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<blockquote data-quote="snoopdan" data-source="post: 4048641" data-attributes="member: 564991"><p>Someone asked me the other day to post some good pics of me reconing a sub, so when I had to do my RD Audio Elite SPL for my girlfriend, it seemed a great time to snap some pics for the people whom have been interested in doing this themselves one day soon on their own driver.</p><p></p><p>Materials for use in recone -</p><p></p><p>Drill with Phillips head bit</p><p></p><p>Soldiering iron with soilder</p><p></p><p>Bob Smith IC-2000 Tough Black Rubberized CA Glue - <a href="http://www.bsiadhesives.com/Pages/hobby/ca.html" target="_blank">http://www.bsiadhesives.com/Pages/hobby/ca.html</a></p><p></p><p>Bottle of Acetone</p><p></p><p>Bottle of Aircraft Paint Stripper Gel</p><p></p><p>Index cards bought at walmart</p><p></p><p>Recone kit of your choice</p><p></p><p>I didnt take any pictures of the really nasty part of the recone - stripping the sub.. This would of been just removing the old CA glue off of the basket. All I did to do this was buy some Aircraft paint stripper gel at Walmart and painted the chemical over the old crusty surround leftovers and let it sit overnight. In the morning, most of the material had bubbled up and a small metal wire brush was just used to abrasively clean off the black goo residue. I did NOT scrape, beat, or gouge the basket with a screwdriver or metal brush in order to get any of the material off. After stripper has been applied and let sit, the removal shouldnt be that hard to mechanically remove.</p><p></p><p>After you're done stripping the sub, clean off the surround and spider landings on the basket with Acetone to leave it as paint stripper and oil free as possible. You could probably skip that step, but for the amount of money and time you have invested in doing this, its worth a bottle of $4 acetone at Walmart - Right?</p><p></p><p>Here is the driver after its been cleaned and seperated from the motor.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg144/snoopdan2/S7300191.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The motor top plate should be clean and clear of all debris for a perfect fit onto the basket assembly.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg144/snoopdan2/S7300192.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Apply a bead of CA glue to the bottom of the basket</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg144/snoopdan2/S7300193.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Before the glue dries, attach the basket with the required screws. Do not overtighten, but make them a snug fit.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg144/snoopdan2/S7300194.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snoopdan, post: 4048641, member: 564991"] Someone asked me the other day to post some good pics of me reconing a sub, so when I had to do my RD Audio Elite SPL for my girlfriend, it seemed a great time to snap some pics for the people whom have been interested in doing this themselves one day soon on their own driver. Materials for use in recone - Drill with Phillips head bit Soldiering iron with soilder Bob Smith IC-2000 Tough Black Rubberized CA Glue - [URL="http://www.bsiadhesives.com/Pages/hobby/ca.html"]http://www.bsiadhesives.com/Pages/hobby/ca.html[/URL] Bottle of Acetone Bottle of Aircraft Paint Stripper Gel Index cards bought at walmart Recone kit of your choice I didnt take any pictures of the really nasty part of the recone - stripping the sub.. This would of been just removing the old CA glue off of the basket. All I did to do this was buy some Aircraft paint stripper gel at Walmart and painted the chemical over the old crusty surround leftovers and let it sit overnight. In the morning, most of the material had bubbled up and a small metal wire brush was just used to abrasively clean off the black goo residue. I did NOT scrape, beat, or gouge the basket with a screwdriver or metal brush in order to get any of the material off. After stripper has been applied and let sit, the removal shouldnt be that hard to mechanically remove. After you're done stripping the sub, clean off the surround and spider landings on the basket with Acetone to leave it as paint stripper and oil free as possible. You could probably skip that step, but for the amount of money and time you have invested in doing this, its worth a bottle of $4 acetone at Walmart - Right? Here is the driver after its been cleaned and seperated from the motor. [IMG]http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg144/snoopdan2/S7300191.jpg[/IMG] The motor top plate should be clean and clear of all debris for a perfect fit onto the basket assembly. [IMG]http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg144/snoopdan2/S7300192.jpg[/IMG] Apply a bead of CA glue to the bottom of the basket [IMG]http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg144/snoopdan2/S7300193.jpg[/IMG] Before the glue dries, attach the basket with the required screws. Do not overtighten, but make them a snug fit. [IMG]http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg144/snoopdan2/S7300194.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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