JBL 2123 Restore ?

[Mohawk]

Has anyone ever tried to Paint or dye old faded speaker cones ?

A quick google on the topic gets results all over the place....
I have a set of JBL 10" midrange 2123H's for a future project
They are not new by any means but 100 % functional , I will probably
recone them in the future but for now Ya' think I can either paint or dye the cones
back to looking good ?
Btw, the JBL factory recone kit is around $ 130/ ea Canadian !

Anyone have any success with a secret family recipe ?

M

 

[Fishoz]

Why?.....if it works don't eff them up!

 

[Mohawk]

I can't take it ! ..... Gotta' be a heavily guarded secret process out there somewhere.....

 

[62vauxhall]

I did do that once once to some 12" woofers in Ultralinear speakers. Used black liquid shoe dye diluted 50/50.

Cones were faded and the speakers were for re-sale so I wanted them looking as good as possible.





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[AngrySailor]

you Could re-dope then with 50/50 white glue and water, maybe dyed black but I’ve never dyed mine when doping them as they were new redone kits. Not sure it would hide what’s there. I would dust em lightly with flat black spray bomb. Just don’t soak them so the solvent in the paint doesn’t attack them. Light coats.

 

[Lazarus Short]

Or use an air brush.

 

[laatsch55]

When you add mass to the cone you are going to affect the response. JBL did not coat them for some reason...

 

[laatsch55]

It may be a negligible effect...and would the paint or coating affect the stiffness of the cone?

 

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[Fishoz]

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[Mohawk]

You never no how far off topic you can get !
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[AngrySailor]

Ron-Co’s GLH formula #9

 

[Mohawk]

That's awsome !

 

[Mohawk]

 

[Mohawk]

Cool rig !

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

Might as well use the soup bowl