Repairing holes in a subwoofer surround.

[Gods_Prototype 10+ year member]

How do I fix a hole in the surround, I was told use plastic cement and tissue paper. Soak the tissue paper in the cement then place on the hole, another guy told me something called shoe glue will work for it too, who knows the best way?

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[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

x2...i got a hole on the surround of one of my home audio speakers....

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

You can use silicone on some holes; just spread it around the hole on the back of the surround. Never heard the tissue paper / rubber cement method, but it sounds good. On smaller holes, I use clear nail polish.

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

thanks man....your blinging

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

Yep silicone on the backside of the surround works like a charm...

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

What kind of sub is it? If the tear is bad enough, you can get a refoam kit from partsexpress. It'd be okay for short-throw drivers; I don't see them allowing much more than .5" of peak to peak. I've used them on my 8's in my Infinity HT speakers and they work excellently.

Partsexpress replacement surround page

 

[Gods_Prototype 10+ year member]

I have also heard the nail polish method but I think the tear in my sub is too big for it. The sub is eclipse titanium 12", if I can't fix it I'm gonna try and order a 15" top assembly for my sub, but anything cheaper is a plus.

 

[Gods_Prototype 10+ year member]

About the silicone, will that really be safe? I thought I read somewhere that the fumes from silicone drying will actually be harmful to the surround specifically. That is why you let the sub box completely dry before putting a sub in it. I could have read some persons BS though I don't know. Silicone sounds easiest though but I don't wanna screw my sub up more.

 

[perfecxionX 10+ year member]

About the silicone, will that really be safe? I thought I read somewhere that the fumes from silicone drying will actually be harmful to the surround specifically. That is why you let the sub box completely dry before putting a sub in it. I could have read some persons BS though I don't know. Silicone sounds easiest though but I don't wanna screw my sub up more.

can someone address this.

i need to fix a hole, and dont want to go at it with silicone without being sure.