tom b. 57 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Anyone have any experience with repairing a dented dust cover on a KG5.5 or similar woofer? The material is a plastic or something like plastic. I have experience with paper dust covers and know that they can be fixed, but, I am not sure how or if I can fix this one, due to the type of material used. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryO Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Tom, PE carries the poly covers in 4" and 5". I think yours uses the 4" http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=260-383 Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom b. 57 Posted September 17, 2008 Author Share Posted September 17, 2008 Tom, PE carries the poly covers in 4" and 5". I think yours uses the 4" http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=260-383 Harry Thank you Harry. Is there a particular type of glue that you prefer or is the suggested super glue gel the type I should use? Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Richard Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Normally this causes no functional problems. Sometimes a vacuum cleaner will pop the dented cover back. Place the hose end carefully over the dent with the vacuum off, turn it on until cover pops, then turn off before removing hose. Do not jerk hose around when vacuum is running or damage may occur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricci Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 You can also try to carefully stick a needle or pin through the dust cap and pop it out that way. I've done this before and it usually works fine. The resulting pinhole is unoticeable and doesn't affect the sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundbound Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 You can also try some really sticky tape. Stick the tape as good as you can to the dent without causing any further damage then pull it out easily and hopefully some of the dent out with it too. I don't think you can get all the dent out of plastic dust caps, but most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom b. 57 Posted September 17, 2008 Author Share Posted September 17, 2008 Thank you guys for your suggestions. I think I will try the repair methods first. Because of the type of material used I will probably have to replace it. I hope it is an easy procedure with little risk involved. I'm not too experienced with repairs. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 The vacuum trick worked my my Quartet's passive woofer that had a dented dust cover. I knew it didn't affect the sound at all but it bothered me having it like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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