chair and bouncing on the ground while spinning it's sharp veneer edge hit the finished edge directly on the center of the seam edge. It chipped the paint but did not even ding the material. I did end up having to respray the entire cab to fix the chip. But I found out that what I did was worth the effort.

 

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On 9/30/2019 at 1:00 PM, DMH said:

Thanks! Resurrected from severe plywood delaminating water damage, misused, mistreated, abused and left for dead. They were literally trashed! The grills were made from raw materials. Paint is acrylic urethane "hot rod" flat over feather fill polyester primer.

Sounds like my speakers but mine were cupped about 1/4” on the short sides and 3/8" on the long sides. Plus working with MDF is like trying to paint cardboard and not expecting it to swell up. I had to use a few tricks to seal the seams edges and rebuild the corners.

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4 hours ago, ZINDA89 said:

Sounds like my speakers but mine were cupped about 1/4” on the short sides and 3/8" on the long sides. Plus working with MDF is like trying to paint cardboard and not expecting it to swell up. I had to use a few tricks to seal the seams edges and rebuild the corners.

 

 

 

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That's a nice mirror indeed, and you get to listen to music as a bonus!  😁

 

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On 10/7/2019 at 12:07 AM, ILI said:

Update:

I did an offer on the H2s, bidding the asking price, but they were sold already. Like I said, pre-owned Heresy's are quite rare in Europe.

 

Luck was on my side, though, because one week later I was able to buy a pair of Heresy I in original state.

Here they are:

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Those are indeed a find. Congrats, something tells me they look like what you hoped to find in the first place. They may be perfect, they may not be, however you now have speakers that can be upgraded if you so wish.

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