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<blockquote data-quote="Deiimos" data-source="post: 8846745" data-attributes="member: 682903">I would not use a heat gun for this, the heat is not put where you need it.The mini torch method works good. I had a Power Probe brand butane soldering kit, and I&#039;d take the head off of it and use it as a mini torch for this exact purpose, at any rate, likely works about the same as the one shown above.I&#039;ve taken apart many speakers / subs over the years. Heat the basket only from underneath, flame to metal only, go slow, but keep the short flame moving as to not burn anything, and use a flat head screwdriver to carefully lift up the surround after heating it (this will take some trial and error on how hot to get it). Same for the spider. Remove any magnet boots or trim / gaskets that are too close to flame, and again heat the frame only directly under the surround / spider, do a few inches at a time. This works with most OEM adhesive, might not for the rock hard super glue if someone used that, but it&#039;s less common in speaker gluing.I&#039;ve done foam and rubber surrounds with no issues. You can burn either if you try to go to fast and not careful.Good luck with the project.Last couple I took apart were a Kove 15 and an old 12, but have done quite a few over the years.<img src="https://www.caraudio.com/attachments/img_3587-jpg.38420/" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://www.caraudio.com/attachments/img_1553-jpg.38433/" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deiimos, post: 8846745, member: 682903"] I would not use a heat gun for this, the heat is not put where you need it. The mini torch method works good. I had a Power Probe brand butane soldering kit, and I'd take the head off of it and use it as a mini torch for this exact purpose, at any rate, likely works about the same as the one shown above. I've taken apart many speakers / subs over the years. Heat the basket only from underneath, flame to metal only, go slow, but keep the short flame moving as to not burn anything, and use a flat head screwdriver to carefully lift up the surround after heating it (this will take some trial and error on how hot to get it). Same for the spider. Remove any magnet boots or trim / gaskets that are too close to flame, and again heat the frame only directly under the surround / spider, do a few inches at a time. This works with most OEM adhesive, might not for the rock hard super glue if someone used that, but it's less common in speaker gluing. I've done foam and rubber surrounds with no issues. You can burn either if you try to go to fast and not careful. Good luck with the project. Last couple I took apart were a Kove 15 and an old 12, but have done quite a few over the years. [IMG]https://www.caraudio.com/attachments/img_3587-jpg.38420/[/IMG] [IMG]https://www.caraudio.com/attachments/img_1553-jpg.38433/[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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