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Any suggestions for cleaning dingy-looking white grills from a pair of CX100's? Will the glue dissolve if they are soaked?
If they can't be cleaned sufficiently, does anyone know of a stateside source for an equivalent fabric?
Does anyone have experience recovering these grills? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Yes and no.
Better to take of the cloth, do some handwash, let it dry, iron it and put them on again using double side tape. Check this and this where I finished my work on the CX's this weekend!
Brengen & Ophalen
Beautiful work. Thank you for sharing it. May I ask what kind of tape you use? Is it difficult removing the fabric without damaging it? I thought maybe I could soak the whole grill (?)
No it isn't! Quite easy to take them off. You do need some skills to recloth them though!
Type of double sided tape and clths. Read this thread! Good luck...
Hi,
If they are not too bad I would say fill a bowl with a mild mix of luke warm water and common colour washing powder (or liquid). Then submerge the frets with the cloth still attached. Did this on my white CX100s and CX50s with great improvement. They were dirty but not torn in any way. After they dried the tension stayed ok without any sagging.
Otherwise I would go for a re-cloth.
Regards,
Mikael
Beocenter Overture | Beolink passive | CX100 | CX50
Try option 1 first as Mikael says. Good excercise! Let your wife/girlfriend/friend do the ironing if you decide to take them of
Thanks for your ideas!
I'll give the soaking a try first. The cloth is in good shape, just a little dingy. The worst that can happen is the cloth comes off and then I'll go the 2nd. route. If that happens I may go for new cloth. Any thoughts on replacement cloth? It seems like just about any kind of knit would work.
I'm using 3 CX 100's as Fronts and a center in a home theater, 2 CX 50's as rears and 2 CX 50's on the sides. I was also stymied on how to hang the side pair of CX50's so they would sit flat against the wall (without buying the rather expensive STB brackets) and I found these at the local hardware store:
http://www.amazon.com/CRL-NoStud-Drywall-Picture-Hanger/dp/B001Q5JZ8G
They work perfectly and can take quite a bit more weight than the CX50's. Nothing else I tried had sufficient length to hang them at the correct angle.
gjklein: I'm using 3 CX 100's as Fronts and a center in a home theater, 2 CX 50's as rears and 2 CX 50's on the sides. I was also stymied on how to hang the side pair of CX50's so they would sit flat against the wall (without buying the rather expensive STB brackets) and I found these at the local hardware store: http://www.amazon.com/CRL-NoStud-Drywall-Picture-Hanger/dp/B001Q5JZ8G They work perfectly and can take quite a bit more weight than the CX50's. Nothing else I tried had sufficient length to hang them at the correct angle.
Perfect! A long screw will do as well Let us know about the result!
Has anyone else encountered the challenge that the CX100 woofer speaker grills do not fit in to their recesses correctly?
I have just taken off, cleaned and double sided my white covers back on (only one speaker so far). I could not get the end of the woofer covers closets to the tweeter to pop all the way in. So I took one of the uncovered frames and tried to insert it to see what was going on. Even that frame did not pop all the way in.
Looking closer the section of frame in-between the 2 snap details hits the speaker's metal frame. I loosened the speaker retention screws to see if I had mispositioned the speaker when I put it back in. There was no play. You can get the frame to slide past the speaker by applying pressure in the mid section towards the tweeter. However you can't do that once the cover material is in place! I am thinking this may be a small (dare I say this) design fault.
I am considering taking 1mm, or so, off the frame depth where it interferes. Enough clearance for the snaps to engage, but still have a structural integrity. Am I crazy? Am I missing something?
I'll post pics when I get it done later this week.
Cheers,
Jamian
Love = My Beomaster 1001 + Beovox 2700
What are you lot messing about with those frets for? You do like making work for yourselves.
The glue does not appear to be water soluble so just place them right side up in the dishwasher and give them a hot wash. Works every time!
Both white and black frets come out sparkling clean and should then be dried in a warm place.
I have never had a problem with re-fitting frets.
Regards Graham
Absolutely right Graham.
It should fit, I did many of those and sometimes you need to fiddle around putting these covers back in place but it will fit, don't worry. The dishwasher, yes, I'm experienced with that method
I have a similar surround sound setup using CX100 and CX50 speakers. On my speakers, the cloth was coming loose, so I easily removed them, hand washed them, and ironed them after they dried. I wasn't aware of the double-sided tape method so I used automotive spray-glue adhesive that I sprayed on a piece of cardboard to let it set up a bit before transferring it to the fret frame using a toothpick. I just stretched the cloth over the glue and held it for a minute or two until it held. I used the original fabric, and I could not find one with the same fabric texture nearby.
Dom
2x BeoSystem 3, BeoSystem 5000, BeoSystem 6500, 2x BeoMaster 7000, 2 pair of BeoLab Penta mk2, AV 7000, Beolab 4000, BeoSound 4000, Playmaker, BeoLab 2500, S-45, S-45.2, RL-140, CX-50, C-75, 3x CX-100, 3x MCL2 link rooms, 3x Beolab 2000, M3, P2, Earset, A8 earphones, A3, 2x 4001 relay, H3, H3 ANC, H6, 2014 Audi S5 with B&O sound, and ambio
I've soaked frets on frames in the bathtub with washing powder, then rinsed and used a hairdryer without any ill effects. Avant fret, cx100, bl4000.... All came out as new.
If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple of payments.
Stonk: I've soaked frets on frames in the bathtub with washing powder, then rinsed and used a hairdryer without any ill effects. Avant fret, cx100, bl4000.... All came out as new.
I've removed a champagne spill stain (!) from the fret of an Avant just by rinsing under the tap and leaving to drain.
Graham